lyrics:
5 QRV
From in the park,
Just after dark,
Came gasps of agony.
A common pin,
It did him in,
Was dipped in QRV.
From the left bank
She quickly sank
Into depravity.
She later died
Of suicide
From taking QRV.
With carving knives
They lost their lives,
Sent to eternity.
Who would suspect
A local sect
That pedalled QRV.
Who once was pretty,
Gay and witty,
A spirit wild and free,
Now lies half dead
Across the bed,
A slave to QRV.
Among the dead
Were listless Ned,
Aunt Glou Glou,
Lady Twee,
Little James,
The Woolly Flames,
Done in by QRV.
Ask not for whom
Was built this tomb
Which stands upon the sea,
But know inside
Lies one who died
From taking QRV.
While skipping past
A rail too fast
She perished clumsily.
What did she do
But fall into
A vat of QRV.
credits for The Gorey End:
The Tiger Lillies
Martyn Jaques vocals, piano, organ, accordion and ukelele
Adrian Hughes drums and toys
Adrian Stout bass, musical saw and horn
Kronos Quartet
David Harrington violin
John Sherba violin
Hank Dutt viola
Jennifer Culp cello
This Album is dedicated to the memory of Edward Gorey
Many thanks for the co-operation of Michael Morris and Christine Gettins at Cultural Industry; Janet Cowperthwaite for the Kronos Quartet; Markus Steffen at musicas.de; Sophie Seashell at Misery Guts Music; The Gorey Estate.
[plus Courtesy credit for Nonesuch/Warner]
Produced by The Tiger Lillies
Recorded 2000-01 by Myles Boisen in Oakland, California at Guerrilla Recording and Studio 880
Assistant engineers: Marco Martin and Ian Swanke at Studio 880
Mastered by Myles Boisen at the Headless Buddha Mastering Lab, Oakland, California
String arrangements by Hans-Joern Brandenburg
Front cover: Design - Stuart Wilson
(P)2003 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Misery Guts Music Limited under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd.
©2003 EMI Records Ltd. www.emiclassics.com www.tigerlillies.com DDD
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