Joni Mitchell – Carey Chords

The wind is in from Africa, last night I couldn’t sleep
Oh, you know it sure is hard to leave here Carey
But it’s really not my home
My fingernails are filthy, I got beach tar on my feet
And I miss my clean white linen and my fancy French cologne

Oh Carey get out your cane, and I’ll put on some silver
Oh you’re a mean old Daddy, but I like you fine

Come on down to the Mermaid Café and I will buy you a bottle of wine
And we’ll laugh and toast to nothing and smash our empty glasses down
Let’s have a round for these freaks and these soldiers
A round for these friends of mine
Let’s have another round for the bright red devil
Who keeps me in this tourist town

Come on Carey get out your cane, I’ll put on some silver
Oh you’re a mean old Daddy, but I like you

Maybe I’ll go to Amsterdam,
Maybe I’ll go to Rome and rent me a grand piano
And put some flowers ’round my room
But let’s not talk about fare thee wells now
The night is a starry dome
And they’re playing that scratchy rock and roll
Beneath the Matala Moon

Come on Carey get out your cane, I’ll put on some silver
Oh you’re a mean old Daddy, but I like you

The wind is in from Africa, last night I couldn’t sleep
Oh you know it sure is hard to leave here
But it’s really not my home

Maybe it’s been too long a time
Since I was scrambling down in the street
Everybody look for that clean white linen
And that fancy French cologne

Oh Carey get out your cane, I’ll put on my finest silver
We’ll go to the Mermaid Café, have fun tonight
I said, Oh, you’re a mean old Daddy
But you’re out of sight