Oily Tale

from Critterness by KATHERYN PETERSEN

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This is the tale of a king and queen
cache and luxury
their riches flowed like gasoline
until the well went dry, until the well went dry
until the well went dry, until the well went dry

This is the tale of a slippery deed
a blue-blooded currency
refined and born to spend
Lear-jet and Mercedes-benz
the price is titanic
the band played on, the band played on
the band played on, uh-hunh the band played on

They say the kingdom is coming and judgement day
could be just a feather away
a pin-striped flock on the wings of fate
landing on an oily lake.
Prayed the bishop to his checkered mate
‘was the princess the fairest in the land today?’
Reflection, in the mirror, will the question ever change?

A royal tale gotten out of hand
a crude gesture upon the land
once a boomtown
returns to dust, returns to dust
returns to dust, returns to dust,
returns to dust, returns to dust

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from Critterness, released July 6, 2017

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KATHERYN PETERSEN Vancouver, British Columbia

Katheryn and her accordion have been inseparable for years. If you see her on the street she will no doubt be hefting a distinctive piece of luggage that is regularly mistaken as an electronic typewriter case. Indeed, the tapping of her keys makes a joyful sound but hers are attached to bellows and not ink ribbons. katherynpetersen.com ... more

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