Blues 3

Albert Oehlen, Untitled (2000) computer collage

Lyrics

Three thousand tons of canned meat One thousand tons of rice Dry your eyes, little one You're someone's son And they have to love you

A black hole Days at night, days at night, days at night

CK jeans, black jumpsuit, yellow mask CK jeans, black jumpsuit, yellow mask

Never get old to say All green, all gloom All moss and lichen

Never get old to say All green, all gloom Moss and lichen

We love our football team Bomb sniffing dogs on their night off

All along the spine Down

Don't worry, old man We'll plant your fruit tree in the new land Children will eat of its fruit But you won't be there 'Cause you'll be dead, you old coot

Chronology

• Blues, Hollers and Hellos
  • Mayo Thompson - vocals

Interpretations

• "CK jeans" refers to Calvin Klein brand jeans
• The guitar riff at the beginning resembles that of Dairymaid's Lament
• The sound at the end of the song resembles a dial tone