House of Stone

from Stephen Crow Must Die by Them Bird Things

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From the album, "Stephen Crow Must Die," which is on Playground Music Finland. Available as hard copy or as download from various online venues. Them Bird Things are: Salla Day (vocals), Julius Heikkilä (guitar & piano), Tapani Varis (organ, bass & Bass VI) and Affe Forsman (drums). Produced by Will Shade. Recorded by Will Shade and Rami Helin. Mixed by Rami Helin. Mastered by Jürgen Hendlmeier. Song by Them Bird Things.

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The Flying Dutchman and the King of Fu
Introduced themselves with a ”how do you do?”
Cause their mystic Buick was electric blue
But that was the least of their worries

There’s a house of stone
And a house of sticks
A house of straw
And a house of bricks

The stars in Orion’s belt shine
And honk if you remember PT-109
And the hills that we once did climb
Until the deluge was upon us

Maggie McGill done struck her tent
And Injun Joe left without paying rent
And nobody knows where Huck went
Especially Becky Thatcher

The Devil and Captain Kidd did promenade
Up and down the boardwalk with lemonade
And out on Coney Island asked for First Aid
Because no one knew the Heimlich

Now if I had never seen the pig on the pole
Or John Brown’s body out for a stroll
I would have never knelt on a grassy knoll
And reminded a nation of its suffering

Instead I would head for bed
And wake in the morning like the dead
For fear that you had already read
The daily byline declaring disaster

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from Stephen Crow Must Die, released September 1, 2017

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Formed in 2007, Them Bird Things celebrate their 10th anniversary by releasing their fifth album, "Stephen Crow Must Die"!

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