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The Oldest Baby In The World
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John Prine
жанры: folk, country
альбомы: Aimless Love
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She's got the mind of a child And a body peaking over the hill Well, she would if she could And she should but nobody willWith her nails painted red And her hair so unnaturally curled Well, I think that she may be The oldest baby in the worldShe's tasted the night life But it's left her with nothing but hunger And all the available men Seem to think that they want something youngerBut youth is a costume And the beauty within lies unfurled And I think that she may be The oldest baby in the worldFast horses win the races And Royal Flushes beat Aces And everyone's playing to keep So let's turn out the lights And rock that old baby to sleepShe loves the sound of the rain But you know she's still afraid of the thunder She keeps a head full of hope And a heart that's so full of wonderShe may look like a woman But she's still some daddy's little girl And I think that she may be The oldest baby in the worldYes, I think that she may be The oldest baby in the world
Это интересно:Prine is the son of William Prine and Verna Hamm. Prine himself started playing guitar at age 14, taught by his brother, David. He was a postman for five years and served in the Army before beginning his musical career in Chicago.In the late 1960s, while Prine was still delivering mail in Maywood, Illinois, he began to sing at open-mic evenings at the Fifth Peg on Armitage Avenue. Prine was initially a spectator, reluctant to perform, but eventually did so in response to a "You think you can do better?" comment made to him by another performer. Chicago Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert heard him there and wrote the first review Prine ever received, calling him a great songwriter.... продолжение
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