Songs Archives - Page 2 of 9 - Garrison Keillor

Thong Song — 2011

Posted on October 9, 2013 - Songs

To people raised in a railroad shack
It is known as your butt crack
To people of taste who are verbally deft
It is known as the gluteal cleft

Tailgate

Posted on October 9, 2013 - Songs

I’m a cool guy, real low-key,
Nothing much bothers me
I’m a lover, not a fighter or a hater
But one thing can make me shout

Sweet Corn

Posted on October 9, 2013 - Songs

When I come to the spring, the time of romance,
The season of amour
And I dig in the dirt and I set out the plants
And mix in the horse manure.

Sunday New York Times

Posted on October 9, 2013 - Songs

Thank you so much for coming
I wish I saw you more
Sorry I can’t offer lunch
I’ve got to shove you out the door

State Fair Blues

Posted on October 9, 2013 - Songs

It’s gettin’ on towards Labor Day
Summer’s come and goin’ on its way
Got a little time left to play
But no time to lose

Spider

Posted on October 9, 2013 - Songs

I am the man who takes out the garbage,
It’s a husband’s job, I know.
To take care of bees and catastrophes
Such as toilets that overflow

Spaghetti

Posted on October 9, 2013 - Songs

I’ve lived a lot longer than you
I’ve been around the block and learned a thing or two
You can dot your I’s and cross your t’s
But life is a series of low comedies

Small Talk

Posted on October 9, 2013 - Songs

I was only passing by
Saw you sitting alone
Music cranked up high
On your headphones

Slow Days of Summer — 2011

Posted on October 9, 2013 - Songs

Slow days of summer
In this old town
Sun goes across the sky
Sometimes a car goes by
There’s one right now.

Prelude (Here on a Spring Night)

Posted on October 9, 2013 - Songs

Here on a spring night in the sweet grass smell,
Drunk on the crickets and the starry sky,
Oh what lovely stories we could tell
With all these bright stars to tell them by.