Mermaids Lyrics

I lay in the forest amongst the butterflies and the firefliesAnd the burning horses and the flaming treesAs a spiral of children climb up to the sunWaving goodbye to you an...Read Full Lyrics

O my o my, what a wretched lifeI was born on the day that my poor mama diedI was cut from her belly with a Stanley knifeMy daddy did a jig with the drunk midwifeWho's that yonder a...Read Full Lyrics

I thought I'd take a walk todayIt's a mistake I sometimes makeMy kids lay asleep in bedMy wife lay wide-awakeI kissed her softly on the browI tried not to make a soundBut with ston...Read Full Lyrics

Come sail your ships around meAnd burn your bridges downWe make a little history babyEvery time you come aroundCome loose your dogs upon meAnd let your hair hang downYou are a litt...Read Full Lyrics

In his boat and through the dark he rowedChained to the oar and the night and the wind that blowedHorribly 'round his earsUnder the bridge and into your dreams he soarsWhile you li...Read Full Lyrics

Oh, please don't send me outSaid the man with the hammer, hammering the anvilI been walking on a road of rocksAnd I keep on hammering, keep on hammering, keep on hammeringHammering...Read Full Lyrics

Just like a bird that sings up the sunIn a dawn so very darkSuch is my faith for youSuch is my faithAnd all the world's darkness can't swallow upA single sparkSuch is my love for y...Read Full Lyrics

Take a little walk to the edge of townAnd go across the tracksWhere the viaduct loomsLike a bird of doomAs it shifts and cracksWhere secrets lie in the border firesIn the humming w...Read Full Lyrics

Through the windswept coastal treesWhere the dead come rising from the seaWith a teddy-bear clamped between her kneesShe says, where can my loverman be?Well, I'm down here, babe, w...Read Full Lyrics

Get down, get down, little Henry LeeAnd stay all night with meYou won't find a girl in this damn worldThat will compare with meAnd the wind did howl, and the wind did blowLa la la ...Read Full Lyrics