Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4

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Lyrics

I saw a girl who'd found her consolation
She said, "One day my Prince of Peace will come"
Above her head a portrait of her father
The wilted favour that he gave her still fastened to the frame
"They've got his bones and everything he owns
I've got his name"

Well, you can laugh at this sentimental story
But in time, you'll have to make amends
The sudden chill where lovers doubt their immortality
As the clouds cover the sky the evening ends
Describing a picture of eyes finally closing
As you sometimes glimpse terrible faces in the fire
We'll I'm the lucky goon
Who composed this tune from birds arranged on the high wire

Who on earth is tapping at the window?
Does that face still linger at the pane?
I saw you shiver though the room was like a furnace
A shadow of regret across a young mother's face
So toll the bell or rock the cradle
Please don't let me fear anything I cannot explain
I can't believe, I'll never believe in anything again


Credits

Elvis Costello - vocals, celeste and toy piano
Larry Knechtel - upright piano
Benmont Tench - harmonium and calliope
Mitchell Froom - Chamberlain
Marc Ribot - banjo, cornet and Eb horn
Jerry Scheff - tuba and Ampeg upright electric bass
Jim Keltner - drums


Discography

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Alternate Versions:

  • Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 (live at Great Woods, Mansfield, MA 1991-06-21)
Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2002
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Soundtracks:

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Various Artists collections:

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Covers

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Performed by:

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Bootlegs

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Chords

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