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Pussy Willow Lyrics

In the half-tone light of a young morning
she sighs and shifts on the pillow.
And across her face dancing, the first shadows fly
to kiss the Pussy Willow.

In her fairy-tale world she's a lost soul singing
in a sad voice nobody hears.
She waits in her castle of make-believing
for her white knight to appear.

Pussy Willow -- down fur-lined avenue
brushing the sleep from her young woman eyes.
Runs for the train -- see, eight o'clock's coming
cutting dreams down to size again

Pussy Willow -- down fur-lined avenue
brushing the sleep from her young woman eyes.
Runs from the train. Hear her typewriter humming
cutting dreams down to size again.

She longs for the Est and a pale dress flowing
an apartment in old Mayfair.
Or to fish the Sprey, spinning the first run of Spring
or to die for a cause somewhere.

Pussy Willow -- down fur-lined avenue
brushing the sleep from her young woman eyes.
Runs from the train. Hear her typewriter humming
cutting dreams down to size again.
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Cover art for Pussy Willow lyrics by Jethro Tull

This is a song about a woman who dreams of being something greater than she is. Sadly, when her alarm sounds her dream world shatters and she goes through her dreary, boring day. However, like a pussy willow tree, she bends but never breaks.

Dot Com's "She Bends Like a Willow" has a similar theme to this song.

Cover art for Pussy Willow lyrics by Jethro Tull

Fryeguy, you're an idiot.

@Krendall2006 In fairness, I was 13, too, when this first came out and thought similar on first hearing the chorus. I think it\'s quite deliberately written like that.\r\n

Cover art for Pussy Willow lyrics by Jethro Tull

"Or to die for a cause somewhere." Made think of Rachel Corrie. But I do, often.

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Cover art for Pussy Willow lyrics by Jethro Tull

Maybe the best on the album. Broadsword is it's only true competition.

Cover art for Pussy Willow lyrics by Jethro Tull

its about a big wet cunt

 
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