Japanese Slippers

From Blueberry Boat

Lyrics

Down at the shell shed, the boys are picking at their pearls
The hole in my mitten lets the rain get in
I bought 22 ounces from the petrol park, waiting at the light
I’m never going to make it back in time

So Geraldine and me can begin,
Before Mister Raymond and his Japanese slippers comes creeping in

I sit with the fan on my face and sip Shandies all day
I learned to sleep standing up so I don’t have to make a bed
No tobacco for my rolling papers, warm water in my cup
I'll have to wait all morning

Before Geraldine and me can begin,
Before Mister Raymond and his Japanese slippers comes creeping in

Loaded up with Turkey carpets and green glass diamonds
I drove back and forth for five long rolling moons
And everyday and every night I thought of back at home
And I couldn’t get the notion out of my head:

That before Geraldine and me could begin,
Mister Raymond and his Japanese slippers'd come creepin' in

Everything is always a little late;
And trippin' on those Japanese slippers seems to be my fate

It was my job to cut down all the poplar trees
And I’d sit on the stumps and listen to the finches
And look out at the field and eat honey out of the jar
And wonder why it always seemed

Before Geraldine and me could begin, Mister Raymond and his Japanese slippers would come creepin' in

Media

Video interview with live performance of new song 'Japanese Slippers' at FaceCulture and in Media section.

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Down at the Shell shed, the boys are picking out the pearls
The home I'm in lets the rain get in
I bought 22 ounces of the petrol, park, wait at the light
I'm never going to make it back in time
'fore Geraldine and me to begin
Mr. Rayne in his Japanese Slippers comes creeping in, saying

I sit with the fan on my face and sip shandies all day
I learn to sleep standing up so I don't have to make the bed
No tobacco for my rolling papers, warm water in my cup
But I have wait all morning, so
'fore Geraldine and me can begin
Mr. Rayne in his Japanese Slippers comes creeping in, saying

I loaded up with Turkey carpets
and green glass diamonds
I drove back and forth for 5 long rolling moons
And every day and every night I thought of back at home
And I couldn't get notion out of my head that said
'fore Geraldine and me could begin
Mr. Rayne in his Japanese Slippers comes creeping in, saying

And everything is always a little late
Mr. Rayne in his Japanese Slippers seems to be my fate.

It was my job to cut down all the poplar trees
And I'd sit on the stumps and listen to the finches
and sit out in the fields and eat honey out of a jar
and wonder why it always seemed that
'fore Geraldine and me could begin
Mr. Rayne in his Japanese Slippers comes creeping in, saying