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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Norah Jones
Norah Jones
Vocals
Lee Alexander
Lee Alexander
Bass
Daru Oda
Daru Oda
Vocals
Kevin Breit
Kevin Breit
Mandolin
Performance Artist
Performance Artist
Vocals
Andrew Borger
Andrew Borger
Drums
M. Ward
M. Ward
Vocals
J. Walter Hawkes
J. Walter Hawkes
Trombone
Jesse Harris
Jesse Harris
Banjo
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Norah Jones
Norah Jones
Composer
Lee Alexander
Lee Alexander
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lee Alexander
Lee Alexander
Producer
Tom Schick
Tom Schick
Mixing Engineer
Yohei Goto
Yohei Goto
Assistant Engineer
Greg Calbi
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
We're an oyster cracker on the stew
And the honey in the tea
We're the sugar cubes, one lump or two?
In the black coffee
The golden crust on an apple pie
That shines in the sun at noon
We're a wheel of cheese high in the sky
But we're gonna be sinkin' soon
[Verse 2]
In a boat that's built of sticks and hay
We drifted from the shore
With a captain who's too proud to say
That he dropped the oar
Now a tiny hole has sprung a leak
In this cheap pontoon
Now the hull has started growing weak
And we're gonna be sinkin' soon
[Verse 3]
We're gonna be sinkin' soon
We're gonna be sinkin' soon
Everybody hold your breath 'cause we're gonna be sinkin' soon
[Verse 4]
We're gonna be sinkin' soon
We're gonna be sinkin' soon
Everybody hold your breath and down and down we go
[Verse 5]
Like the oyster cracker on the stew
The honey in the tea
The sugar cubes, one lump or two?
No thank you, none for me
We're the golden crust on the apple pie
That shines in the sun at noon
Like the wheel of cheese high in the sky
Well, we're gonna be sinkin' soon
Written by: Lee Alexander, Norah Jones
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