Back O’ The Moon

Album cover art for "Back O’ The Moon" by 10,000 Maniacs

10,000 Maniacs - Rock, Pop

Back O’ The Moon

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[Verse 1] Jenny! Jenny! You don't know the nights I hide Below a second story room To whistle you down The man who's left to divvy up time is a miser He's got a silver coin Only lets it shine for hours While you sleep it away [Pre-Chorus 1] There's one rare and odd style of living Part only known to the everybody Jenny! A comical where's the end parade Of the sort people here would think unusual Jenny! [Chorus] Tonight upon the mock brine of a luna sea Far off we sail on to back o' the moon [Verse 2] Jenny! Jenny! You don't know the days I've tried Telling backyard tales So to maybe amuse O, your mood is never giddy If you smile i'm delighted But you'd rather pout, such a lazy child You dare fold your arms, tisk and say that i lie [Pre-Chorus 2] There's one rare and odd style of thinking Part only known to the everybody Jenny! The small step and giant leap takers Got the head start in the race toward it Jenny! [Chorus] Tonight upon the mock brine of a luna sea Far off we sail on to back o' the moon [Bridge] That was a sigh But not meant to envy you When your age was mine Some things were sworn true Morning would come And calendar pages had new printed seasons on Their opposite sides [Verse 1] Jenny! Jenny! You don't know the nights I hide Below a second story room To whistle you down The man who's left to divvy up time is a miser He's got a silver coin Only lets it shine for hours While you sleep it away [Pre-Chorus 3] There's one rare and odd style of living Part only known to the everybody Jenny! Out of tin ships jump the bubble-headed boys To push their flags into powdered soils and cry No second placers [Outro] No smart looking geese in bonnets Dance with pigs in high button trousers No milk pail for the farmer's daughter No merry towns of sweet-walled houses Here I've found back o' the moon Not here, I've found, back o' the moon

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Credits

Writers
  • Natalie Merchant
  • Dennis Drew