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The Passenger (Minuet for Americans) Lyrics
Oh the open aired passenger
His chin moved up to the left
Oh the open aired passenger
His brain fell out of his head
And his wife in pink
What did she think
As she held his remainder in her hand?
Scrambling over the seat
For the largest pieces of his skull
Which he surely can't afford to lose
Oh the captain of one, two, three
A plane he no longer could steer
Oh the captain of one, two, three
Before the mountains appeared
The flight control
What did they know?
As their charts just kept right on hovering
And the girl on board
What did she know?
As she heard her mother whispering,
"Do not be afraid. We'll be alright."
Da da da da da ...
And the barber of New Orleans
The day the raining began
Oh the barber of New Orleans
When the levy gave in
No saints came marching out
No booming voices from above
But he had nary a doubt
For he oh so often was told of love
By the good book that guided his life
And they all said,
"Do not be afraid. We'll be alright."
Da da da da da ...
His chin moved up to the left
Oh the open aired passenger
His brain fell out of his head
What did she think
As she held his remainder in her hand?
For the largest pieces of his skull
Which he surely can't afford to lose
A plane he no longer could steer
Oh the captain of one, two, three
Before the mountains appeared
What did they know?
As their charts just kept right on hovering
What did she know?
As she heard her mother whispering,
"Do not be afraid. We'll be alright."
The day the raining began
Oh the barber of New Orleans
When the levy gave in
No booming voices from above
But he had nary a doubt
By the good book that guided his life
"Do not be afraid. We'll be alright."
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The first piece is obviously about JFK in Texas, 1963, and Jackie O in her pink outfit. The second section is Japan Airlines flight 123, the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history. There were 4 survivors. The barber of New Orleans isn't a reference to anyone specific as far as I know, just one of the many people who were victims of the New Orleans floods.