Tom P Buckley

Lyrics

[Intro]
[strummed acoustic guitar, syncopated rhythm]
[Verse 1]
[raspy male vocals]
Oh branch you, what you do
She told me someone [clean electric guitar enters with arpeggiated melody]
If you breathe then don't you know
She told me something
If you're living don't you know
And I don't know but I'm sure it's
[Chorus]
[full band enters, driving drums, bass guitar]
Baker's banquet
Baker's banquet
Open sea, open time
Turn me out [vocal grit increases]
[Verse 2]
[drums and bass drop out, acoustic guitar continues]
She knows this
Oh she knows it well
She'll tell you anything you want to hear
Somebody else I fear
Oh
[Chorus]
[full band re-enters]
I can tell many stories
Baker's banquet
I can tell many stories
Baker's banquet
Baker's banquet
[Bridge]
[half-time feel, sustained electric guitar chords]
Slowly came to me
Like a mid-day breeze it was
Blowing all throughout
I was sure that night
Piece of health besides
From the person going backwards
[Outro]
[tempo stabilizes, driving rhythm]
I know it's true
Seen the best of you and smiled
On the after, on the after
I don't have to tell her anymore
She can whisper, whisper
I don't have to tell her anymore
She can find she can say
Baker's banquet
Baker's banquet
Baker's banquet
Oh [final acoustic guitar strum]