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I Would Read

from Odes And Minuets by Duckspeak

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I would read, I would read you to sleep,
I would read, I would read you to sleep,
And when you were so scared of all that humid air,
I would read, I would read you to sleep.

I would read, I would read you to sleep,
Just so you felt like you were there with me,
And you were in danger of the Earth swallowing you whole,
So I’d read, so I’d read you to sleep.

And all of those books that were set in the winter,
Couldn’t prepare you for the cold,
And all of those stories about weak men,
Should have prepared you for,
Prepared you for me.

I would sing, I’d sing you to sleep,
I would sing, I’d sing you to sleep,
And when you would cry that you’d choke to death on the sky,
I would sing, I would sing you to sleep.

I would sing, I would sing you to sleep,
And you would whisper to me,
“The city of angels will be the death of me!
So please sing, please sing me to sleep.”

But all of those songs that I used to sing,
Haven’t aged very well over time,
And now when you hear them you just laugh and reply,
“Oh, the sixties were such a strange,
Strange time!”

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from Odes And Minuets, released June 9, 2012

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Duckspeak Brooklyn, New York

Duckspeak is an NYC-based folk-rock band. Originally a solo project for singer-songwriter Giovanni Colantonio, they have since expanded out into a full 4-piece featuring Doug Linse (guitar), David Flamm (bass), and Greg Schulz (drums).

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