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Josephina

from The Simple Son by Chaim Bezalel

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an angry tango. Only the name has been changed. nuff said.

lyrics

When I met her she was almost pretty
But she was just over the hill
She was 33 and I was 20
And she was movin in for the kill

She had no milk of human kindness
But a wit that could cut like a knife
She only wanted to be called your highness
She only wanted to take over my life

Chorus:
Josephina, she was meaner
Than any man or woman I have ever known
Guarantee ya if ya see her
Like Medusa she’ll reduce ya to a block of stone.

I knew it was a fatal attraction
Just like Oedipus Rex
And she was using Sigmund Freud against me
Mixing everything with sex

That was back in 1972
Maggie Mae was on the radio
When I started to work on Maggie’s Farm
But I was catchin on too slow

Chorus

Four years later we found the Lord
And things went from bad to worse
Cause now I was married to a prophetess
With the power to bless and to curse

And man she could curse so that brimstone and fire
Would pour down onto my head
It was Isaiah, Hosea and Jeremiah
Unless I did as she said

Chorus

I was a lamb led to the slaughter
I was a sacrificial goat
I was a captive by the rivers of Babylon
Without a paddle, without a boat

For seven years I served her
Then I served her for seven more
I poured all my riches upon her
Just like that Babylonian whore

credits

from The Simple Son, released December 8, 2020
music and lyrics by Chaim Bezalel
guitar and vocals - Chaim Bezalel
violin - Walt Werme
keyboards - James Lomassey
percussion - Clay M. Thompson
accordion - Ron Zentner
electric guitar - Patty Vail
vocals - Yonnah Ben Levy, Lisbeth Johnson, Linda Dreyer

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Chaim Bezalel Stanwood, Washington

My mother had a collection of 78 rpm records of folk music and I became a folk music lover from a young age. I attended festivals and concerts, sat with Libba Cotten when she sang Freight Train. I learned to pick sitting in Washington Square as a teenager. However, I did not begin writing songs until my 50's. I am also a poet and artist. I live in Wasnhington State and in Israel. ... more

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