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The Apartment Song

from Linn in Grey Lynn by Linn Lorkin

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A brownstone on a tree-lined street
Can make a city life seem sweet
And I the wandering troubadour
Was tenant of the parlour floor
For five good years and more
And the carved wooden stairs
Had seen ninety years
The kitchen was so very thin
That only one could cook therein
The bathroom was fantastic black
With antique tub and tile intact
Wish I could have it back
I could have it back
And I loved my apartment
That's where my heart went

(Chorus)
And the cold cold landlord
Took it away
And I'm sad sad sad
So sad every day


The living-room was Wedgwood blue
And jungle green the house-plants grew
With wooden shutters for the night
And lofty ceiling painted white
An Upper West Side height
And that old New York marvel
A fire-place with marble
And at the piano I would croon
The rubber tree enjoyed a tune
And now and then I held a salon
Punch concocted by the gallon
For the talented
All the talented
And I loved my apartment
That's where my heart went

(chorus)

And Mike had brushed the bedroom pink
But not the pink that you would think
And in my boudoir terra-cotta
I could lie in bed and potter
Think a lotta things
And on a quilt of white satin
Lovers were Latin
And sunlight shafted through the leaves
Of old and tough Manhattan trees
And squirrels raced the window-sill
And in the morning birds would trill
Wish I could hear them still
I could hear them still
And I loved my apartment
That's where my heart went

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from Linn in Grey Lynn, released January 1, 1995

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Linn Lorkin New Zealand

Brought up on farm in Tokoroa NZ, Linn Lorkin got her show-business start in Europe in the 70s. She started off singing in a low dive in Copenhagen and went on to play the prestigious Ronnie Scott's in London. She played piano-bar in NYC in the 80s and there became a prolific songwriter. Back in NZ she became one of the most versatile performers around, singing, touring and writing for many bands ... more

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