The Janitor’s Boy Songtext
von Natalie Merchant

Oh I′m in love with the janitor's boy,
And the janitor′s boy loves me;
He's going to hunt for a desert isle
In our geography.

A desert isle with spicy trees
Somewhere near Sheepshead Bay;
A right nice place, just fit for two
Where we can live always.


Oh I'm in love with the janitor′s boy,
He′s busy as he can be;
And down in the cellar he's making a raft
Out of an old settee.

He′ll carry me off, I know that he will,
For his hair is exceedingly red;
And the only thing that occurs to me
Is to dutifully shiver in bed.

The day that we sail, I shall leave this brief note,
For my parents I hate to annoy:
"I have flown away to an isle in the bay
With the janitor's red-haired boy."