Biography:
Geoff Berner (born 26 November 1971) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and accordionist. Predominantly a composer and performer of klezmer music, having proclaimed himself the "Avenging Angel of Klezmer", Berner's darkly humorous, insightful and satirical lyrics, as well as his cabaret live act, have gained him considerable underground acclaim and popularity throughout the world. He is often accompanied by Diona Davies on violin and Wayne Adams on drums. Frequent collaborators include Dan bern, Carolyn Mark, and The Corb Lund Band.
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Well I don’t know if you’ve noticed but lately it seems to me
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Almost as if things are not running exactly the way they ought to be
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It’s almost as if the falcon can hear the falconer just fine
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And the falconer’s telling the falcon to leave most of us to die
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Before you start to worrying, scratching at your skin all night
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Remember, when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
[Chorus 1]
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When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
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When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright, alright
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[Verse 2]
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Now there’s other people who have noticed that things are not quite right too
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These people, they are doing almost everything that they can do
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Some people are hoping for a real good revolution
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Other people are just hoping to die and go to Heaven
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Revolutionaries in Heaven eat at Schwartz’s and fuck all night
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And when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
[Chorus 2]
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When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
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When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
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The don (don!), don (don!), donkey, making everything alright
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The don (don!), don (don!), donkey, making everything alright, alright!
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[Verse 3]
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Donkey will protect the chickens from the predators of this land
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Polar bears shall all return to shake the donkey’s hand
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The donkey will kick and bray
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The donkey will kick and bray
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The donkey will kick and bray and the children will evolve
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Into donkey-human creatures full of intelligence and love
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Humanity shall awaken from its long, idiotic night
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Because when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
[Chorus 3]
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When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
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When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
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[Verse 4]
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So get yourself a drink and go and dance with a cutie
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Luxuriate in the terror of the violin’s risky beauty
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And when it’s time to pass the hat at the end of the night
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Remember, when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
[Chorus 4]
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When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
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When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
[Outro]
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The donkey, that’s the fundamental key
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To making everything turn out right
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D C D
[Verse 1]
D C D
Well I don’t know if you’ve noticed but lately it seems to me
D C D
Almost as if things are not running exactly the way they ought to be
D C D
It’s almost as if the falcon can hear the falconer just fine
D C D
And the falconer’s telling the falcon to leave most of us to die
D C D
Before you start to worrying, scratching at your skin all night
D N.C
Remember, when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
[Chorus 1]
D C D
When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
D C D
When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright, alright
D C D
D C D
[Verse 2]
D C D
Now there’s other people who have noticed that things are not quite right too
D C D
These people, they are doing almost everything that they can do
D C D
Some people are hoping for a real good revolution
D C D
Other people are just hoping to die and go to Heaven
D C D
Revolutionaries in Heaven eat at Schwartz’s and fuck all night
D N.C.
And when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
[Chorus 2]
D C D
When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
D C D
When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
D C D
The don (don!), don (don!), donkey, making everything alright
D C D
The don (don!), don (don!), donkey, making everything alright, alright!
D C D
D C D
D C D
D C D
[Verse 3]
D C D
Donkey will protect the chickens from the predators of this land
D C D
Polar bears shall all return to shake the donkey’s hand
D C D
The donkey will kick and bray
D
The donkey will kick and bray
D C D
The donkey will kick and bray and the children will evolve
D C D
Into donkey-human creatures full of intelligence and love
D C D
Humanity shall awaken from its long, idiotic night
D N.C.
Because when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
[Chorus 3]
D C D
When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
D C D
When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
D C D
D C D
[Verse 4]
D C D
So get yourself a drink and go and dance with a cutie
D C D
Luxuriate in the terror of the violin’s risky beauty
D C D
And when it’s time to pass the hat at the end of the night
D N.C
Remember, when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
[Chorus 4]
D C D
When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
D C D
When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
[Outro]
D C D
The donkey, that’s the fundamental key
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To making everything turn out right
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