2003-08-19 New York, NY | Sin-é

Taper unknown; available for download from RespektOnline:

Patron Saint
"the devil come to Bethlehem"
Your Honor
Carbon Monoxide
Baobabs
Genius Next Door
Poor Little Rich Boy
Folding Chair
Making Records
Düsseldorf
Us
Ghost of Corporate Future
Secret Stash

2003-05-30 New York, NY | Sin-é

This show includes the debut performance of Uh-merica (with two friends providing background vocals), a performance of the untitled song 'the devil come to Bethlehem', and a classic mid-song improv during Dance Anthem of the 80s

Recorded by pattivill:

01)
02) Düsseldorf
03)
04) 'the devil come to Bethlehem'
05)
06) Poor Little Rich Boy
07)
08) Uh-merica
09)
10) 'dust to dust'
11)
12) Ghost of Corporate Future
13)
14) Dance Anthem of the 80s
15)
16) Your Honor
17)

The person with whom Regina says she would like to record Your Honor is Rachel Trachtenburg--at the time, the nine-year-old drummer for the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players.

"the devil come to bethlehem" (title unknown)

Written by: regina spektor

Available Recordings: Click to view

Lyrics (fan transcription):

joseph and mary are so bad
kissing in the park, kissing in the park, kissing in the park
he practices dentistry without a license
but it’s alright cause mary read the books and she’s got his back
they’re saving up for a trip to france
gonna leave the baby with one of the in-laws
just long enough to see the eiffel tower and back
wear red scarf and booze on the airplane

but the devil come to bethlehem
with a bible and an alarm clock
the devil come to bethlehem
and he ain’t afraid of the dark

joseph and mary are so sad
sitting in a park in paris, france reading the news and it sure looks bad
a pile of empty postcards on their laps
nothing bright to write and nothing good to send

but the devil come to bethlehem
with a bible and an alarm clock
the devil come to bethlehem
and he ain’t afraid of the darkness
is less frightening than
the nightness is less frightening than
the dark

joseph and mary are so dead
honest, it’s been years, it’s been years, it’s been many, many years
all their descendants are long buried and gone
their closest blood relative works in a philadelphia sears

walking on water in his own bathtub
turning that water to wine

the devil come to bethlehem
with a bible and an alarm clock
the devil come to bethlehem
he ain’t afraid of the darkness
is less frightening than
the lightness is less frightening than
the darkness is less frightening than
the lightness is less frightening than
the dark