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Ribs And Terrors

from JJ vs the Digital Whale by Louis Landry

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lyrics by Herman Melville

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RIBS AND TERRORS
Music by LL
Lyrics adapted from Herman Melville (p.d.)

The ribs and terrors of the whale
Arched over me a dismal gloom
While all God's sunlit waves rolled by
And lifted me deepening down to doom

I saw the opening mouth of hell
With endless pain and sorrow there
Which none but they that feel can tell
Oh, I was plunging to despair

CHORUS:
My songs forever shall record
That terrible, that joyful hour
I give the glory to my love
Hers all the mercy and the power

In black distress I called to you
When I could scarce believe you mine
You bowed your ear to my complaints
No more the whale did me confine

(CHORUS x2)

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from JJ vs the Digital Whale, released July 31, 2015
Curtis Eller: Banjo. William Dawson: Bowed acoustic bass. LL: vocals, melodica, accordion, synthesizers, programming, drum set.

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