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Bangladeshi Blues

from Thought Codes by Joe Ransom

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Well I ain’t ever been to Bangladesh
But I’m telling you I’ve got the Bangladeshi Blues
So I drove on down to the Sea Salt Town
To see Doctor Raj and I asked
“Hey Doc what can I do? Can you cure me of these Bangladeshi Blues?”

He said -
“I’m sorry Joe, you gonna have to follow your art
Because the only cure for these woeful blues
Is to be found in Bangladesh!
You gotta go to Bangladesh!
And boy I hope some day you’ll get there
I hope some day you’ll get there
I hope some day you’ll get there
I hope some day you’ll get to Bangladesh!”

Oh, I marched straight on outta there quick smart
And found myself in a supermarket aisle
Checkin’ out the spices
A girl in a sari caught my eye and no wonder why
She was a red hot chilli, smokin’, cinnamon girl
I dropped a jar of cumin and it shattered on the floor….
She started to laugh then she started to cry
Then she started singing something that made me think twice
About an apple a day…

She was singin’ “Papapapapapapapapapapapa Damn!”

Later that night I was munchin’ on a curry,
Watchin’ some Bollywood film on the telly
Feelin’ not too blue, when out of the blue
Ol’ Howard Moon came crashing through my door
Waiving an atlas, he danced across the room
Rubbin his belly like a man deprived of spice in Delhi

I asked him “What’s the rush?!”
Then he started to laugh and he started to cry
Then he started singing something that made me think twice
About Damien Rice

He was singing ”Lentil lentil lentil lentil lentil lentil lentil lentil mental!”

Oh boy, I hope some day you get there
I hope some day you get to Bangladesh!

I’ve got the Bangladeshi Blues!

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from Thought Codes, released July 2, 2016

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