| The Decemberists – A Bower Scene Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The first verse is not about her blood relative; it's about a nun. "thou unconsolable daughter" said the sister (nun) "When will thou trouble the water in the cistern? (When will you repent your sin of premarital sex) a cistern is a basen of holy water in the catholic church. |
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