Laundromat Lady (Bonus Track)

(album: The Pirate's Gospel - 2006)

Sweet, sweet laundromat lady
Why'd this land let you lose your teeth?
So young
'Cause I don't see an apron
Strung gentle around your
Child-worn thighs
Your child-worn thighs

'Cause it's this hot
Hot water
That you're washing with
That you're washing with
And it's this hot
Hot water
That we're drowning in
That we're drowning in

And we're marching two by two by two by two by two by two
Oh, we're marching two by two by two by two

And the daughters of the mothers are all crying
Oh, the daughters of the mothers are all crying
And they're washing all that blood
They're washing all that blood
They're washing the blood
They're washing all that blood
They're washing all that blood

'Cause the sons of the daughters are all dying
Oh, those sons of the daughters are all dying
And we're scrubbing all the blood
We're scrubbing all that blood
We're scrubbing the blood
We're scrubbing all that blood
We're scrubbing all that blood

But it's too thick to be bleached white
And the apron's not fitting right
And the daughters of the mothers are all crying
Oh, the daughters of the mothers are all crying
And you're driving all your pickup trucks
You're driving all your pickup trucks
You're driving all those pickup trucks

But the beds along the back are never big enough
Oh, those beds along the back are never big enough
'Cause the sons of the daughters are all dying
Oh, the sons of the daughters are all dying
And sweet, sweet laundromat lady
How'd this land let you lose your teeth?
So young

'Cause this land is your land
Oh, this land is my land
This land is your land
Oh, this land is my land
This land is your land
This land is my land, oh
Oh