Red Right Ankle Lyrics - Her Majesty - Decemberists

This is the story of your red right ankle 

And how it came to meet your leg 

And how the muscle, bone, and sinews tangled 

And how the skin was softly shed 

And how it whispered "Oh adhere to me 

For we are bound by symmetry 

And whatever differences our lives have been 

We together make a limb." 

This is the story of your red right ankle. 

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This is the story of your gypsy uncle 

You never knew 'cause he was dead 

And how his face was carved and rift with wrinkles 

In the picture in your head. 

And remember how you found the key 

To his hideout in the Pyrenees 

But you wanted to keep his secret safe 

So you threw the key away. 

This is the story of your gypsy uncle. 

This is the story of the boys who loved you 

Who love you now and loved you then 

And some were sweet, and some were cold and snuffed you 

And some just laid around in bed. 

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Some had crumbled you straight to your knees 

Did it cruel, did it tenderly 

Some had crawled their way into your heart 

To rend your ventricles apart 

This is the story of the boys who loved you 

This is the story of your red right ankle.