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Beggar Of The Nile

from Ugly Love by Spottiswoode

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Beggar of the Nile
Throw him in
It doesn't matter
Where he's been

Weigh him down with silver
Weigh him down with gold
Put rubies in his pockets
And diamonds in his bowl

He could be Jesus for all we know
Maybe he'll float to Portugal
He could be wearing the Imperial Cross
When he hits the deck
Rip it from his neck
And choke him to death with an albatross

Beggar of the Nile
Gets on my nerves
Throw him in the river
Thats what he deserves

Do it late at night
When the river's dark
We don't want him rescued
By Noah and His Ark

You can dress him up in a three piece suit
If you wanna do it right, kill a prostitute
A little Cleopatra, you can cut off her nose
So she looks like the sphinx
And when the body sinks
The army won't care and the police won't know

He could be Jesus for all we know
Maybe he'll float to Portugal
Weigh him down with silver, weigh him down with gold
Put rubies in his pockets
And fill his eye sockets
With a Turkish cigar and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Beggar of the Nile
Throw him in
It doesn't matter
Where he's been

credits

from Ugly Love, released June 1, 1999
Spottiswoode: Vocals, Guitar
Peter Fox: Bass, Bouzouki, Sitar, Keyboards
Tim Vaill: Drums

Produced by Peter Fox at Groovetown USA
Mixed by Tony Reno at Groovetown USA

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Spottiswoode & His Enemies New York, New York

For over 2 decades, Spottiswoode & His Enemies have been a constantly self-reinventing New York institution. The IMA winners recently earned three more nominations for their 7th record, LOST IN THE CITY, “an immersive theater-of-the-mind love letter to New York”.

Spottiswoode's songs appear in numerous TV shows and films including Either Side Of Midnight for which he also wrote the screenplay.
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