Lena - Brazzaville

Lena’s a beauty queen

From far away in Moldova

She reads fashion magazines

Of movie stars in Europa

The men are so handsome

With smiles sweet as tangerines

She answered a wanted ad For waitresses maids and au pairs

She felt just a little sad

When it came time to leave her village

But she packed up her suitcase

And hugged her family at the door

Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh those summer days

Those bicycle trips in the rain

The local boys

The cheap champagne

To be back there again

She’d give just about anything

And she’d never leave her town again

Now she works 13 hours a day

In a room with a dirty mattress

She’d take all the pain away

But she can’t seem to find the courage

And the mornings are the hardest

The sunlight on the concrete floor

Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh David Brown- vox, muted guitar, toy piano

Richie Alvarez- piano

Brady Lynch- upright bass

Rifat Sultana-Momin- vox

Mariona Aupi- vox

Luna Cohen- vox