Parody of “With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm”, words and music by
R.P.Weston and Bert Lee
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Parody lyrics ©9/8/04 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.
A travesty of “Wings” by Catherine Faber. Cf. “Crossed Over.”
In an alley, hidden from the light,
She had a better life once, you can bet.
In fact, she once possessed the power of flight,
Until low self-esteem made her forget.
It was from an exalted height she fell,
But she wears a ragged coat so you can't tell.
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With her wings tucked underneath her coat, She walks the grimy ground. With her wings tucked underneath her coat, She is sidewalk bound. |
At nighttime in a doorway, she curls up in a sack,
With her cheek against the pavement, and her nose stuck in a crack,
For it's awfully awkward for the gal to sleep upon her back
With her wings tucked underneath her coat.
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She sometimes turns to alcohol and drugs,
And parties in a seedy part of town.
She spreads her arms and offers drunken hugs
Until she's had too much and fallen down.
She often wakes up in a stranger's bed,
For there's just one pair of limbs she will not spread.
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I never have experienced a quandary like this:
Don't know if I should play along and try to steal a kiss,
Or tap her on the shoulder, and just say, "Excuse me, Miss.
You've got your wings tucked underneath your coat."
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One day someone called out to her. He was in a passing car.
He said "Are you an angel, mutant bird, or from a star?
Now how the hell are we supposed to know just what you are
With your wings tucked underneath your coat?"
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