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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Left Banke
Performer
Al Gorgoni
12-String Acoustic Guitar
George Cameron
Harmony Vocals
Joe Mack
Bass
Michael Brown
Harpsichord
Steve Martin-Caro
Vocals
Tom Finn
Harmony Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mike Brown
Composer
Michael Brown
Songwriter
Tom Feher
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Harry Lookofsky
Producer
Lyrics
Barterers and their wives
Barterers and their wives
Trading, fading, taking, breaking
Barter away their lives
Crowding the city gates
Shunning the master's fate
Low decisions they envision
Cleaning the pauper's plates
In the marketplace changing commonplace friends
Come to banter on odds to meet their own ends
Barterers hold their own
Pinching on what they loan
After seeding, people pleading
Spending the heat alone
Who will sacrifice pride for being nice game?
He's in season, and that's the reason he came
Barterers and their trade
Lately fall back to fade
Every evening, packing, leaving
Counting on what they've made
Wifely cooking will keep them looking their best
As they smile and set out beguiling with jest
Barterers and their wives
Barterers and their wives
Trading, fading, taking, breaking
Barter away their lives
Written by: Michael Brown, Mike Brown, Tom Feher