Not So Far to Go
Whimsical Tales on High Wires and Buttercups
Lyrics
Ginger dyed her hair red to it her name
Ginger changed her hair color to match her name.
Burny pocked his arms with a pack of camel lights
Burny marked his arms by smoking Camel Lights.
Long sleeves outdoors to keep the kids from crying
Wearing long sleeves outside to avoid upsetting children.
And ginger climbed the high wire just to make them cheer.
Ginger performed daring acts on a high wire to entertain and receive applause.
Trapeze float in a buttercup parade
A trapeze floats in a parade with clowns and identical plastic parachutes.
With clowns and plastic parachutes three red the same
Three clowns with red parachutes clutched arms and caused a fire in a New York City bar.
Clutched arms fire dropped in a bar in new york city
Referring to a specific event where trouble occurred in a bar.
And it's not so far to go to find trouble.
Emphasizing that finding trouble is not a distant or difficult task.
A bus rattles downstairs, downtown flying
A bus travels downtown with an empty seat and a cracked window.
With a green seat empty and a window cracked
Describing a scene with a sleeping person named John and the atmosphere of the bus.
Sleeping john snores dreaming oceans and whores
John dreams while snoring, and there is a mention of oceans and prostitutes.
All the while gluing tile on basement doors.
Someone is gluing tiles on basement doors during this time.
He's burny arms brother, 'ginger's' other mate
Burny is introduced as Ginger's companion, and there's a reference to the lack of money in the till.
And it's too late to tap the till, the money's gone
Highlighting the lateness in trying to access money that is no longer available.
Arm holes long locks a house with nothing in it
Describing a house with long locks (possibly locks on doors) and nothing inside.
And it's not so far to go to find trouble.
Reiterating the accessibility of trouble.
A thousand mile handhold might keep the party still
Suggesting that maintaining stability requires a considerable effort.
If the holes heal well and the hair stays red
Positing conditions for stability involving physical healing and maintaining red hair.
We'll climb another roof top and scare the crooks away
Expressing a willingness to confront challenges and deter wrongdoers.
A gypsy and a singer in the bone yard.
Referring to characters as a gypsy and a singer in a graveyard.
Walking the moonlight, losing the sign
Walking in moonlight, possibly feeling lost or disconnected.
Sleeping john wakes, he doesn't know where he is
John, who was previously sleeping, now wakes up without knowing the location.
A bus stop in up state a bar in new york city
Connecting two different locations, a bus stop in upstate and a bar in New York City, as places where trouble can be found.
And it's not so far to go to find trouble.
Reiterating the accessibility of trouble in various locations.
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