Nonesuch Records | Laurie Anderson - The Word for Woman Here (Official Audio) @nonesuchrecords | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
Laurie Anderson's "The Word for Woman Here," from her album 'Amelia,' out now on Nonesuch Records: laurieanderson.lnk.to/amelia

THE WORD FOR WOMAN HERE
Words and music by Laurie Anderson

June 19th Bangkok
The jungle swallows everything.
Green, green, green everywhere.
Lava mountains. Heat. Stopped in a village.
Bought a dictionary. Two shillings.
Did you know that the word
for woman here is Mary?
Imagine a whole town of Marys.
A whole country of Marys. Nothing but Marys.
Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary
I’m tired. So tired.
Mary Mary Mary.
Mary Mary Mary
Nothing but Marys.

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