The Nun's Litany

by The Magnetic Fields

From the album: Distortion

Duration: 02:58

Distortion cover art

Lyrics for The Nun's Litany

I want to be a playboy's bunny I'd do whatever they asked me to I'd meet people with lots of money And men would love me like I loved you I want to be a topless waitress I want my mother to shed one tear I'd throw away this old sedate dress Slip into something a tad more sheer I want to be an artist's model An odalisque, au naturel I should be good at spin-the-bottle While I've still got something left to sell I want to be a cobra dancer With Little Willy between my thighs I may not find a cure for cancer But I'll meet plenty of single guys I want to be a brothel worker I've always been treated like one If I could be a back-street lurker I'd make more money and have more fun I want to be a dominatrix Which isn't like me, but I can dream Learn S&M and all those gay tricks And men will pay me to make them scream I want to be a porno starlet For that I'll wait 'til Mama's dead I'd see my name in lights of scarlet And get to spend every day in bed I want to be a tattooed lady Dedicated, as I am, to art Characters bold, complex, and shady Will write my memoirs across my heart

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