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Jessie Kilguss with John Kengla (guitar)

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There once was a lush garden
On the other side of the world
The people there were happy
Loved and took care of the earth

Worshipped many gods
Everything was in balance
Some white uptight people arrived
And were received without malice

When the big wave comes in
Strange and unfamiliar fishes
Will ride in on the dark ocean
And they will devour us

The missionaries came
To pray them all to death
Rip apart the ecosystems
Stop siblings from having sex

They squashed and squandered
Everything that was unique and true
Til Hawaii was just like New England
All Red White and Blue

When the big wave comes in
Strange and unfamiliar fishes
Will ride in on the dark ocean
And they will devour us

When the big wave comes in
Strange and unfamiliar fishes
Will ride in on the dark ocean
And they will devour us
When the big wave comes in
When the big wave comes in
When the big wave comes in

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The Bushwick Book Club Brooklyn, New York

We started in January 2009 playing songs written in response to Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions. We haven't stopped since. We've written & performed songs inspired by everything from "On The Origin of Species" to Dr. Seuss to Raymond Carver. There are BBCs popping up nationwide now. Bushwick Book Club Seattle started in 2010 & is run by Geoff Larson. Our nerdy dare-devilry knows no bounds. ... more

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