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Hungry Klezmorim

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We took a car, we took a train And every little bit, oh every little bit Was both the same The streets were gravely And cracked the suns red blisters on our back My brother warned me, "Next town up I think is full of savages" We used our thumbs and traded names And all the faces then, or at least most of them They seemed the same We woke up to the sun when it had gotten unavoidable Our empty satchels silent And our stomachs grumbling And oh how, we can't win But we'll pull through I'm sure, We saw the rooftops on a slope No sign of powerlines, we ran through dandelions And our feet smoked "I think I smell a feast" I yelled My brother transfixed by the smells And nothing but his parted lips said he was in accord We heard the sound of violins Our hunger fiercely now Piercing in paramount to common sense A spitted goat was roasting Music rousing and provoking And our tired feet felt strength in wine And made us move once more And oh how, enchanting We'll leave here full for sure, And waking while the village slept We made each little step Oh every little step was our secret From house to house we filled our bags With all the music their town had We stuffed ourselves from their sleeping arms And from under their heads We took a car, we took a train And all the way we sang, and all the way we sang their songs We left that village silent for the christenings and dyings But our family and friends have danced for days Since we've returned And oh how, we danced then We'll be a hit for sure,