Marietta from DISTANT by Stripmall Ballads

Mary, Mrs. James, how much has really changed? / the river men still taste the same / salt in their sweat / and sweet in the rain
There’s nothing going on / on the banks of the river / somewhere between / alone and together / oh, Marietta, will you ever come find me? / there’s nothing wrong with a sinner saying please

I’ve been out with the night fishermen / and the women all wearing Harley-Davidson / whose arms and legs are made of Virginia Slims
There’s something going on / on the banks of the river / oh, Marietta, will you ever / come find me down by the river bank? / there’s nothing wrong with a sinner giving thanks

The railroad boys are setting off fireworks / and those redhead girls got all the percs / can’t recall their names / but we laughed till it hurt
There’s nothing going on / but there’s something going on / oh, Marietta

(written with Morris Paul Lippens)

• Folk
• folk-core
• folk-folk
• folk-rock
• indie-folk
• psychedelic-folk
• Maryland