This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
She left her coat down in the club
To see if I would offer mine
Rather wrap my arm around her
Feel the small bones in her spine
She moved to London yesterday
Told me I had missed my chance
Didn't seem to seem that way
When she's asking me to dance
When she's asking me to dance
When she's asking me to dance
When she's asking me to dance
Sunglasses tucked down her top
I'd break the law to catch her eye
Her effervescence was effortless
Nonchalant, Bona-Fide
She doesn't live that far away
Medium-distance romance
Just a virgin pendolino
And she's asking me to dance
And she's asking me to dance
And she's asking me to dance
And she's asking me to dance
And she's asking
Small bones
Rest on me now with your small bones
Rest on me now
I've seen you in my dreams, honey
I've watched you in my sleep
We were drinking in the bars, darlin'
Dancing down the street
And I've seen you in my dreams, honey
I've watched you in my sleep
We were drinking in the bars, darlin'
Dancing down the street
And I've seen you in my dreams, honey
I've watched you in my sleep
We were drinking in the bars, darlin'
Dancing down the street
Small bones
Rest on me now with your small bones
Rest on me now
And I've seen you in my dreams, honey
I've watched you in my sleep
We were drinking in the bars, darlin'
Dancing down the street
And I've seen you in my dreams, honey
I've watched you in my sleep
We were drinking in the bars, darlin'
Dancing down the street
To see if I would offer mine
Rather wrap my arm around her
Feel the small bones in her spine
She moved to London yesterday
Told me I had missed my chance
Didn't seem to seem that way
When she's asking me to dance
When she's asking me to dance
When she's asking me to dance
When she's asking me to dance
Sunglasses tucked down her top
I'd break the law to catch her eye
Her effervescence was effortless
Nonchalant, Bona-Fide
She doesn't live that far away
Medium-distance romance
Just a virgin pendolino
And she's asking me to dance
And she's asking me to dance
And she's asking me to dance
And she's asking me to dance
And she's asking
Small bones
Rest on me now with your small bones
Rest on me now
I've seen you in my dreams, honey
I've watched you in my sleep
We were drinking in the bars, darlin'
Dancing down the street
And I've seen you in my dreams, honey
I've watched you in my sleep
We were drinking in the bars, darlin'
Dancing down the street
And I've seen you in my dreams, honey
I've watched you in my sleep
We were drinking in the bars, darlin'
Dancing down the street
Small bones
Rest on me now with your small bones
Rest on me now
And I've seen you in my dreams, honey
I've watched you in my sleep
We were drinking in the bars, darlin'
Dancing down the street
And I've seen you in my dreams, honey
I've watched you in my sleep
We were drinking in the bars, darlin'
Dancing down the street
Lyrics submitted by colmar, edited by triteshite23
Small Bones Lyrics as written by Joseph James Rixon Cross Liam James Fray
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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