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Have You Seen Jackie? Lyrics
Have you seen Jackie?
He's a strange strange strange little girl
Make up on his face and his hair in curls
Have you seen Jackie?
She's a strange strange strange little boy
Her long black beard is her pride and joy
And all the children follow him around
And all the grownups try to drag her down
So we sing
Hey, leave Jackie alone
Hey, his pigeons have flown
Hey, she's never at home at all these days
Leave Jackie alone
Have you seen Jackie?
He's an odd odd odd little fish
To fly around is his only wish
Have you seen Jackie?
She's a queer queer queer little bird
Shy and quiet neither scene nor herd
And all the rats will follow him around
The dogs and cats will chase her from the town
And we sing
Hey, leave Jackie alone
Hey, his mind is all blown
Hey, she's not on the phone at all these days
Leave Jackie alone
Jackie couldn't decide if he was a girl
Or if she was a boy
Have you seen Jackie?
He's a strange strange strange little girl
Make up on his face and his hair in curls
Have you seen Jackie?
She's a strange strange strange little boy
Her long black beard is her pride and joy
And all the grownups try to drag her down
So we sing
Hey, leave Jackie alone
Hey, his pigeons have flown
Hey, she's never at home at all these days
Leave Jackie alone
He's an odd odd odd little fish
To fly around is his only wish
Have you seen Jackie?
She's a queer queer queer little bird
Shy and quiet neither scene nor herd
The dogs and cats will chase her from the town
And we sing
Hey, leave Jackie alone
Hey, his mind is all blown
Hey, she's not on the phone at all these days
Leave Jackie alone
Jackie couldn't decide if he was a girl
Or if she was a boy
Have you seen Jackie?
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Submitted by
songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012
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I agree with most of this song's point--quit harrassing the gender nonconforming folks, and let them live as they please. Lines such as, "pigeons have flown, not on the phone at all these days, [etc.]" seem to be colloquialisms for eccentricity or mental illness, which I disagree with. If such people are or become mentally ill, it's likely due to the abuse and neglect traditionally heaped on them by our oh-so-free-and-enlightened society. As for being eccentric, who's got the right to judge? Rock on, I say!
I got the Dukes collection (both the EP and LP on one CD) when I was living in Austin, TX. Around that time, one of the more well-known denizens of the city was Leslie Cochrane. I actually met the guy a couple of times. This song reminded me of him in a very superficial way, cuz the first time I saw Leslie, he was dressed in a two-piece bikini and high heels, sporting a long red beard and hair, and had a young lady under each arm. This song isn't about people like him, though. He was a man, and he knew it, but as he explained to me once, he crossdressed outrageously just to piss off the Austin police, with whom he had a very contentious relationship. I might add that I, too, grew to dislike them, and pretty much Austin in general, but that's another story. The point is that to the APD, he WAS one of the Jackies, and they only left him alone after he gained popularity with the people of Austin. Hearing this song made me think of what he told me, as well as how he presented himself.