Don the Parishioner

Here is a SUNO adaptation of one of the earliest digital recordings I have (link at bottom of post) - so early it is a room recording, not properly mixed.

I was going through a Bob Dylan phase, so I guess this is meant to have a Basement Tapes flavor (so I cued up Suno to sound like The Band).

https://suno.com/song/bbf23287-d758-4cb3-aae9-657cb8e6ee6f

DON THE PARISHIONER

[Verse 1]

She was sweet but fallen a little low 

On the karmic wheel she was an albino black crow

With the wind at her beak and her beak on her back

She sent me sailin' home in a holy top hat

Doin' a tap dance and chittin' the chat

Sayin' all this etcetera and imagine that

[Chorus]

Tell it all to Don the Parishioner

When he comes ain’t no one gonna fear

Tell it all to Don the Parishioner

He only comes round every Chinese new year

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]

He was a cannibal but eatin' some bread

I was just happy to be keeping my head

Blowin' my brain while washin' my mind

I feel like Einstein back in roman times

I may be a gambler while I skate on a dime

Ain't nothing doin' cause I’m wastin' my rhymes

[Chorus]

Tell it all to Don the Parishioner

When he comes ain't no one gonna shove

Tell it all to Don the Parishioner

He put a knife in the hand of a dove

[Instrumental]

[Bridge]

So whats it all mean this hear machine

I hear it means something but words are getting lean

Shootin' the shit while parsin' phrases in bed

She took all of us in and made us eat soup with no bread

She’ll run away tomorrow with Don in her purse

And as I watch from my window I’ll sing them a curse

[Chorus]

Tell it all to Don the parishioner

When he comes ain't no one gonna fear

Tell it all to Don the parishioner

Only comes around every Chinese New Year

Original Demo:

https://soundcloud.com/sean-swindler/14-don-the-parishioner-2003-0