Issa(pronounced eeee-sah) (formerly known as Jane Siberry, born October 12, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is most famous for her early 1980s new wave hits such as "Mimi on the Beach", "I Muse Aloud" and "One More Colour". Internationally, she is best known for her 1993 album When I Was a Boy.Following the commercial failure of her 1995 album Maria, Siberry founded her own independent label, Sheeba Records. She has released all of her subsequent material on that label. Her public profile has been lower since she became an independent artist; however, she retains a devoted cult following. Early in 2006, she closed her Sheeba office, then sold and gave away nearly all of her possessions -- including her home and instruments.
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Jane Siberry

I want a good deal
better if it's free
but I charge a lot
I want more money
don't work to work
just want more pay
cut corners here
make more that way

(meanwhile...)

i work in a large room
(i work in a room that's large and bare)
i'm at this workbench every day
(i never miss a day)
i keep my tools very organized
(I have a special place
for all my tools)
this tinny radio is all i play
(i love music)

i'm working on this new invention
(and i'm really, really excited about it)
i think it needs something extra here
(in the evenings i read tool catalogues)
i'm studying the grain of my workbench
(i can fix anything you like)
i'm humming a tune while i wait
for the answer to appear
when i get stuck i go fishing
put in the clutch so to speak and glide
i coast among the rabble
and the right words
in my work i take great pride

(meanwhile...)

i need more things
i need more money
don't want to work
want things for free
cut corners here
make more that way
i have no pride
the world is unfair
wah...

my shop is a long meadow
in a winding landscape
in a series of elevations
with a few cows
and a babbling brook

i love to do what i love to do
this excludes anything i don't like to do
the pleasure is in the peace of mind
the pleasure is mine
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