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 says your money's safe
You needn't keep your head down
Who's kidding who?
Her picture's all over town
I always knew that she was on the run
I read the paper and it said so
I know you like them to be troublesome
Take it to the maximum
She's a murderer, murderer
She likes to go for the jugular
Murderer, murderer
That woman of yours is a killer
I heard his breath escape
She left the gun on the floor
He left his key with me
I hadn't been there before
I always knew that she was on the run
I read the paper and it said so
I know you like them to be troublesome
Take it to the maximum
She's a murderer, murderer
She likes to go for the jugular
Murderer, murderer
That woman of yours is a killer
She says she's innocent
She says she's your 'baby face'
Who's kidding who?
Your things are in a suitcase
I always knew that she was on the run
I read the paper and it said so
I know you like them to be troublesome
Take it to the maximum
She's a murderer, murderer
She likes to go for the jugular
Murderer, murderer
That woman of yours is a killer
You know the games she played
You'd better keep your head down
I hear a woman scorned
Can turn the world upside down
You needn't keep your head down
Who's kidding who?
Her picture's all over town
I always knew that she was on the run
I read the paper and it said so
I know you like them to be troublesome
Take it to the maximum
She's a murderer, murderer
She likes to go for the jugular
Murderer, murderer
That woman of yours is a killer
I heard his breath escape
She left the gun on the floor
He left his key with me
I hadn't been there before
I always knew that she was on the run
I read the paper and it said so
I know you like them to be troublesome
Take it to the maximum
She's a murderer, murderer
She likes to go for the jugular
Murderer, murderer
That woman of yours is a killer
She says she's innocent
She says she's your 'baby face'
Who's kidding who?
Your things are in a suitcase
I always knew that she was on the run
I read the paper and it said so
I know you like them to be troublesome
Take it to the maximum
She's a murderer, murderer
She likes to go for the jugular
Murderer, murderer
That woman of yours is a killer
You know the games she played
You'd better keep your head down
I hear a woman scorned
Can turn the world upside down
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Murderess Lyrics as written by Andy Taylor Robert Allan Palmer
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