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Samson & Delilah

by The Vermeers

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I've seen you toil in the fields Without horse, goat, or cow You didn't need those to plow You know my knees grew weak when I saw you pass by And my heart it skipped a beat when you looked me in the eye You introduced yourself All tall, dark, and handsome You said your name was Samson We spent that whole night painting up the town And when we parted ways I knew I'd see you around To think that I'll betray you When it started off so well Guess you never can tell Judgement is all cloudy when there's money on the line Like a bee with honey or a drunkard with his wine I soon left my valley And we became as one But it was ruined before it begun If I could do it all over again, maybe I'd change my ways And I would stand by your side until your dying day
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Delilah 02:22
Delilah, what's on your mind? Delilah, what's on your mind? You keep me worried, you keep me bothered all the time Delilah, what's on your mind? Delilah, don't do me that way Delilah, don't do me that way I'll be dreamin' of you all night and all day Delilah, don't do me that way Delilah, don't treat me unkind Delilah, don't treat me unkind My heart feels so sad 'cause I need you so bad Delilah, don't treat me unkind Delilah, let my hair hang low Delilah, let my hair hang low I'll give you more gold than your apron can hold If you'll just let my hair hang low
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Narrative 00:44
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her: "Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver."
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Her Moral 01:13
Gold, gold, gold, gold Bright and yellow, hard and cold Molten, graven, hammered, rolled Hard to get but light to hold Gold, gold, gold, gold Spurned by the young, but hugged by the old Hoarded, bartered, bought, and sold Stolen, borrowed, squandered, doled Gold, gold, gold, gold To the verge of the churchyard mold Price of many a crime untold Good or bad, a thousand fold Oh, how widely its agencies vary To save, to ruin, to curse, to bless
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I've wrestled with lions, defeated an army But for some reason you still astound me Tell me your secret, honey pie What makes you such a super guy? Bound me with bowstring, good and tight Then just maybe I'll lose all my might Give me the truth, tell me no lies You know I can see it in your eyes No razor should ever touch my head I'll lose my strength, the angel said I'll wait until you fall asleep Then into your quarters creep I gotta say that you're pretty mean Even for a Philistine With scissors in hand, to hair say goodbye You're gonna be a regular guy Now I'm surrounded, I see they've come for me Delilah, I thought that you adored me
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Puzzles 02:48
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Gold, gold, gold, gold Bright and yellow, hard and cold Hard to get, but light to hold Price of many a crime untold
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Dear G-d, please grant me the strength I'll only need it for a short length Swear to you I'll make it right Make the world safe for the Israelites Dear G-d, please grant me the strength I'm gonna tear this building Tear this building Tear this building Tear this building down
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Dear Samson 03:26
Dear Samson, I should have warned you in advance Hey Samson, you just never had a chance After all is said and done, you may think that I don't mean it It's been a long time coming, I really wish you'd seen it He gambled his life and he lost it to you He gambled his love and he lost it, it's true Dear Samson, you were in trouble from the start Hey Samson, sorry I went and broke your heart It wasn't all my fault, it was just society But if you want, just go ahead and blame it all on me You know you broke his heart and left his life a mess Just what you're capable of is anybody's guess Dear Samson, I should've let you run away Hey Samson, too bad you had to go and stay I would've let you go if you wanted to But I know you wouldn't believe if I'd told you we were through He gambled his life and he lost it to you He gambled his love and he lost it, it's true Dear Samson, I should have warned you in advance Hey Samson, you just never had a chance After all is said and done, you may think that I don't mean it It's been a long time coming, I really wish you'd seen it Dear Samson, I sit alone without a friend Hey Samson, if I could do it all again
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End Titles 01:04
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When legendary hero Samson (what a mensch!) falls head over heels for that farkakte Philistine Delilah, all Gehenna tears loose! Yes, it's the classic tale of lust, greed, and betrayal as only The Vermeers can tell it!

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released February 28, 2009

Matt Rasch - vocals, guitar, keyboard, jew's harp, tambourine
Jetty Rae - vocals, guitar
Nik McLane - guitar, keyboard, mandolin
Kevin Paul - guitar
Ryan Cole - percussion
Eric Jaqua - bass, vocals
Holly Keller - vocals
Jenny Bousquet - vocals, mandolin
Brad Winkler - banjo

All tracks written by M. Rasch; except 2 traditional, based on "Alberta", additional lyrics by M. Rasch; 4 music by E. Jaqua and R. Cole, words Judges 16:5; 5, 9 music by M. Rasch, lyrics from "Her Moral" by Thomas Hood (PD); 7 by N. McLane

Recorded at Plattdeutsch Studios
Mixed and engineered by Matt Rasch
Cover artwork by Matt Rasch
Produced by Vermeers, Ltd.

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Alt country meets indie folk pop meets rock 'n roll barn dance, The Vermeers have been doin' what they do since 2006!

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