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It’s five o’clock in Budapest
last night the moon rose in the west
you can probably guess the rest
I'm pretty sure the world is ending
on Saturday in Aberdeen
the king will call upon the queen
to go and fetch the guillotine
but she is busy mending
the tablecloth he set alight
in the wee hours of their wedding night
and oh! it gave them both a fright
to see that table burning
and as the smoke rose to the east
the servants set upon the feast
and ate the flaming wildebeest
for which they had been yearning

So sing a song of sixpence, pocketful of rye
Four and twenty blackbirds and it’s ten to one you’re gonna die
So light you up a cigarette
and use the match to light the coals on fire

It’s five o’clock in Istanbul
and with their giant bellies full
my enemies are dying wool
to match their blackened spirits
and rigging up on hidden wires
a plot to bring down fake empires
a paper moon is set on fire
but no one will go near it
and as it rises to the west
your lover calls from Budapest
but you dare not answer lest
the neighbors overhear it
and soon the firemen will come
and find that match, that smoking gun
but by that time the deed is done,
there is no need to fear it

So sing a song of sixpence, pocketful of rye
Four and twenty blackbirds and the oven’s turned up high
And they’re packing up your winter clothes
they’re asking who you knew the most
they’re talking to your lover and they’re calling her a liar

It’s five o’clock in Tel Aviv
and my colleagues there cannot believe
the circumstances that surround
my sudden leave of absence
They heard about the arson scene
and something ‘bout the king and queen
but then it all gets quite obscene
and slipped into the past tense
and so my enemies remain.
The queen will go out in the rain
and cut the rope, to free the blade
and watch the structure crumble a
nd the ashes of that great device
she rubbed upon my forehead twice
and kissed me with those lips of ice
that were once heard to mumble

Sing a song of sixpence
Pocketful of rye
Four and twenty black birds
Never gonna fly

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from Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals, released October 3, 2013

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Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals Seattle, Washington

Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals is a six-piece folk-apocalypse band from Seattle, WA, featuring cello, violin, theremin, bucket drumming, and four-part harmonies, not to mention heartfelt songs about love, life, and the end of the world. DL&PI has been bringing their cacophonous blend of indie rock, folk, punk, country, and jazz to the barrooms and bedrooms of the Puget Sound since 2012. ... more

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