Six Inch Gold Blade Lyrics

Lover, lover, goodbye So slowly goes the night I trace the print of your body with my hand Like the map of some forbidden land I trace the ghosts of your bones With my trembling ha...Read Full Lyrics

Have mercy on me, sir Allow me to impose on you I have no place to stay And my bones are cold right through I will tell you a story Of a man and his family And I swear that it is t...Read Full Lyrics

Have you heard how Sonny's burning Like some bright erotic star? And He lights up the proceedings And raises the temperature. Flame on! Flame on! Now I've seen to Sonny's burning...Read Full Lyrics

Sorrow's child sits by the river Sorrow's child hears not the water Sorrow's child sits by the river Sorrow's child hears not the water And just when it seems as though You've got ...Read Full Lyrics

Through the woods, and frosted moors Past the snow-caked hedgerows I Bed down upon the drifting snow Sleep beneath the melting sky I whisper all your names I know not where you are...Read Full Lyrics

Once there was a song, the song yearned to be sung It was a spinning song about the king of rock 'n' roll The king was first a young prince, the prince was the best With...Read Full Lyrics

Three traditional versions of the song from Murder Ballads. Nick's version is also available. Further details (and the actual book Nick edited from) are also available. Stagolee B...Read Full Lyrics

It was back in '32 when times were hard He had a colt. 45 and a deck of cards Stagger lee He wore rat-drawn shoes and an old stetson hat Had a '28 ford, had payments on that Stagge...Read Full Lyrics

The cops are hanging around the house The cars outside look like they've got the blues The moon don't know if it's day or night Everybody's creeping around with plastic covers on t...Read Full Lyrics

Hey hey I am the stow-a-way Hey hey I am the stow-a-way My girl turned blue as an iceberg do And me I'm totally shipwrecked over her Baby baby don't blow away Hey hey I am the st...Read Full Lyrics