Old Hag Is Sleeping, The Lyrics

My Baby's angry. He's always so angry;

He smiles only when he can give me abuse.

What's the use. What's the use?

The church bells are busted again.

And at cakewalk cla*s I'm out of sync.

I peek at granddad's watch and take a drink.

Linen being pawned on an eclipse.

Pack the swatches in the pony-cart.

Before the gate he squints and he's ready to start.

My baby's angry--he's always so angry.

At best he ignores me and don't curse and stare.

Despair, oh despair!

He gets pink roses sent by:

The Other Woman now lives upstairs

(You think she thinks he really cares?)

I go and retire by nine.

He's in the Kansas City cabinet today;

Pretend I'm asleep and I hear him say:

The Old Hag is sleeping!

Now Old Hag, stay sleeping:

If you never wake up, it's heaven (as it were):

Widower! Widower!

My Baby's angry, he's always so angry.

He smiles only when he can give me abuse.

What's the use? What's the use?

The Fiery Furnaces - Widow City

Oct 2007

1. Philadelphia Grand Jury, The
2. Duplexes Of The Dead
3. Automatic Husband
4. Ex-Guru
5. Clear Signal From Cairo
6. My Egyptian Grammar
7. Old Hag Is Sleeping, The
8. Japanese Slippers
9. Navy Nurse
10. Uncle Charlie
11. Right By Conquest
12. Restorative Beer
13. Wicker Whatnots
14. Cabaret Of The Seven Devils
15. Pricked In The Heart
16. Widow City