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
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
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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Ritter, Josh Lillian, Egypt Comments
That's ma horse <3 10 years ago I can't believe it.
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.
Lillian's actually pretty cute.
Lillian is the name of my niece. I can’t imagine one that isnt beautiful.
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
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.
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.
where did this come from? Hahaha this is funny- love it
Someday I'm going to head out west and have Josh Ritter in my head all the time.
3:01-3:04 "All Hell done broke loose!"
What the hell is wrong with these 9 people? Great video, awesome song.
This sounds slightly different from the album version....I like it.
sooooooooo good
I love this video :)
Endearingly jaunty little ballad, and the video is a perfect companion (much like the actual Lilian).
why is it called Egypt anyway
??? O.o
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!
very cute
rip lillian chason
Why is the video called Lilian, Egypt??? were they in Egypt before they went to the west??
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.
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
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
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...
i agree
I love Josh Ritter don't get me wrong but cute is not something that makes an artist.
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.
you're a fuckign moron spannerotoole
He's nothing like Dylan.
yah i noticed the song is a different version... it still rules
this video is awesome!
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.!!
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
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.