Thumbsucker from MacBóchra by MacBóchra

Thumbsucker

Finegas caught the salmon
And he stuck it on a spit
He showed me how to cook the fish
And he left me minding it

I pressed my thumb against the flesh
To see if it was firm
Some boiling oil burned me then
And a blister formed

I sucked my thumb, I bit it to the bone
Now I know the knowledge that the wizard should’ve known
When my tongue touched that blister, with the knowledge of Goll my mind was blown
I didn’t want just a little, I bit it to the bone

With a flash my mind was reeling
Through all time it now has flown
See it shining in my eyes
They’re ripple rings of hazelnuts, falling in a pool below

I sucked my thumb, I bit it to the bone
I know the knowledge that the wizard should’ve know
My tongue touched that blister, with the knowledge of Gol my mind was blown
I didn’t want just a little, I bit it to the bone

Finegas caught the salmon
He stuck it on a spit
He showed me how to cook the fish
And he left me minding it

I pressed my thumb against the flesh
To see if it was firm
Some boiling oil burned me
Then a blister formed

And I sucked my thumb

Fios feasa faoi gheasa

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