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Lulubelle

from The Power of a Hat by Gunnar Madsen

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I had a little daughter
Her name was Lulubelle
She had a sip of water
And tumbled straight to hell
Oh my lord, how I missed her
I went out of my mind
I had a drink of water
And now I'm doin' fine
Blyeah-blyeah blyeah...
I had a drink of water
And now I'm doin' fine

I had a mental father
Angry and depressed
He thought I was a bother
I was his uninvited guest.
Oh I stayed for a few years
Til I turned twenty-one
I had a mental father
And now he's come undone
Blyeah-blyeah blyeah...
I had a mental father
And now he's come undone

My ma was into voodoo
She crucified my tongue
I didn't know what to do
I was scared and very young
Oh I suffered in silence
No one knew how I cried
But that was how she loved me
And now my tongue is tied
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But that was how she loved me
And now my tongue is tied

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from The Power of a Hat, released June 23, 1998
© 1993 Gunnar Madsen Mop Mop Music, ASCAP
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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Gunnar Madsen Berkeley

Gunnar Madsen is a Grammy-nominated composer/songwriter.
He’s written for the Minnesota Opera, Lincoln Center, Universal Pictures and National Public Radio;
He has performed on The Tonight Show, the Smothers Brothers Show, PBS, and the BBC.
He co-founded the internationally acclaimed acapella group The Bobs.
He co-wrote the award-winning Off-Broadway musical “The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World”
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