Laurie Anderson - On The Way To Jerusalem lyrics
[Laurie Anderson - On The Way To Jerusalem lyrics]
There was a devout nun
In the fifteenth century
Who decided to make a
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
And she belonged to an order that
Wore bags over their heads
And the Mother Superior told the
Nun that if she
Walked through the countryside with a
Bag on her head
She would scare people but the nun insisted
So the Mother Superior allowed to her
To walk around and
Around the cloister every day
For three years
Until she covered the equivalent distance
To the Holy City
At the end of her journey
The nun was so exhausted
That she collapsed a doctor was
Called after examining her
He announced that she was too weak to make
The return trip the nun died shortly after
In the fifteenth century
Who decided to make a
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
And she belonged to an order that
Wore bags over their heads
And the Mother Superior told the
Nun that if she
Walked through the countryside with a
Bag on her head
She would scare people but the nun insisted
So the Mother Superior allowed to her
To walk around and
Around the cloister every day
For three years
Until she covered the equivalent distance
To the Holy City
At the end of her journey
The nun was so exhausted
That she collapsed a doctor was
Called after examining her
He announced that she was too weak to make
The return trip the nun died shortly after
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