"The Mona Lisa’s sister doesn’t smile
she tried to pose, but only
for a while
Leonardo sent her home
since then she has lived alone
with her few belongings
and a copy
of a painting of herself unhappy
she is going to burn it
when she’s ready
Chorus:
Get started...Start a fire
Get started...Start a fire
Marylin was lying all alone
with an empty bottle by the phone
Kennedy was not around
She was cold when she was found
but she’d gone were the
goddesses are sleeping
where the molten tougues
of flames are weeping
or when the angels
hearts are beating
chorus
Joan of Arc was burning at the stake
somebody had made a big mistake
She lit a cigarette
in an airport where you get
your fingers taken off
for smoking
meanwhile up the road a
factory is choking
the one’s who killed her
work there, I’m not joking
chorus...………
Graham Parker "Get Started, Start a Fire"
