She came from Miletus, she had a thirst for knowledge;
she ghost-wrote Pericles' funeral oration saying
Athens was Hellas' college,
that's where Ionians
mixed with Pelasgians;
she ghost-wrote Pericles' funeral oration saying
Athens was Hellas' college,
that's where Ionians
mixed with Pelasgians;
she told Pericles that her dad was loaded,
he said "In that case I'll act frugal in public
but at home, we'll have dough;"
and then in one Olympiad's time, she said
he said "In that case I'll act frugal in public
but at home, we'll have dough;"
and then in one Olympiad's time, she said
"I wanna tap the power of the common people,
those lads rowing for the Athenian Navy
and empire, wanna sleep with Alcmeaonid people,
I wanna sleep with squid-headed, wily leaders like you ..."
and so what else could Pericles do?
He said "I'll attack Samos then, honey, with triremes and crew."
those lads rowing for the Athenian Navy
and empire, wanna sleep with Alcmeaonid people,
I wanna sleep with squid-headed, wily leaders like you ..."
and so what else could Pericles do?
He said "I'll attack Samos then, honey, with triremes and crew."
He took her to the beach at Salamis
and said "We got the Persians here somewhere ...
so the Delian league started there."
He said "Oh, pretend you got no money,"
she just laughed and said "You're so funny."
He said "Yeah, but I can't see any of my Aegean subjects smiling."
"Are you sure...?"
and said "We got the Persians here somewhere ...
so the Delian league started there."
He said "Oh, pretend you got no money,"
she just laughed and said "You're so funny."
He said "Yeah, but I can't see any of my Aegean subjects smiling."
"Are you sure...?"
You wanna rule with common people?
You wanna do whatever common people vote?
Wanna city fairly nice to foreigners?
Wanna society open, clever and free ...
But the Spartans didn't understand ...
They just fought very well on land.
You wanna do whatever common people vote?
Wanna city fairly nice to foreigners?
Wanna society open, clever and free ...
But the Spartans didn't understand ...
They just fought very well on land.
Have a brothel, go to court,
teach rhetoric by the port,
drink some wine and play kottabos;
pretend you never caused the war on Samos;
still you'll never get it right,
cos you're a female, ostracised,
like your daddy was before,
and Pericles building a wall,
oh yeah;
teach rhetoric by the port,
drink some wine and play kottabos;
pretend you never caused the war on Samos;
still you'll never get it right,
cos you're a female, ostracised,
like your daddy was before,
and Pericles building a wall,
oh yeah;
you'll never live like the patriarchal
sons of Hellenic patriarchal religions do,
you'll never fail like a beleaguered leader,
you'll never move a treasury and take all the loot;
and the slaves dance and sing and screw
cos there's nothing else to do-hoo-hoo
aow!
sons of Hellenic patriarchal religions do,
you'll never fail like a beleaguered leader,
you'll never move a treasury and take all the loot;
and the slaves dance and sing and screw
cos there's nothing else to do-hoo-hoo
aow!
Sing along with your lyre, or 'cithara'!
Sing along and it might just get you through!
Laugh along with the Alcmaeonid people,
laugh along even though they're cursed
and their line ends with you,
and the historic things you do,
because you think being Athenian is cool.
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