Saint Monica

by Janice Francis-Smith

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I found some money in a coat pocket
Guess I'll be able to go out tonight
Consider it a gift from Saint Monica
Patron of drunkards and mistreated wives
She's just the girl to handle all my pain
So I'm name-dropping her whenever I'm prayin'
I need you Monica my patron saint to
Please intercede for me
Monica won't you plead for me

I found some money in a coat pocket
Like manna from heaven, like water to wine
Feels like I've been bestowed a great blessing
Not just rediscovering what always was mine
Right now it'd be a blessing to forget
I need a stiff drink and a clove cigarette
Someplace too dark to see my face is wet
Won't you please intercede for me
Monica won't you plead for me

I found some money in a coat pocket
Guess I'll be able to go out tonight
I can't believe that I would lose track of a
Couple of twenties when money's so tight
You drink alone and it goes twice as far
And only one fits on this stool at the bar
So here's to Monica wherever you are
Won't you please intercede for me
Monica won't you please, please
Please intercede for me
Monica won't you plead for me

I found some money in a coat pocket
I found some money in a coat pocket

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released March 14, 2024

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Janice Francis-Smith Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Janice Francis-Smith is an award-winning songwriter and poet based in Oklahoma City.

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