
Lyrics
I was playing in the dirt in my back garden
I was watching all the stupid birds at the top of the tree
They were there just a minute ago, but something else disturbed them
So I figure maybe it's disturbing meWhen that big old wind rolls in from Scandinavia
Where the elks and moose and reindeer roam the snow
The trees look very handsome in the afternoon sun
So why it bothers me, I just don't knowAnd it's reported on the streets and on the radio
And you hear it on un-popular T.V.;
There are threats of death for all of us in several different lines
And I still can't figure out the one for meMeanwhile that big old wind rolls on across the ocean
To the places where I'll never ever go
And I don't get miserable, dejected, or downcast
So what is on my mind, I just don't knowAnd it's a sad (x11) feeling...
And that big old wind rolls in from Scandinavia
To say this English summer has to go
I'm sure that all the elk and moose and reindeer will be pleased
So why it bothers me, I just don't know
No, why it bothers me, I just don't know (x2)
Found On
Four CD box set gathering A-sides, the would-be hits along with B-sides, tangential 12-inch tracks (the C-sides), and an excellent session for Los Angeles radio station KCRW from 1989.
Includes over a dozen indie chart hits including ‘Southern Mark Smith’, ‘Girl Go’, ‘The Human Jungle’, ‘16 Years’ plus a host of truly eclectic Butcher tunes from his early Glass recordings through his time at Creation.
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okschuler[at]-remove-gmail.com - Carol in Lansing
28Nov2021 9:27 PM (1 year 63 days ago)It's a testament to the musical genius of Pat Fish that even his more or less throwaway tunes are lovely and brilliant.