Tiger Lillies Gin

An audience request by someone drinking a chocolate martini, this is Tiger Lillies classic from the 2003 CD The Gorey End. Highline Ballroom NYC November 10, 2008. Lyrics by Martyn Jacques.

To him remarked his fiancée
As he was set to go away,
Whatever state you are in
Swear you wont resort to gin.
As fierce uprisings were put down.
Time after time inside the town
He celebrated every win
By toasting all his troops in gin.
When he, arrayed in khaki pants,
Would go out shooting elephants.g
The mid-day sun would make his head spin,
He sought to take a sip of gin
When he arrived in regions far
He went to visit a bazaar.
There amongst the native din
He sought to take a sip of gin.
She mumbled Im awfully tired,
Then shortly after she expired,
But not before she had one last tin
Of something that was labelled gin.
Her fiancé arrived with a wreath
Which she was laid six feet beneath,
Abandoned by her kith and kin
Because she did resort to gin.

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• Tiger
• Lillies
• Martyn
• Jacques
• cabaret
• Brecht
• gin
• alcohol
• black
• humor
• accordeon

[AstridJade]

WOW! I would LOVE to see them play! Amazing!

[bunnyz324]

how about u change it to a long play

[philipchek]

You were there :) Good vid - thanks.