File Under: “Ex-Wives, Could Have Been Mine”

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• hooodathunkit September 14, 2018, 4:21 PM

  Lindsay was my first love
  She was in my class
  I would have loved to take her out
  But I was too shy to ask
  The fullness of my feeling
  Was never made clear
  But I send her my love
  And a bang on the ear

  Nora was my girl
  When I first was in a group
  I can still see her to this day
  Stirring chicken soup
  Now she’s living in Australia
  Working for an auctioneer
  But I send her my love
  And a bang on the ear

  Deborah broke my heart
  And I the willing fool
  I fell for her one summer
  On the road to Liverpool
  I thought it was forever
  But it was over within the year (oh dear)
  But I send her my love
  And a bang on the ear

  The home I made with Bella
  Became a house of pain
  We weathered it together
  Bound by a ball and chain
  It started up in Fife
  It ended up in tears
  But I send her my love
  And a bang on the ear

  Krista was a rover
  From Canada she hailed
  We crossed swords in San Francisco
  We both lived to tell the tale
  I don’t know now where she is
  Oh, but if I had her here
  I’d give her my love
  And a bang on the ear

  So my woman of the hearth fire
  Harbor of my soul
  I watch you lightly sleeping
  I sense the dream that does unfold…like gold
  You to me are treasure
  You to me are dear
  So I’ll give you my love
  And a bang on the ear

  —Mike Scott
  The Waterboys 1988

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• MarkInKansas September 14, 2018, 6:06 PM

  Good short video clips. I’d bet each of those women received a good dose of what they’ve earned.

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• Lovey September 14, 2018, 6:11 PM

  Aw, that’s sweet! A “bang on the ear” is an Irish term for an affectionate pat or kiss on the cheek or ear. “Fisherman’s Blues” is still my favorite.

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• Gordon Scott September 14, 2018, 7:44 PM

  I know a lot of Irish lore and phrases. I didn’t know that one!

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• Uncle Mikey September 14, 2018, 9:05 PM

  I’m not sure this Mike Scott isn’t just some sort of ear pervert

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• Jewel September 15, 2018, 2:15 AM

  I seriously need glasses. I misread the last line as “a bang on the car.”

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• Clayton in Mississippi September 16, 2018, 8:59 PM

  No, the lady in black wasn’t “my” first wife — but I think I once dated her mother!

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