Kahimi Karie - David Hamilton

From the album Larme de Crocodile (1997). Mr. David Hamilton is photographing me Down among the lillies, down among the lillies Shooting with his Hasselblad beneath the willow tree One foot in the river, I'm bored and slightly chilly Thursday goes and then Friday goes And I long to strike another pose Rain begins to patter on the leaves Soft focus eroticism, hard photography Mr. David Hamilton and me Mr. David Hamilton is photographing me Like a pervert teacher with his languid creature Sketching out on adolescent sexuality When nature longs for culture, culture longs for nature His big umbrella flash gun goes He comes to rearrange my clothes I must make sure that my big legs are seen Romanticism, classicism, soft pornography Mr. David Hamilton and me In the south of France I hear He keeps a house for waifs and strays Where teenage girls like me can come and learn Stay in bed til three o' clock Or lounge about with nothing on He only asks for photos in return Member of the Royal Photographic Society Mr. David, really, don't you think it's silly? A tank of liquid nitrogen, a cloud of carbon snow Just to gild the lilly, just to gild the lilly But if this lazy suffering Can bring erection to the lap Of just one man, it hasn't been in vain Mr. David Hamilton is photographing me Leaves begin to patter on the rain Sunday goes and then Monday goes And I long to strike another pose A cow begins to nibble at my dress Romanticism, classicism, soft pornography Mr. David Hamilton, I guess