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Chris Thile's Song of the Week, "Monette and the Milkman," from our May 25, 2019 show. The band: Rachael Price, Josh Dion, Chris Eldridge, Alan Hampton, Alex Hargreaves, and Gabriel Kahane.

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Lyrics:

\\u201cMonette\\u201d
He whispers at the backdoor
\\u201cThis is just a trap your
Loving folks have set
But you don\\u2019t have to spring it
Gather up your things it\\u2019s
Time you placed your
Own bet\\u201d

Monette
Replies \\u201cboy don\\u2019t I know it
But I\\u2019d be disowned if
I just up and left
In the middle of the plan to
Raise our family\\u2019s standing
By what man I wed
My mom and his are in the parlor
Talking guest list dresses drinks and rings
My father asked his then he asked my father no one\\u2019s bothered asking me

So Milkman
Lover boy
Adam whatcha after
A partner
Or a pretty toy
Adam whatcha after
I\\u2019m almost scared ask \\u2018cause
What if you\\u2019re too scared to ask me too and\\u2014

\\u201cMonette
I\\u2019m after marrying a goddess
Giving her just cause to
Bless the day we met
Yeah we\\u2019ll be in San Diego
Spreading avocado
On our morning
Toast yet\\u201d

Monette
Replies \\u201cwell ain\\u2019t that nice
But dear a high society
Girl daren\\u2019t accept
Why don\\u2019t you run along and party
With those movie stars and
Give them my regrets
My mom and his are in the parlor
On to what our children\\u2019s names should be
My father asked his then he asked my father
And that\\u2019s quite enough for me\\u201d

Milkman

Loverboy

\\u201cMonette\\u201d
His heart sinks as he whispers
\\u201cWell I guess that\\u2019s it for
This huh please forget
That I so misunderstood us
As my train rolls good-guy-
-Like into the
Sunset\\u201d

Monette
Replies \\u201cChrist on a cracker
Hon, I\\u2019m kidding, packed, and
Not a bit upset
But since you couldn\\u2019t tell I\\u2019d
Chase your love to hell if
That were where it led

So Milkman
Lover boy
It\\u2019s off to California
I\\u2019m your partner
Your my pretty toy
And we\\u2019re off to California\\u201d