Pirate Jenny (Letra)

Nina Capelly

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(1928) Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill

You people can watch while I’m scrubbing these floors
And I’m scrubbin’ the floors while you’re gawking
Maybe once ya tip me and it makes ya feel swell
In this crummy Southern town
In this crummy old hotel
But you’ll never guess to who you’re talkin’.
No. You couldn’t ever guess to who you’re talkin’.

Then one night there’s a scream in the night
And you’ll wonder who could that have been
And you see me kinda grinnin’ while I’m scrubbin’
And you say, “What’s she got to grin?”
I’ll tell you.

There’s a ship
The Black Freighter
with a skull on its masthead
will be coming in

You gentlemen can say, “Hey gal, finish them floors!
Get upstairs! What’s wrong with you! Earn your keep here!
You toss me your tips
and look out to the ships
But I’m counting your heads
as I’m making the beds
Cuz there’s nobody gonna sleep here, honey
Nobody
Nobody!

Then one night there’s a scream in the night
And you say, “Who’s that kicking up a row?”
And ya see me kinda starin’ out the winda
And you say, “What’s she got to stare at now?”
I’ll tell ya.

There’s a ship
The Black Freighter
turns around in the harbor
shootin’ guns from her bow

Now
You gentlemen can wipe off that smile off your face
Cause every building in town is a flat one
This whole frickin’ place will be down to the ground
Only this cheap hotel standing up safe and sound
And you yell, “Why do they spare that one?”
Yes.
That’s what you say.
“Why do they spare that one?”

All the night through, through the noise and to-do
You wonder who is that person that lives up there?
And you see me stepping out in the morning
Looking nice with a ribbon in my hair

And the ship
The Black Freighter
runs a flag up its masthead
and a cheer rings the air

By noontime the dock
is a-swarmin’ with men
comin’ out from the ghostly freighter
They move in the shadows
where no one can see
And they’re chainin’ up people
and they’re bringin’ em to me
askin’ me,
“Kill them NOW, or LATER?”
Askin’ ME!
“Kill them now, or later?”

Noon by the clock
and so still by the dock
You can hear a foghorn miles away
And in that quiet of death
I’ll say, “Right now.
Right now!”

Then they’ll pile up the bodies
And I’ll say,
“That’ll learn ya!”

And the ship
The Black Freighter
disappears out to sea
And
on
it
is
me

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Pirate Jenny (Letra)

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You lads see me wash the glasses, wipe the floors,
Make the beds, i’m the best of servants.
You can kindly throw me pennies and i’ll thank you very much.
When you see me ragged and tattered in this dirty shit hotel,
You don’t know in hell who’s talking,
You still don’t know in hell who’s talking.
Yet one fine day there will be roars from the harbour
And you’ll ask, "what is all that screeching for ?"
And you’ll see me smiling as i dunk the glasses
And you’ll say, "what’s she got to smile at for ?"
And the ship, eight sails shining,
Fifty-five cannons wide, sir,
Waits there at the quay.

You say, "work on, wipe the glasses, my girl."
And just slip me a dirty six-pence.
And your pennies will be taken, and your beds will be made,
(but i doubt if forty winks will come anybody’s way)
And you still don’t know in hell who’s talking,
You still don’t know in hell who’s talking.
Still one fine day there’ll be a loud bang from the harbour,
And you’ll ask, "jesus christ, what was that bang ?"
And you’ll see me standing right behind the window,
And you’ll say, "why has she got the evil eye ?"
And the ship, eight sails shining,
Fifty-five cannons wide, sir,
Will be aimed at this town.

So then lads, it’s time for tears, no more laughs at the bar,
For the walls will be at your ankles.
And look out, lads, the town will be flat as the ground,
This dirty shit hotel will be spared wrack and ruin
And you’ll say, "who is the fancy bitch lives there ?"
You’ll say, "who is the fancy bitch lives there ?"
There’ll be rows of people running round the hotel
And you’ll ask, "why should they have spared this hovel ?"
And you’ll see me in the morning leaving lightly
And you’ll say, "that one, her , she lived there ?"
The same ship, eight sails shining,
Fifty-five cannons wide, sir,
Flies crossbones and skull.

In the midday sun a hundred men will step ashore
All tramping where shadows crawled.
They’ll lay their hands on men, hiding shit-scared behind doors
Lead them in chains here before this silent woman,
And they’ll say, "well, which ones shall we kill ?"
They’ll say, "which ones shall we kill ?"
Come the dot of twelve, it will be still in the harbour,
When they ask me, "well, who is going to die ?"
And you’ll hear me whispering, oh, so sweetly, "all of them!"
And as the soft heads fall, i’ll say, "hop-là!"
That same ship, eight sails shining,
Fifty-five cannons wide, sir,
Disappears with me.

The salomon song.

Pirate Jenny (Letra)

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You lads see me wash the glasses, wipe the floors,
Make the beds, i’m the best of servants.
You can kindly throw me pennies and i’ll thank you very much.
When you see me ragged and tattered in this dirty shit hotel,
You don’t know in hell who’s talking,
You still don’t know in hell who’s talking.
Yet one fine day there will be roars from the harbour
And you’ll ask, "what is all that screeching for ?"
And you’ll see me smiling as i dunk the glasses
And you’ll say, "what’s she got to smile at for ?"
And the ship, eight sails shining,
Fifty-five cannons wide, sir,
Waits there at the quay.

You say, "work on, wipe the glasses, my girl."
And just slip me a dirty six-pence.
And your pennies will be taken, and your beds will be made,
(but i doubt if forty winks will come anybody’s way)
And you still don’t know in hell who’s talking,
You still don’t know in hell who’s talking.
Still one fine day there’ll be a loud bang from the harbour,
And you’ll ask, "jesus christ, what was that bang ?"
And you’ll see me standing right behind the window,
And you’ll say, "why has she got the evil eye ?"
And the ship, eight sails shining,
Fifty-five cannons wide, sir,
Will be aimed at this town.

So then lads, it’s time for tears, no more laughs at the bar,
For the walls will be at your ankles.
And look out, lads, the town will be flat as the ground,
This dirty shit hotel will be spared wrack and ruin
And you’ll say, "who is the fancy bitch lives there ?"
You’ll say, "who is the fancy bitch lives there ?"
There’ll be rows of people running round the hotel
And you’ll ask, "why should they have spared this hovel ?"
And you’ll see me in the morning leaving lightly
And you’ll say, "that one, her , she lived there ?"
The same ship, eight sails shining,
Fifty-five cannons wide, sir,
Flies crossbones and skull.

In the midday sun a hundred men will step ashore
All tramping where shadows crawled.
They’ll lay their hands on men, hiding shit-scared behind doors
Lead them in chains here before this silent woman,
And they’ll say, "well, which ones shall we kill ?"
They’ll say, "which ones shall we kill ?"
Come the dot of twelve, it will be still in the harbour,
When they ask me, "well, who is going to die ?"
And you’ll hear me whispering, oh, so sweetly, "all of them!"
And as the soft heads fall, i’ll say, "hop-là!"
That same ship, eight sails shining,
Fifty-five cannons wide, sir,
Disappears with me.

The salomon song.

Pirate Jenny (Letra)

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(1928) bertolt brecht, kurt weill

You people can watch while i’m scrubbing these floors
And i’m scrubbin’ the floors while you’re gawking
Maybe once ya tip me and it makes ya feel swell
In this crummy southern town
In this crummy old hotel
But you’ll never guess to who you’re talkin’.
No. you couldn’t ever guess to who you’re talkin’.

Then one night there’s a scream in the night
And you’ll wonder who could that have been
And you see me kinda grinnin’ while i’m scrubbin’
And you say, "what’s she got to grin?"
I’ll tell you.

There’s a ship
The black freighter
With a skull on its masthead
Will be coming in

You gentlemen can say, "hey gal, finish them floors!
Get upstairs! what’s wrong with you! earn your keep here!
You toss me your tips
And look out to the ships
But i’m counting your heads
As i’m making the beds
Cuz there’s nobody gonna sleep here, honey
Nobody
Nobody!

Then one night there’s a scream in the night
And you say, "who’s that kicking up a row?"
And ya see me kinda starin’ out the winda
And you say, "what’s she got to stare at now?"
I’ll tell ya.

There’s a ship
The black freighter
Turns around in the harbor
Shootin’ guns from her bow

Now
You gentlemen can wipe off that smile off your face
Cause every building in town is a flat one
This whole frickin’ place will be down to the ground
Only this cheap hotel standing up safe and sound
And you yell, "why do they spare that one?"
Yes.
That’s what you say.
"why do they spare that one?"

All the night through, through the noise and to-do
You wonder who is that person that lives up there?
And you see me stepping out in the morning
Looking nice with a ribbon in my hair

And the ship
The black freighter
Runs a flag up its masthead
And a cheer rings the air

By noontime the dock
Is a-swarmin’ with men
Comin’ out from the ghostly freighter
They move in the shadows
Where no one can see
And they’re chainin’ up people
And they’re bringin’ em to me
Askin’ me,
"kill them now, or later?"
Askin’ me!
"kill them now, or later?"

Noon by the clock
And so still by the dock
You can hear a foghorn miles away
And in that quiet of death
I’ll say, "right now.
Right now!"

Then they’ll pile up the bodies
And i’ll say,
"that’ll learn ya!"

And the ship
The black freighter
Disappears out to sea
And
On
It
Is
Me

Pirate Jenny (Letra)

Marc Almond

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Ahh you people can watch while i’m scrubbing these floors
And i’m scrubbing these floors while you’re gawking
Maybe once you tip me and it makes you feel swell
In this crummy southern town
In this pit of hotel
But you’ll never guess to who you’re talking
No
You’ll never guess to who you’re talking

Then one night there’s a scream in the night
And you wonder: "who could that have been ?"
And you see me kind of grinning while i’m scrubbing
And you say "what she got to grin ?"
I’ll tell ya
There’s a ship
The black freighter
With a skull on it’s mast-head
Will be coming in

You gentlemen say: "hey gal, finish them floors
What’s wrong with you ? earn your keep here"
You toss me your tips and look to the ships
But i’m counting your heads as i’m making the beds
‘cause there’s nobody gonna sleep here tonight
No
Nobody
No-one
No-one

Then one night there’s a scream in the night
And you say: "who’s that kicking up a row?"
And you see me kinda staring out the window
And you say: "what she got to stare at now ?"
I’ll tell ya
There’s a ship
The black freighter
Turns around in the harbour
Shooting guns from her bow

Well you gentlemen can wipe those smiles off your face
‘cause every building in town is a flat one
This whole frigging place will be down to the ground
Only this cheap hotel standing up, safe and sound
And you yell: "why do they spare that one ?
"why?
"why the hell do they spare that one ?"

All the night through with the noise and to do
And you wonder: "who is that person that lives up there ?"
And you see me stepping out in the morning
Looking fine with a ribbon in my hair
Well just look at me now
And a ship
The black freighter
Runs a flag up it’s mast-head
And a cheer rings the air. hey!

My ??? on the dock is a swarming with men
Coming out from the ghostly freighter
They’re moving in the shadows where no-one can see
And they’re chaining up people
And delivering ‘em to me
Asking me: "kill them now or later ?"
Asking me: "kill them now or later ?"

Noon by the clock and so still at the dock
You can hear a fog horn miles away
And in that quiet of death i’ll say:
"right now !"
"right now !"
And they pile up the bodies
And i’ll say: "that’ll learn you.
That’ll learn you."

And the ship
The black freighter
Disappears out to sea
And
On
It
Is
Me !