Jubilee Street - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

On Jubilee street there was a girl named Bea

She had a history, but she had no past

When they shut her down the Russians moved in

Now I’m too scared, I’m too scared to even walk on past

She used to say:

All those good people down on Jubilee Street

They ought to practice what they preach

Here they ought to practice just what they preach

Those good people on Jubilee Street

And here I come up the hill

I’m pushing my own wheel of love

I got love in my tummy and a tiny little pain

And a ten ton catastrophe on a 60 pound chain

And I’m pushing my wheel of love on Jubilee Street

Ah

Look at me now

The problem was she had a little black book

And my name was written on every page

Well, a girl’s gotta make ends meet

Even down on Jubilee Street

I was out of place and time, and over the hill, and out of my mind

On Jubilee Street

I ought to practice what I preach

These days I go downtown in my tie and tails

I got a fetus on a leash

I am alone now, I am beyond recriminations

The curtains are shut, the furniture is gone

I’m transforming, I’m vibrating, I’m glowing

I’m flying, look at me now

I’m flying, look at me now