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| ==Credits== | | ==Credits== |
| * Written by: '''[[Allen Toussaint]]''' | | * Written by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]''' and '''[[Allen Toussaint]]''' |
| * Produced by: '''[[Joe Henry]]''' | | * Produced by: '''[[Joe Henry]]''' |
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Revision as of 05:03, 30 May 2006
Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords
Lyrics
I wore my finest suit of clothes
The sharpest thorn defending the rose
Hot as a pistol
Keen as a blade
The sharpest thorn upon parade
And it's the same most every year
Ghosts of the dear departed are near
We raise our glasses and we cheer
Should old acquaintance disappear
Just as we wipe away a tear
Archangel Michael will lead the way
Archangel Gabriel is ready to play
Although we know we must repent
We hit the scene and look for sins
That haven't even been invented
The strongest cage that guards the prize
The longest lash that covers your eyes
A sight no eyes are meant to know
Then on the third day he arose
Archangel Michael will lead the way
Archangel Gabriel is ready to play
Although we know we must repent
We hit the scene and look for sins
That haven't even been invented
So Good and Evil were having a fight
It lasts much longer than any one night
It may last longer than a life
And turn a mistress into a wife
And so confetti fills the air
My head is aching
My pockets are bare
I didn't recognise their warning
Then I wasn't born the sharpest thorn
I wasn't born the sharpest thorn
I wasn't born the sharpest thorn
I wasn't born the sharpest thorn
I wasn't born the sharpest thorn
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Credits
- Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar
- Allen Toussaint - vocals, piano
- The Imposters:
- Steve Nieve - keyboards
- Pete Thomas - drums
- Davey Faragher - bass
- Anthony Brown - guitar
- The Crescent City Horns:
- Amadee Castenell - saxophone
- Joe Smith - trumpet
- Sam Williams - trombone
- Brian Cayolle - saxophone
* The exact song-by-song credits are not yet known, so this list currently represents all the musicians on the album.
Discography
Albums:
Alternate Versions:
- This section may be incomplete.
Covers
Also recorded by:
- This section may be incomplete.
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Chords
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Internal links
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