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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Today's Lesson

Contributors

  • ISRC:GBAJH0700738
  • Recorded:2007 State of the Ark - London, ENG
  •  ©2008 Mute Records Limited Under Exclusive License To Anti Inc.
  • Vocals:Nick Cave
  • Bass:Martyn P. Casey
  • Viola, Fender Mondocaster, Tenor Guitar:Warren Ellis
  • Electric & Acoustic Guitar:Mick Harvey
  • Drums, Percussion:Jim Sclavunos

Lyrics

Little Janie she wakes up from a dream

a gun like a jawbone down the waistb& of her jeans

mr Sandman can recite today’s lesson in his sleep

he says

(there oughta be a law against me going down on the street)

little Janie pipes up & she says!!!!!

we’re GONNA HAVE A REAL COOL TIME TONITE!!!!

down the back of Janie’s jeans she had the jawbone of an ass

mr Sandman runs around the corner

trying to head her off at the pass

he sticks his head over the fence and yells

something way too fast

(it’s today’s lesson)
something about the CORRUPTION OF THE WORKING CLASS!!!!

little Janie wakes up on the floor & she says!!!!

we’re GONNA HAVE A REAL COOL TIME TONITE!!!!

(Janie says we are all such a crush of want half-mad w/ loss we are
violated in our sleep & we weep & we toss & we turn & we burn we are
hypnotised we are cross-eyed we are pimped we are bitched we are told
such monstrous lies---)

Janie wakes up & she says

we’re GONNA HAVE A REAL COOL TIME TONITE!!!!

mr. Sandman has a certain appetite for Janie in repose

he digs her pretty knees & that she is completely naked

underneath all her clothes

he likes to congregate around the intersection of Janie’s jeans

mr. Sandman the inseminator

opens her up like a love-letter & enters her dreams

little Janie wakes up & she says!!!!

we’re GONNA HAVE A REAL good TIME TONITE!!!!

o yeah little Janie wakes up & she says!!!!

we’re GONNA HAVE A REAL good TIME TONITE!!!!

TONITE!!!! TONITE!!!! TONITE!!!!! CMON!!!!

CMON!!!!

CMON!!!!
CMON!!!!!

CMON!!!!!!!