Violent Femmes - Agamemnon Lyrics
The telephone, the telephoneI have an ideaWomen always have ideasHello...Here is agamemnonHere is agamemnonWho? wrong connectionThis is...I am a moralistAn anti-militaristI am against duelsI cannot stand seeingA fly in rageI cannot look atA uniform or bloodThat woman has seduced meAnd now I am done forDarling, where shall iHide you in a hurry?Here is agamemnonHere is agamemnonI am comingDirectly from the trenchesAnd look forwardTo a solemn luncheonOh, my nervesIm losing my findThis damned telephoneSpoils my favorite positionAnd no I can startWriting poetry againGordon gano: vocal, guitarBrian ritchie: bass guitar, organ, vocalGuy hoffman: drums, percussion, vocalRecorded and mixed by david vartanian at dvs perversion room, milwuakee, wi gorno music reprinted with permission