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Animal

by Jean Rohe

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Words and music by Jean Rohe, 2021

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I make a garden for our kitchen
Start the seeds indoors in March
I warm 'em and water til they sprout
Take ‘em outside after the frost

O, the morning glory is beautiful
But it strangles the tomatoes and chives
So I pull the weeds to save the vegetables
It's the gardener who decides

Oo, body of an animal
Oo, power of a god

Last time I played a tour in Oregon
I was nauseous and my breasts were sore
Went to the Rite Aid in some mountain town
Dodged the skater kids at the door

There was a protest down on Main Street
Gorey signs held by men without a clue
I raged in the car as I called every clinic
In every town I would be passing through

Oo, body of an animal
Oo, power of a god
Power of a god

When I finally got back to New York City
I went to the clinic on Bleecker Street
It didn't hurt and it wasn't that scary
Everybody was so kind to me

And then I stepped out into that April morning
I saw what was and what could have been
I wrapped my arms around my lover
And felt like myself again

Oo, body of an animal
Oo, power of a god

Seven months later I sat in a hospital
Helplessly watching as my father died
I called out for mercy, kindness, a miracle
I don't always get to decide

Oh, the morning glory is beautiful
But it strangles the tomatoes and the chives
So I pull the weeds to save the vegetables
At least till wintertime

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released May 9, 2022
Jean Rohe - vocals / guitar / song

Recorded by Jake Lummus at Spin Recording Studios, Queens, NY
Mixed by Don Godwin at Tonal Park, Tacoma Park, MD
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Mastering
Illustration by Penny Kriebel
Design by Brad Kik

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Jean Rohe Brooklyn, New York

Jean Rohe writes one-of-a-kind narrative songs, concerned as much with the interior lives of her narrators as with the wider world outside them. She is a 2022 Brooklyn Arts Council Community Arts Grant recipient. Her latest full-length record as a bandleader, "Sisterly," won best Adult Contemporary Album at the Independent Music Awards in 2019. ... more

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