Where the Wild Roses Grow Lyrics

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

Go son, go down to the waterAnd see the women weeping thereThen go up into the mountainsThe men, they are all weeping too Father, why are all the women weeping?They are all weeping...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

Down the road I look and there runs MaryHair of gold and lips like cherriesWe go down to the river where the willows weepTake a naked root for a lovers seatThat rose out of the bit...Read Full Lyrics

I got a womanShe rules my house with an iron fistI got a womanShe rules my house with an iron fistShe screams out Jack the RipperEvery time I try to give that girl a kissOh well I ...Read Full Lyrics

Albert, he goes westHe crossed the vast indifferent deserts of ArizonaHe had a psychotic episode on a dude ranchThat involved a bottle of ammoniaHenry, he went south and lost his w...Read Full Lyrics

Last night my kisses were banked in black hairAnd in my bed, my lover, her hair was midnight blackAnd all her mystery dwelled within her black hairAnd her black hair framed a happy...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

Stranger than kindnessBottled light from hotelsSpilling everythingWet hand from the volcanoSobers your skinStranger than Kindness You caress yourselfAnd grind my soft cold bones be...Read Full Lyrics

I walk into the corner of my roomSee my friends in high placesI don't know which is which or who is whomThey've stolen each other's facesJanet is there with her high head and hairF...Read Full Lyrics