| Josh Ritter – Monster Ballads Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This entire song (from the 1st line to the last) refers to Mark Twain's book Tom Sawyer Abroad (a 3rd sawyer/huck book) also told using the first-person narrative of Huck Finn. In the story Huck, Jim, and Tom sail across the Sahara Desert and on through Egypt in a hot air ballon (hence "the bonnet wears a wire albatross"--metophoric). One verse relates back to the book Huckleberry Finn (the best book ever!).. Which is probably where the title Monster Ballads came from (a continuation). Great story! Give it a read. And yet another amazing song by Ritter.. Best new talant to come along since Dylan! Keep up the magic. |
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