the ballad of miss amelia
Singer:suzanne vega
on any southern afternoon
if anyone would care to look
a face appears inside a house
in dreams. it's miss amelia
she's waiting by the window
she must have done it for the presents
cause she didn't like him much
and even on their wedding night
she wouldn't let him touch
he hung around the doorways
acting foolish with bliss
until he came too close one day
she swung once with her fist
miss amelia was a strong woman
swung once and marvin masu
well he fell against the wall
in the cafe long ago. after marvin masu
a little hunchback came to town
and this is strange to say
that miss amelia who had never loved
she fell in love with him
he was a skipping little troublemaker
and so they lived together
and were happy for a time
and they would drink and dine
miss amelia made a whiskey
it was fine and it was rare
would warm a man into his soul
and show' the writing there
with all the evil that he had
the skipping little hunchback
with marvin macy's history
but just let it now be said
there was terrible light one night
and miss amelia was ahead
until the little hunchback
jumped in on marvin macy's side
that's the night the cafe died
on any southern afternoon
if anyone would care to look
a face appears inside a house
she's waiting by the window