SONG | ||
Mandy Goes to Med School | ||
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Artist | The Dresden Dolls | |
Written by | Amanda Palmer | |
Length | 4:39 | |
Album(s) | Yes, Virginia... |
Mandy Goes to Med School is a song by The Dresden Dolls.
History[]
Meaning[]
This song has been said to be about a back alley abortionist. The character, Mandy (Most likely referencing Amanda Palmer,) pays for her Medical School by giving abortions with a coat hanger.
Amanda Palmer also commented at a live performance that she hates being called "Mandy."
Lyrics[]
- I've been feeling dull as a coat hanger
- Pretty as a picture of a patient on a fresh iv
- Giddy as a gangbanger with a set of sutures where his magic johnson ought to be
- Yes i'll tell you just the thing you need to be the next big thing
- Let's start in with a test of your intelligence
- And zest for the counter-productive
- Up and down and roundabout and out the back
- And keep your mouth shut tight
- The lights are staying out but no sweat i've got aim like a mack truck
- Guess how many fingers ok guess how many more I can fit there
- Guess right get the toaster but you know, miss, guessing gets you nowhere
- I've been baking cakes for the enemy
- I've been dying to find out the hard way
- Ive been taking friends to the alleyway
- Two down now but who's counting anyway
- Yes I can do everything you need from out of my new SUV
- All my work is guaranteed to last the length of your recovery
- Put away those pliers honey trust me cause I know the options
- How about a nine-month long vacation and a two-foot coffin
- I've been getting up close and intimate
- Some close calls but I'm getting into it
- In some states they say you can burn for it
- But I'll burn that bridge when I get to it
- It's not a bad thing
- To get professional
- It's got a nice ring
- Mandy goes to med school
- I've been taking tips from the government
- I've been getting damn good at hiding it
- Fifty bucks a month ought to cover it
- Two down now but who's gonna notice it
- And if you show up and I am unavailable
- My partner Brian would love to take care of you
- He is a nice man
- Thoroughly reliable
- He's in a rock band
- And he goes to med school
Release[]
- Yes, Virginia... - 2006
- Live at the Roundhouse - 2007