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God Bless The Gumley Nuns

from The Attagirls EP by Greyhounds Greyhounds Greyhounds

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Rosalie missed chapel on the morning of the twelfth
And Sister Mary Thomas
Swore she’d give her hell
If that ever happened, we’re not really sure
Mary Thomas’s ruler stayed underneath the board

Sister Jude smoke cigars and she carried a pocket knife
We heard she did trapeze
And while falling she found Christ
She said: Girls, whether or not you’re called to God,
Whatever you do, give it everything you’ve got

And I don’t know how it started
Or when it will be done
But each time we get together we scream
God bless the Gumley nuns

And I don’t know if they’ll hear us
But from the top-top of our lungs
Each time we get together we scream
God bless the Gumley nuns

Sister Bernadette kept gin
In a small flask at her hip
And Marguerite she stole it, and we each had a sip
Bernadette she caught us
I tried to hide it in my dress
She said: girls, if you get curious
I keep the good stuff in my desk

Sister Anne was an Arsenal fan
Her rosary was red and white
When Michael Thomas scored she said
That’s when she saw the light

She said: girls, when it comes time to choose your lot
Whatever you do,
Give it everything you’ve got

And I don’t know how it started
Or when it will be done
But each time we get together we scream
God bless the Gumley nuns

And I don’t know if they’ll hear us
But from the top-top of our lungs
Each time we get together we scream
God bless the Gumley nuns

So girls let’s raise our pints up
Let’s sink another one
It’s so damn good to see you and sing
God bless the Gumley nuns

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from The Attagirls EP, released February 14, 2018
Written by Caroline O'Donoghue, Harry Harris and Ellie Cowan

Recorded under a railway arch in Deptford, and in a flat in Edinburgh.

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