Matthew Hobbs - Suicidal Shrubbery

from The People Have Songs - Volume 1 by Various Artists

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I was in love with a girl who gave me a beautiful orchid which I kept in my kitchen. Then one day she decided she didn’t want to continue our relationship. Next day the plant died. So every time I sing this I am simply asking ‘Why? Why? - Matthew Hobbs.

lyrics

Here’s my story, sad but true
About a pot plant I once knew
I met it at the nursery, took it home to stay with me
But soon its little leaves it shed
It shrivelled up, then dropped dead
Was it something that I said?
Why don’t my houseplants like me?

Next day I bought another one 
If plants had legs it would’ve run
This fern thought it would rather die
Than live with me, don’t ask me why
I treated it exactly right with water, fertiliser, light
But it didn’t make it through the night
Why don’t my houseplants like me?

Well soon the pattern was quite plain
Plants all treat me with disdain
Steadily decrease in size, refuse to photosynthesise
Oh, suicidal shrubbery it’s a mystery to me
This botanic conspiracy
Why don’t my houseplants like me?

I only wanted something to love
A pretty plant to call my own
A very special floral friend
To brighten up my empty home
But now the only thing that’s left of them
Is curled-up leaf and dried-up stem
Guess I’ll never come to terms
With anti-social angiosperms

But there’s just one thing that will make me calm
A plant that cannot come to harm
Now I’m shopping for a plastic palm
Why don’t my houseplants like me?

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from The People Have Songs - Volume 1, released August 12, 2020
written, sung & played by Matthew Hobbs

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Miguel’s a versatile singer, choral director & composer. His interests include folk & world music, political satire, the environment, trade unionism & the responsible enjoyment of alcohol. His songwriting embraces themes like peace & justice, the family cat, & visceral passionate attraction. His enthusiasm for recording community singing has let many people share the power of their songs. ... more

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