Josaphine
Dispatch Lyrics

Ill go back to St. Johnsberry to breathe the air
The singer is headed back to St. Johnsberry where he met Josephine.

That's where I met a girl called Josephine
The singer met a girl named Josephine in St. Johnsberry.

They call her Josephine the Fair
Josephine is referred to as Josephine the Fair.

She had Manch Vegas written across her back
Josephine had Manch Vegas written on her back.

She just cut off all her hair
Josephine cut off all of her hair.

We shared a blanket by the tracks in Lebanon New Hampshire
The singer and Josephine shared a blanket by the tracks in Lebanon New Hampshire.

I have a scent a bed of dreams
The singer is comfortable in his dreams.

But I never felt so awake in my life
The singer never felt so alert and alive until he realized his jacket and Josephine were gone.

'Til I noticed my jacket was gone and so was Josephine
The singer noticed that Josephine had left, along with his jacket.

Josephine Josephine Josephine
The singer repeatedly calls out Josephine's name.

How come you ain't no where to be seen
The singer is questioning Josephine's whereabouts.

Soon after she musta had a change of heart
Josephine must have had a change of heart after leaving the singer and taking his jacket.

But as the train was catching up speed
As the train picked up speed, the singer felt like his feet were floating away.

Like seeing the moon in the middle of the day
The singer felt disoriented, like seeing the moon in the middle of the day.

When I heard her yelling 'Chicoree'
The singer heard Josephine yelling 'Chicoree'.

She was takin' off her jacket as she ran
Josephine was taking off her jacket as she ran away from the singer.

I said forget the jacket just gimme your hand
The singer wanted Josephine's hand more than his jacket.

I'm gettin' off at the first stop up in Canada
The singer is planning on getting off the train at the first stop in Canada.

She said it would be a while
Josephine warned the singer that it would take a while.

I said I'll wait
The singer is willing to wait for Josephine.

Keep the jacket just bring it to me someday
The singer tells Josephine to keep his jacket, but to bring it to him someday.

She had caught in the crowd
Josephine got lost in the crowd.

With the rain so loud
The rain was pouring loudly.

That you couldn't hear your up and down
The rain was so loud that you couldn't hear anything else.

Heart beat now
The singer's heart is now beating fast.

Did you come back to New Hampshire to stay?
The singer is asking if Josephine came back to New Hampshire to stay.

Did they catch you at the border
The singer wonders if Josephine was caught at the border.

And send you to back down?
The singer is wondering if Josephine was sent back down to where she came from.

Should I give up and stop lookin' around
The singer contemplates giving up on finding Josephine.

But I'm still waitin' for this day
The singer is still waiting for the day when Josephine returns.

Josephine the fair
The song ends with multiple repetitions of Josephine's name.