Ms. Langtree's Lament (feat. Janet Klein)

credits
from Over The Garden Wall, released September 22, 2017
Written by B. Armstrong, J. Kaufman, J. Rubenstein
Janet Klein: vocal
Justin Rubenstein: guitar
Brandon Armstrong: double bass, ukulele
Joshua Kaufman: accordion

A is for the apple that he gave to me
but I found a worm inside
B is for beloved that I called to him
before he left my side

And C, see what he did, that's D
did it to poor old me,
how could I be such an E-motional Fool? (F!)

G is for the gentleman I thought he was,
when he first said Hi (H-I)
J is for the joker that is Jimmy B.
the man who made me cry (that's a C)

And K, well you know it's just not OK
To kiss and then run away,
leaving alone without leaving a letter for Langtree

M is for the misery he left me N
Never to return again
O, what a poor, P, fool I've been
Queuing in line for him

And R, are you the one for me?
YeS--Say you'll come back to me
Why are you tempted to T-ease me?

You (Y, not U) have got to understand,
the Value of a woman's heart, V!
Why (W not Y) did you think it was fine
to X me from the start?

And Y, yes why, is the question that's on my mind
Oh why, why did you leave me
right before reaching our Z-enith?

1 is the number of men I've loved
and 2 is for the times I'll say it's you, it's you!
3 is the number of days you've been gone,
but it feels like 4 times 2

8, at the hour the sun goes down
I remember life with you around
I wish I had 9 lives like that one!