Written by: Music by Nora Balaban, Lyrics by Jean Zimmerman
I sold my baby to the swamp monsters
I sold my mother to a hall of mirrors
I sold my father to Detroit's burning air
I sold my sister to velvet codpiece
I sold my brother to a hive of bees
I sold my best friend to a red hat with feathers
Chorus: THE TRADER
I sold my childhood sweetheart to the sound of spring wind
I sold myself down the river to return
I sold my song to a lamb
I sold my husband to a hand of gin
I sold my love to the sonic boom
I sold my pride to a blue ox
I sold my heart to the roman amphitheatre
I sold my feet to a ragwoman in a box
I sold my breasts to wild men in Borneo
I sold my dreams to a solemn audience
credits
from Remembering The Future,
released April 24, 2010
Music: Nora Balaban
Lyrics: Jean Zimmerman