Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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It's Sister Jenny's Turn to Throw the Bomb track 01. Thanks to rocketman0739 for providing high-quality versions of these songs.
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Lyrics:


In an anarchistic garret, so dingy and so mean
Smell the pungent odor of nitroglycerine!
From the piles of pipe and powder and pamphlets to the sky
'Midst the dust and dirty laundry you can hear this mournful cry:

Chorus:
“Oh, its Sister Jenny's turn to throw the bomb;
God knows what's become of Brother Tom.
Mama's aim is bad and the cops they all know Dad,
So it's Sister Jenny's turn to throw the bomb.”

There are knives and guns and daggers scattered on the front-room floor;
Look behind the sofa; you'll find two dozen more.
But Cousin Mac's in prison and Grandpa is long dead
And Uncle Jim has left us to become a Frisco Red.

(Chorus)

In the hall you'll find the baby, teething on some dynamite
Try and get it from her and you'll find you're in a fight!
But she's too young to do it and Mama's baking bread,
And Uncle Jake is tripping and he's flipping out his head.

(Chorus)

There's a sabo-tabby kitten, sitting, purring by the door,
And lying in the bed there's a smiling saboteur.
But a cat's no good at bombing, and none of us is sure
That that smiling, sleeping freak is not a pig provocateur.

(Chorus)