Ritter, Josh - Lillian, Egypt Lyrics






I remember back in Illinois I found her
The lily of the valley the lily of the West was a rose
The daughter of the biggest big town banker
He kept her like a princess, I stole her like the Fort Knox gold

She used to pour Four Roses like it was going down the chimney
Like the bottle was on fire or the boiler was about to blow
She's up on the table when we hit Missouri
Dancing with a movie man he was holding her a little too close

La didi da da da da da da da
La didi da da da da da da da

He made her the star of the silent movies
But all she did was mouth the words all she did was mouth the words, "Oh no!"
And he cast me as the villain as the sheriff's worst enemy
I practiced falling off of buildings and out windows

La didi da da da da da da da
La didi da da da da da da da

The last time I saw she was tied to the train tracks
I was up there with the extras riding on a tiger roan
The villain on the left with the studio mustache
Winking at Lillian, blowing kisses from the second row

La didi da da da da da da da
La didi da da da da da da da





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  1. T.... K....

    That's ma horse <3 10 years ago I can't believe it.

  2. a.... ....

    I listen to a lot of music and there are many awesome pieces of songs that stick it out in my mind but there are 2 that can never leave. 1 is the harmonica on peter pumpkinhead from the crash test dummies, and the 2nd is this piano solo going on in lillian,egypt". It's like the there is something so extremely pure happening here its hard to describe, but who knows I'm probably wrong.

  3. m.... ....

    Lillian's actually pretty cute.

    m.... ....

    Lillian is the name of my niece. I can’t imagine one that isnt beautiful.

  4. M.... F....

    I saw Josh live not too long ago, he was fantastic. Both live and in this video, he just comes across as this honest guy who wants to go up there and have fun doing amazing stuff

  5. t.... ....

    In fact..now that I think about it...I believe the entire album is an Ode To Lilith.

    Monster Ballads and In The Dark also draw from the theme of Lilith, and I'm guessing some of the songs may be centered around Lilith/Lilitu as well.

    Very interesting.

  6. t.... ....

    Always liked this song and John Ritter.

    I'm guessing this song is a modern day ode the the archetype Lilith or Lilitu.

    She was said to ride on the back of a donkey and her breasts suckled by a pig and a dog. This would also explain, in a round about way, the missing back of the donkey where Lilith is supposed to be sitting...and possibly the name 'The Animal Years' as well.

    Just a guess though. She's a very popular symbol/archetype in modern music.

  7. M.... P....

    where did this come from? Hahaha this is funny- love it

  8. T.... W....

    Someday I'm going to head out west and have Josh Ritter in my head all the time.

  9. B.... N....

    3:01-3:04 "All Hell done broke loose!"

  10. M.... ....

    What the hell is wrong with these 9 people? Great video, awesome song.

  11. l.... ....

    This sounds slightly different from the album version....I like it.

  12. n.... t....

    sooooooooo good

  13. S.... ....

    I love this video :)

  14. q.... ....

    Endearingly jaunty little ballad, and the video is a perfect companion (much like the actual Lilian).

  15. A.... S....

    why is it called Egypt anyway
    ??? O.o

    A.... S....

    There is a region of southern Illinois known as Little Egypt, and they have a number of towns named after Egyptian cities (Thebes, Cairo, etc.). I believe the song is inspired by that region. Cheers from 2017!

  16. X.... S....

    very cute

  17. B.... C....

    rip lillian chason

  18. N.... M....

    Why is the video called Lilian, Egypt??? were they in Egypt before they went to the west??

  19. B.... B....

    I just saw him on PBS last night and couldn't beleive I hadn't heard of him before either. Great...kind of like Dylan. The songs actually have decent words and meaning.

  20. H.... T....

    i met my gf in a high school event her names lillian and in this event i was known as egypt because it was the country i was representing... i love her... shes my soulmate

  21. b.... ....

    Most songs are stories... that doesn't mean the video has to be EXACTLY what the lyrics are saying... that's amateur... i'm not saying this is amateur, i just think it could have been better if it weren't dragging... my solution for the dragging would be seeing Josh singing and less of the story... (is it okay for people to be singing in music videos or should all videos be an exact interpretation of the lyrics?)...

    I know you're vote is for literal translations of lyrics into a video... boring

  22. b.... ....

    it's odd... i agree... but the video is unique and seemingly well done... something about it just doesn't click with the song... it's unfortunate but i'd kind of just like to see it really simplified... see Josh singing and playing inter-cut with this video... less of the dragging story and more of josh singing... i think that's my remedy...

  23. N.... R....

    i agree

  24. O.... P....

    I love Josh Ritter don't get me wrong but cute is not something that makes an artist.

  25. p.... ....

    I would never compare dylan and ritter. They are both brilliant in so many categories, but I really couldn't make the comparison.
    And dylan hit virtually every one of his notes, just because someone has a unique voice does not mean they can't sing. I love dylan's voice.

  26. a.... ....

    you're a fuckign moron spannerotoole

  27. p.... ....

    He's nothing like Dylan.

  28. e.... ....

    yah i noticed the song is a different version... it still rules

  29. E.... H....

    this video is awesome!

  30. d.... ....

    read dis
    There are 20 angels in this world
    10 are sleeping
    9 are playing
    1 is reading this

    put this on 4 video comments within 15 mins,if u do, sum one u love will surprise u sum how!! If u don't , u will lose ur love.!!

  31. i.... ....

    PLEASE DON'T READ THIS. You will get kissed on the nearest possible Friday by the love of your life. Tomorrow will be the best day of your life. However, if you don't post this comment to at least 3 videos, you will die within 2 days. Copy and paste this, to be saved

  32. B.... ....

    Great video! I downloaded Josh's newest album off of iTunes a couple weeks ago. It's fantastic. Best album I've heard in a long time.