Laurie Anderson — Sharkey’s Night – live

Sun's going down. Like a big bald head Disappearing behind the boulevard It's Sharkey's night It's Sharkey's night tonight Ahh, ahh, ahh (Sitting by the window, watching the snow fall Jump up!) Ooh, ai-ai-aiii Hey! And the manager says: "Sharkey? He's not at his desk right now Could I take a message?" Hey, kemosabe! Long time no see Hey sport You connect the dots You pick up the pieces Well I drove down to big DC And I walked into Room 303 And there they were The Big Boys And they were talking Big B Little O Little M Silent B They were saying Let's teach those robots how to play hardball Let's teach those little fellas a little gratitude Ai-ai-aiii, I love it Hey! What's that big noise from the sky? Sounds like thunder Nope! Sounds like the 4th of July Nope, wrong again! It's just those angels walking They're clomping around again Wearing those big clumsy shoes Ai-ai-aiii, I love it Deep in the heart of darkest America Home of the brave Ha ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! You've already paid for this Listen to my heartbeat