Nov. 19791 viewer5.5K views
Choirgirl Lyrics
[Chorus]
Lookin' like a choirgirl
She's cryin' like a refugee
Lookin' like a choirgirl
She's cryin' like a refugee
[Verse 1]
One nurse to hold her
One nurse to wheel her down the corridors of healin'
Well I've been tryin', but she's crying like a refugee
[Verse 2]
Loves me like a sister
Loves me like an only child
Loves me like a sister
She loves me like an only child
[Bridge]
She's my connection, yeah!
I'll hold on, and never, never, never let her down
Cause she's alone, and she loves me like an only child
[Verse 3]
Suffer little children (suffer little children)
Send that little child to me (send that little child to me)
All day the doctor (all day the doctor)
He handles his responsibility
Lookin' like a choirgirl
She's cryin' like a refugee
Lookin' like a choirgirl
She's cryin' like a refugee
[Verse 1]
One nurse to hold her
One nurse to wheel her down the corridors of healin'
Well I've been tryin', but she's crying like a refugee
[Verse 2]
Loves me like a sister
Loves me like an only child
Loves me like a sister
She loves me like an only child
[Bridge]
She's my connection, yeah!
I'll hold on, and never, never, never let her down
Cause she's alone, and she loves me like an only child
[Verse 3]
Suffer little children (suffer little children)
Send that little child to me (send that little child to me)
All day the doctor (all day the doctor)
He handles his responsibility
[Chorus]
Lookin' like a choirgirl
Cryin' like a refugee
Lookin' like a choirgirl
Cryin' like a refugee
[Bridge]
She's my connection, yeah!
I'll hold on, and never, never, never let her down
Cause she's alone, and she's crying like a refugee
[Chorus]
Lookin' like a choirgirl
She's cryin' like a refugee
Lookin' like a choirgirl
She's cryin' like a refugee
[Outro]
Yes she is!
Lookin' like a choirgirl
Cryin' like a refugee
Lookin' like a choirgirl
Cryin' like a refugee
[Bridge]
She's my connection, yeah!
I'll hold on, and never, never, never let her down
Cause she's alone, and she's crying like a refugee
[Chorus]
Lookin' like a choirgirl
She's cryin' like a refugee
Lookin' like a choirgirl
She's cryin' like a refugee
[Outro]
Yes she is!
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Genius Annotation
Don Walker, who wrote this song, said that it was a song about abortion. At the time (1979 – 1980), this probably wasn’t apparent to many people, as the song received airplay on Australian radio stations that were owned by the Catholic Church.
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Credits
Producer
Writer
Piano
Bass
Drums
Vocals
Guitar
Recorded At
3–14 October 1979, Paradise Studios, Sydney
Released in
November 1979
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