The Slackers - 86 The Mayo lyrics

When all your good intentions just leave you feeling old And your latest inventions have all left you feeling cold Well its then the gypsy says, "come on over man, have no fear" She says, "Daddy died last year And I wish he were here" So all your grand ambitions, they're doing what they're told Down at the bottom of the river where the old white fingers go They say the women dug this river They filled it with their tears And Daddy died last year Well I wish he were here So if you want to see me, I'm at the bottom of the stair It's the place where no one looks for me, it's the place where no one dares And if you think the times have been changing, it's anywhere but here See, Daddy died last year And I wish he were here So the Congressmen and the concubines, they're all happy in their cage And the women who surround them, 5hey're are all cute and under-age At least we'll be remembered, screaming "Revolution's near!" And daddy died last year Well I wish he were here So the lawyers come bleeding me, with papa's old harpoon They hold it in a glove made of this barren woman's womb She says she wants my bones to decorate his tomb See, Daddy died last year And I wish he were here Oh, Daddy died last year And I wish he were here Daddy died last year And I wish he were here