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A Cautionary Song (3:08)

Cover of Castaways and Cutouts

From Castaways and Cutouts and 8 other releases

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  • houghster27

    a song to sum up the decemberists

    16 Feb 11:17pm Reply

  • smashfest

    Decemberists Tactic #42: Use perfectly lovely melodies to hide absolutely horrifying lyrics [3]

    19 Jul 2012 Reply

  • stranging

    Decemberists Tactic #42: Use perfectly lovely melodies to hide absolutely horrifying lyrics [2]

    4 Apr 2012 Reply

  • davidbowiegirl

    Good song

    16 Jan 2012 Reply

  • Arc_Of_Fire

    Decemberists Tactic #42: Use perfectly lovely melodies to hide absolutely horrifying lyrics.

    16 Dec 2011 Reply

  • clockworkwombat

    i must have been in 3rd grade... and i thought this song was very naughty.

    22 May 2011 Reply

  • talkloud

    The most elaborate Your Mom joke I've ever seen

    13 Mar 2011 Reply

  • REDBATTLESHIPS

    first I thought this was a totally lovely innocent song until I really listened to the lyrics. but what I don't understand is why do they have to gag her... THAT REALLY ISN'T NECESSARY...

    22 Dec 2010 Reply

  • lambdizzle

    Could see this story on Maury.

    16 Sep 2010 Reply

  • chronicplutonic

    at first i was like.. la la la.. then i was like holy shit O.o

    28 May 2010 Reply

  • psykatty

    remember what she does when you're asleep [2]

    7 May 2010 Reply

  • the_poosh

    As amazing as that overreaction below me is, this song is even MORE amazing. Does anyone else taste the delicious tones of the Mariner's Revenge Song in this?

    28 Mar 2010 Reply

  • cankerblossome

    MrRedwood, duuude... "being quite that naughty"?? This song is about the prostitution/rape of a woman in desperate poverty: "A gag is placed between her lips/ To keep her sorry tongue from any speaking, or screaming/... And they tell her not to say a thing/ To cousin, kindred, kith, or kin, or she'll end up dead/ And they throw her thirty dollars and return her to the harbor/ Where she goes to bed, and this is how you're fed" - this is not about a "naughty" mother, what the hell kind of slut-shaming, victim-blaming talk is that? Be a little more sensitive when commenting on songs about shocking abuse, please.

    28 Mar 2010 Reply

  • MrRedwood

    I have trouble imagining my mother being quite that naughty.

    11 Feb 2010 Reply

  • CourtneyS311

    what kind of sweet sweet amazingness is this?!?!

    14 Oct 2009 Reply

  • yara_gilmore

    Oh man, I wish I'd seen them play this live.

    12 Oct 2009 Reply

  • se-renity

    Interesting story

    1 Apr 2009 Reply

  • DixonHill

    remember what she does when you're asleep.

    10 Mar 2009 Reply

  • Slobbers

    i fucking remember what she did to me when i was asleep. it was orrible.

    17 Mar 2008 Reply

  • xthedistance

    creepy.

    13 Feb 2008 Reply
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