Party Barge - Silver Jews

Father drove a steamroller

Momma was a crossing guard

She got rolled when he got steamed

And I got left in charge

Living in a little town with my pedigree in shards

I chopped down a weeping willow tree

And built this party barge

Ports of call, dayglo bait

Why not see a legend while it’s still being made?

Things get kind of squirrelly when you’re sleeping in the park

Jam too far propagating in the night

My colleagues and associates have kicked out all the lights

Like I said, they say, nothing stops a party barge

«This is lake directory, calling party barge

I’m on the phone with pump control, they say you are at large

Send us your coordinates, we’ll send a Saint Bernard»

Think it’s kind of squirrelly when you’re sleeping in the park

Chicken-fried pigeon in a Sonny James sauce

Satan’s jeweled lobster has your wife in its claws

Like I said, they say, nothing stops a party barge

«Send us your coordinates, I’ll send a Saint Bernard

Send us your coordinates, I’ll send a Saint Bernard

Send us your coordinates, I’ll send a Saint Bernard

This is lake directory, calling party barge»