Anny Celsi
‘TWAS HER HUNGER BROUGHT ME DOWN



No it ain’t the fall that kills you, it’s your meeting with the ground
Twas her beauty that bewitched me
Twas her hunger brought me down
I had money and position, silver watch to keep my time
Trusting wife and pretty children. When I met her I was fine
Twas her engine that propelled me and soon we were city bound
Twas her beauty that derailed me
Twas her hunger brought me down
I took twenty thousand dollars, where it went I can’t explain
I’d be richer had I thrown it from the window of the train
Beauty needs so much attention, hunger does not compromise
Soon the city was our prison, I fell further in her eyes
No it ain’t the fall that kills you, it’s your meeting with the ground
Twas her beauty that befell me
Twas her hunger brought me down
Carrie, come look out the window, someone’s fallen in the square
Men can look so foolish, can’t they? How do you guess he got there?
Roses waiting at the stage door, carriage waiting in the snow
Bowl of soup down at the mission but I’ve lost the heart to go
Just a quarter for the room, sir, and a nickel for the gas
Just a place to disappear, all good men must come to pass
No it ain’t the fall that kills you, it’s your meeting with the ground
If it’s beauty that compels you, then it’s hunger brings you down
Twas her hunger brought me down