It happened on one evening late, As the maid was going to bed, She heard a sound, a beautiful sound, That made her heart feel glad. She thought it was her brother john, Returning from the cane; But who should it be but lord henry, Just from his wild hunting. "get down, get down, lord […]
Yard - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
In our yard How many chickens can we count On our fingers and toes On their toes Sitting on fathers hole Siting on his chest Crushing rocks of dirt The earth is soft in our Yard yard Stones in my shoes And feet Dragging them through museums Where Under glass Refridgerate Freeze Hands and feet […]
Wild World - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Hold me up baby for i may fall Hold my dish-rag body tall Our bodies melt together (we are one) Post crucifixion baby, and all undone. It’s a wild world Church bells ring out the toll of our night Forward and forever backward Forever backward forever forward alright Strophe and antistrophe strophe and antistrophe Antistophe […]
Where streets start getting wild Well you’re moving on down on the other side of the tracks Would you cross that line baby, there ain’t no turning back Some raise and i don’t ever wanna see that place That’s where the action is Listen, hear the stories hear the lies You hear the rooms they […]
From a frech promo cd given away with henry’s dream. All my life i failed to see One good thing standing in front of me And the planets gravitate around you And the stars, the stars surround you And the angels in heaven adore you And the saints, the saints all stand and applaud you […]
i left by the back door With my wife’s lover’s smoking gun I don’t know what i was hoping for I hit the road at a run I was your lover I was your man There never was no other I was your friend Till we came along this road Till we came along this […]
Printed in j. silverman, american history songbook. nick has sung his version of this song live. (chorus) Wade in the water. Wade in the water, children. Wade in the water. God’s gonna trouble the water. Jordon’s water is chilly and cold. God’s gonna trouble the water. It chills the body, but not the soul. God’s […]
Vixo - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Ah fed vixo on ev’ry fear ‘n’ fret ‘n’ phobia Til it nor ah could stand the strain no longer Sucked a chicken bone, tossed it in the corner Raisin up like lazaurs, up, up from its cot An making for the door, now… Infant-prodigy creates a phantom-friend, yeag Stickin’ sack an ol’ jack-jack into […]
Viviane - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
These lyrics were taken from an edition of the witness, the official fan newsletter. Viviane I will love you till the last nail has been driven in Viviane Till we disappear hand in hand into oblivian (sic) Oh viviane I will love you until the void delivers us from this world we’re living in Oh […]
Tupelo Blues - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
(john lee hooker 1959) A song which was a likely inspiration for tupelo. nick’s song is also available. Tupelo blues – john lee hooker (3:23) (from the album the country blues of john lee hooker, riverside 1959). recorded several more times, issued as vee jay single "tupelo (backwater blues) / dusty road", june 1960; also […]
