Ribbon Bows Lyrics

Lyric discussion by annieover 

Cover art for Ribbon Bows lyrics by Joanna Newsom

just been reading toni morrison's "song of solomon" and about halfway through chapter ten i came across the line "sane, appraising eyes of the dogs"--and i found myself singing it in my head. this song is why. i remember reading somewhere that joanna likes toni morrison. can't quite see any other connections to the book in this song, though.