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Sweet Petunia

by Sweet Petunia

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1.
Mary May 02:51
Tea kettle whistlin’ Hushed murmur sigh Baby hairs curlin’ Silent night cry Sweet talk-talk-talkin’ Hurricane blow Been away so long Won't you come home? Won't you come home to me, I've been so alone Flowers grow, and then wilt, And I'm still on my own There's a chill in the air Just your voice through the phone Jesus Christ, Mary May, Won't you please come on home? Kick drums keep kickin’ Leaves skitter down streets Keep prayin’ to God That your soul I might keep Dogs tuck in their tails Snow sits on the sill Sugar rotting my teeth And I'm missin’ you still Won't you come home to me, I've been so alone Flowers grow, and then wilt, And I'm still on my own There's a chill in the air Just your voice through the phone Jesus Christ, Mary May, Won't you please come on home? I keep seein’ your face Round every street sign My heart stops, I swear, It's shiverin’ my spine And I swear, Mary May, I've never missed you more Than last Saturday When you walked through my door Won't you come home to me, I've been so alone Flowers grow, and then wilt, And I'm still on my own There's a chill in the air Just your voice through the phone Jesus Christ, Mary May, Won't you please come on home? Won’t you come home to me I;ve been so alone Ive followed you here But theres nowhere to go There's a chill in the air Just your voice through the phone Jesus Christ, Mary May, Won't you please come on home? Home home
2.
Daydream 01:52
I went walking down to see the river Wondered if I’d find something new I went walking down to see the river and I stumbled on some treasure in the pleasant form of you Said it was your first time at the river Were wondering if you’d find something knew You said imagine my excitement when I came here and I stumbled on some treasure in the pleasant form of you Held my hand when we crossed the river You kissed my lips and that was something new Now we’re walking arm in arm and it’s magic just to stumble on some treasure in the pleasant form of you When I saw you Time stood still Never knew that love Could be the answer Now we go awalking to the river Every day we find something new I’m so happy that I met you and you love me and I found some treasure in the pleasant form of you
3.
Daisy 02:50
Daisy, I’m not your girl Don’t try to talk to me like I’m your world With your flashing smile, and your head of curls Oh Daisy, I’m not your girl When I met you it felt like a new guitar And I’d strum it sweetly; we went near and far Your words were butter, mine were black as tar And when you listened to me I could feel your heart Daisy, I’m not your girl Don’t try to talk to me like I’m your world With your flashing smile, and your head of curls Oh Daisy, I’m not your girl But I never meant to hurt you, my dear friend And it breaks my heart to watch you play pretend So I’ll let you shut me out once again And I’ll let you believe you controlled this end Daisy, I’m not your girl Don’t try to talk to me like I’m your world With your flashing smile, and your head of curls Oh Daisy, I’m not your girl I’ll be driving your way home late at night Not a thought of what you said left in my mind And when my friends will mention you I’ll smile I’m just another sob story for your file Daisy, I’m not your girl Don’t try to talk to me like I’m your world With your flashing smile, and your head of curls Oh Daisy, I’m not your girl
4.
Tiny Boxes 03:08
Thinking back to when I was young And the world It was huge, I was strong I couldn't lose. Hadn't yet learned to hold my tongue How was I supposed to see The way that girls are meant to be? How was I supposed to know If nobody had taught me so? I shut my mouth and closed my eyes If they told me Not to speak, I would laugh And I would shriek! And never show them the tears I cried How was I supposed to care When all the rules were so unfair? If a loud girl will be labeled a bitch Then I'm a bitch and I'm proud of it! So don't test my patience I just can't take it All you old bigots And your tiny boxes I wanted to be one of the boys But I learned Even then The world would never Be my friend And they'd only treat me like a toy How am I supposed to live In a world with so much hate to give? How am I supposed to stay Silent when I've got shit to say? So don't test my patience I just can't take it All you old bigots And your tiny boxes Supposed to hide in the crowd But I wanna be proud of who I am I'm gonna scream it out loud I'm gonna scream it out loud So don't test my patience I just can't take it All you old bigots And your tiny boxes.
5.
Sittin on the front porch in my own pers’nal heaven Listenin to my uncles count five six seven As we all join together and sing gram’s favorite song The one about flying away when life’s troubles are too strong And we danced around the field shedding hair pins like a dog And we sang the songs that made us feel like we’d never grow old And we held our hands and raised our heads and said to no one at all God bless our sweet petunia’s and heaven save us all I remember the first time that I joined in the band I sang a song with just one chord but everybody still gave a hand Mom and dad they both we’re lookin so proud Even though I messed and my strumming was to loud And we danced around the field shedding hair pins like a dog And we sang the songs that made us feel like we’d never grow old And we held our hands and raised our heads and said to no one at all God bless our sweet petunia’s and heaven save us all

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Heaven save us all.

Vocals and Guitar: Mairead Guy
Vocals and Ukelele: Madison Simpson

Sweet Petunia would like to thank the following people for their love, support, and influence while recording this ep:

Jon Organ
Curtis Heimburger
Alex, Ekko, Madeline, & Meme
Montreal Boys & Justin
Corinne Burch
Kelsie Ward
Whine and Cheese Club
Matt Skoby & Gabe Cohen
Carolyn Parrott
Greg Liszt
Our Parents & Siblings
+ rob

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released December 8, 2018

All Songs by M. Guy and M. Simpson
Audio Engineer Jonathan Organ

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Sweet Petunia Boston, Massachusetts

Listening to queer freak folk duo Sweet Petunia for the first time, many are blown away by the interchanging vocal lines of Madison Simpson & Mairead Guy. Unbelievably, the two are not related, though their voices are almost indistinguishable from each other. These brother harmonies lead Sweet Petunia through many shifting genres, melding traditional folk sensibilities with a distinct punk flare. ... more

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