Naomi Lazard – Ordinance on Arrival (Nov. 12, 1975)

Welcome to you

who have managed to get here.

It’s been a terrible trip;

you should be happy to have survived it.

Statistics show that not many do.

You would like a bath, a hot meal,

a good night’s sleep. Some of you

need medical attention.

None of these are available.

These things have always been

in short supply; now

they are impossible to obtain.

Addenda:

This is not

a temporary situation;

it is permanent.

Our condolences on your disappointment.

it is not our responsibility

everything you have heard about this place

is false. It is not our fault

you have been deceived,

ruined your health getting here.

For reasons beyond our control

there is no vehicle out.

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In 2024 Canary released 31 new albums of which 14 were dedicated to early 20th century immigrants to the U.S. Included here are one track from each of 28 of them along with 8 tracks from the dozens added to previously released albums and one previously unreleased track.