Share THE BALLAD OF ERICA LEVINE

(Bob Blue)



When Erica Levine was seven and a half

Up to her door came Jason Metcalfe

And he said "Will you marry me, Erica Levine?"

And Erica Levine said "What do you mean?"

"Well my father and my mother say a fellow ought to marry

And my father said his brother, who is my Uncle Larry

Never married and he said Uncle Larry is a dope---

So will you marry me?" Said Erica,"Nope."

"My piano teacher's smart, and she never had to marry

And your father may be right about your Uncle Larry,

But not being married isn't what made him a dope.

Don't ask me again, 'cause my answer's 'Nope'."



When Erica Levine was seventeen

She went to a dance with Joel Bernstein,

And they danced by the light of a sparkling bobby sock,

'Cause the theme of the prom was the history of Rock.

And after the prom, Joel kissed her at the door,

And he said "Do you know what that kiss was for?"

And she said "I don't know, but you kiss just fine."

And he said "What it means is that you are mine."

And she said "No, I'm not!", and she rushed inside

And on the way home, Joel Bernstein cried

And she cried, too, and wrote a letter to 'Ms.',

Saying"This much I know: I am mine, not his."



When Erica Levine was twenty-three

Her lover said "Erica, marry me.

This relationship is answering a basic need

And I'd like to have it legally guaranteed.

For without your precious love I would surely die

So why can't we make it legal?" Said Erica, "Why?

Basic needs, at your age, should be met by you;

I'm your lover, not your mother---let's be careful what we do.

If I should ever marry,I will marry to grow,

Not for tradition, or possession or protection. No!

I love you, but your needs are a very different issue."

Then He cried, and Erica handed him a tissue.



When Erica was thirty, she was talking with Lou,

Discussing and deciding what they wanted to do.

"When we marry, should we move into your place or mine?

Yours is rent-controlled, but mine is on the green line."

And they argued and they talked, and they finally didn't care

And they joined a small cooperative near Central Square.

And their wedding was a simple one, they wanted it that way.

And they thought a lot about the the things that they would

choose to say.

"I will live with you and love you, but I'll never call you mine."

Then the judge pronounced them married, and everyone had wine.

And a happy-ever-after life is not the kind they got,

But they tended to be happy more often than not.



(Recorded by Bob Blue, Kim Wallach, Frankie Armstrong)

Copyright Bob Blue

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