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The Butcher Boy​*​*

from The Butcher Boy by Leslie Rich

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lyrics

I am the butcher boy
I am the butcher boy
There are pieces of her that I haven’t seen yet
Bits of her are no good
Bits of her, they are no use
I’m beginning to wish I’d never taken a knife to it

Divide the body
From the soul
Divide the body
Inside the soul I’ll see what I can find

Wrap her heart in bows and string
Map her spin where the knife goes in
To reveal all the glistening and pretty, pretty things
Her inner beauty is nothing less
Than beautiful, now she’s all dressed
I’ve got the measure now of her unfaithfulness

Fingers and toes and bones and gristle
Pale white skin and good strong muscle
Eyes and nose and lips for kissing
But the soul
The soul is missing

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from The Butcher Boy, released January 22, 2021
Leslie Rich :: Guitar, vocals, and keyboards
Pete Boulger :: Drums, percussion, and keyboards
Atom Robinson :: Bass, vocals, piano, and organ
Piano intro on Butcher Boy written and performed
by Brian Shankey

© 2020 Rich, Boulger, Robinson and Elliott
Publishing Rocket Soul Music 2020

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Leslie Rich Minneapolis, Minnesota

Belfast born singer-songwriter, Leslie Rich grew up listening to a mix of punk, acoustic songwriters and traditional Celtic music. Inspired by artists like Luka Bloom and Throwing Muses, Leslie became a hard working solo performer in the bar scene. He founded the Rocket Soul Choir in 1994, mainly as an acoustic response to the heavy, guitar-driven, Irish bands cropping up at that time ... more

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