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SINGER OF THE SACRED HEART
You can hear the sound of her accordion playing Each afternoon by the subway stairs She plays a battered pearl gray Hohner Same color as her hair
And she's got the case wide open at her feet And people throw money in as they rush by her She's got a postcard pinned to the lining Of the Savior with his heart on fire
She's the singer of the sacred heart And you can hear a little melody Ringing out on her accordion Down at Berri de Montigne
Listen to her play Listen to it ringing through the whole subway She's the singer of the sacred heart
Did her momma say it wasn't right For a girl to play accordion day and night But there were things that her momma didn't know How times can change, how a life can go
Now she's playing for the Savior, she's playing for the rent And she smiles as you throw in your fifty cents That old accordion is like her heart Squeezed together and pulled apart
She's the singer of the sacred heart You can hear a little melody Ringing out on her accordion Down at Berri de Montigne
Listen to her play Listen to it ringing through the whole subway She's the singer of the sacred heart
(listen to her playing now...)
In the middle of the rush and haste There's no room for the old and the sad of face But she lights a little candle, says a little prayer And picks up that accordion and heads down the stairs
She's the singer of the sacred heart You can hear a little melody Ringing out on her accordion Down at Berri de Montigne
Listen to her play Listen to it ringing through the whole subway Listen to her play Throw a dollar or two her way She's the singer of the sacred heart
She's the singer of the sacred heart
from Out of the Blue ©1994 Word of Mouth Music
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