It was back in '32 when times were hardHe had a Colt forty-five and a deck of cardsStagger Lee He wore rat-drawn shoes and an old stetson hatHad a '28 Ford, had payments on thatSta...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
And no-one saw the carny goThe weeks flew byUntil they moved on the showLeaving his caravan behindIt was parked out on the south east ridgeAnd as the company crossed the bridgeWith...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
They call me The Wild RoseBut my name was Elisa DayWhy they call me it I do not knowFor my name was Elisa DayFrom the first day I saw her I knew she was the oneShe stared in my eye...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
(One, two, three, four)Well, your house is full of furnitureAnd your lovely heart is filledWith a million pretty little dreams that your daddyWell, he went and killedThere's a moun...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
The wintergreen, the juniperThe cornflower and the chicoryWell all of the words you said to meAre still vibrating in the airThe elm, the ash and the linden treeThe dark and deep, e...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
People just ain't no goodI think that's well understoodYou can see it everywhere you lookPeople just ain't no goodWe were married under cherry treesUnder blossom we made our vowsAl...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
We've laid the cables and the wiresWe've split the wood and stoked the firesWe've lit our town so there is noPlace for crime to hideOur little church is painted whiteAnd in the saf...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
As the snow fliesOn a cold and grey Chicago mornA poor little baby child is born in the ghettoAnd his mama criesCause there's one thing that she don't needIs another little hungry ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
The sun is high up in the sky and I'm in my carDrifting down into the abattoirDo you see what I see, dear?The air grows heavyI listen to your breathEntwined together in this cultur...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
I set out on MondayThe night was cold and vastMy brother sleptI left quite quietlyMy father raged and ragedMy mother weptMy life was like a riverAll sucked into the groundAnd then ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds