Build A Levee Natalie Merchant

When I was just a little girl my mamma said to me, beware of the devil my child In the dark rocky places hell keep Beware of the devil my child Beware of his charming ways Youll fall under an evil

San Andreas Fault Natalie Merchant

heroine of film and magazine go west paradise is there you'll have all that you can eat of milk and honey over there you'll be the brightest light the world has ever seen the dizzy height of a

Black Sheep Natalie Merchant

strength now Not enough to waste tonight Oh, spark the fire Tinder blocks of desire Oh, Lord have mercy The first to feel tonight I can see that you can see my eyes Black sheep up on the fence You're a

Ophelia (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

Ophelia was a bride of god A novice Carmelite In sister cells the cloister bells Tolled on her wedding night Ophelia was a rebel girl A blue stocking suffragette Who remedied society Between her

The House Is On Fire Natalie Merchant

Yeah - The house is a rockin' don't bother knockin' Yeah - The house is a rockin' don't bother come on in Kick off your shoes start losin' the blues This old house ain't got nothin' to lose Seen it all

After The Gold Rush Natalie Merchant

Well, I dreamed I saw the knights In armor coming, Saying something about a queen. There were peasants singing and Drummers drumming And the archer split the tree.

Cowboy Romance Natalie Merchant

It's a Saturday afternoon romance between a cowboy and a fool a drunken meet up in a crude saloon a poor Rocky Mountain town he's a scoundrel and she's no pearl together they are two lovers cruel

Ophelia Natalie Merchant

Ophelia was a bride of God A novice Carmelite, In sister cells, the cloister bells, tolled on her wedding night Ophelia was the rebel girl, a blue-stockinged suffragette Who remedied society between her

Seven Deadly Sins Natalie Merchant

Well, of all those seven deadly sins, I Wore around my neck for him Hunger, anger, lust, and greed Envy, pride, and jealousy There was one, I guess, that was the worst of all That gave a little push, started

Come Take A Trip In My Airship Natalie Merchant

Once, I loved a sailor. Once, a sailor loved me. But he was not a sailor, that sailed on the wide blue sea.

Effigy (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

Im an effigy A parody of who I appear to be Put your flaming torches under me Im an effigy A parody of who I appear to be Put your flaming torches under me Im an effigy A parody of who I appear

Sally Ann Natalie Merchant

A woman of beauty A woman of pain In France or Jakarta Her shadow's the same You go home with Sally Ann You go home with Sally Ann You go home A woman of kindness With bracelets of jade In China, in Japan

Effigy Natalie Merchant

I'm an effigy A parody of Who I appear to be Put your flaming torches under me I'm an effigy A parody of Who I appear to be Put your flaming torches under me I'm an effigy A parody of Who I appear to be

My Skin (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

Take a look at my body, look at my hands There's so much here that I don't understand Your face saving promises, Whispered like prayers, I don't need them.

My Skin Natalie Merchant

Take a look at my body Look at my hands There's so much here that I don't understand Your face-saving promises Whispered like prayers I don't need them 'cause I've been treated so wrong, I've been treated

Ladybird Natalie Merchant

and the ash has blown away You don’t know how to leave and you don’t know where to fly You don’t know what you feelbut you know it’s not satisfied today So many little ones, so many mouths you’ve got a

Owensboro Natalie Merchant

Well, I lived in a town Way down south By the name of Owensboro And I worked in a mill With the rest of the a??trasha??

Carnival Natalie Merchant

I've walked these streets a virtual stage it seemed to me make up on their faces actors took their places next to me I've walked these streets in a carnival of sights to see all the cheap

King Of May (LP Version) Natalie Merchant

worry Never care Beyond this day Farewell tonight To all joy and to all delight Go well and go peacefully We cant keep your majesty Be on your way Make ready for the last King of May Make a

Carnival Natalie Merchant

Carnival Natalie Merchant I've walked these streets a virtual stage it seemed to me make up on their faces actors took their places next to me I've walked these streets in a carnival of

King Of May Natalie Merchant

there And never worry Never care Beyond this day Farewell tonight To all joy And to all the light Go on Go peacefully We can't keep your majesty Be on your way Make ready for the last king of May Make a

Life Is Sweet (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

Its a pity Its a crying shame Who pulled you down again?

Gun Shy Natalie Merchant

There is a world outside of this room and when you meet it promise me you won't meet it with your gun. So now you are one of the brave few, it's awful sad we need boys like you.

Dust Bowl Natalie Merchant

There's a new wind blowing they say, it's gonna be a cold, cold one. So brace yourselves my darlings, it won't bring anything much our way but more dust bowl days. I played a card in this weeks game.

House Is On Fire Natalie Merchant

Kick off your boots, come and sit a spell Listen to me worry, come and listen well All you better best come and lean in boys Cause I dont dare to raise my voice Ive been sitting here for the longest

Maggie Said Natalie Merchant

Maggie said Dig one more shallow grave before I'm dead Maggie said I'm just lookin' for a place that I can lay my weary head There's no perfect end Just time to leave Maggie said They wreck the table at

I'm Not Gonna Beg Natalie Merchant

Im not gonna beg you for nothing Im not gonna beg you for your love Dont you think you can take me for a pretty little ride I know once upon a time and ever after is a lie Im not gonna beg Im not

Life Is Sweet Natalie Merchant

It's a pity, it's a crying shame People hold you down again How painful it must be To bruise so easily inside It's a pity, it's a downright crime It happens all the time You want to stay little daddy's

Crazy man Michael Natalie Merchant

Within the fire And out upon the sea Crazy man Michael was walking He met with a raven With eyes black as coal And shortly they were talking “your future, your future I will tell to you Your

The Gulf Of Araby Natalie Merchant

If you could fill a veil with shells from Killiney's shore And sweet talk in a tongue that is no more If wishful thought could bridge The Gulf of Araby Between what is What is What is And what can never

The Living (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

broken down place Where I hide From the living From the living Cause I dont care to stay With the living O, the bottle has been to me My closest friend and My worst enemy Afraid that Ive walked a

Ballad Of Henry Darger Natalie Merchant

Who will draw the calvary in Risk his very own precious skin To make our Angelinia a free and peaceful land again? Henry Wholl love a poor orphan child?

I May Know The Word Natalie Merchant

I may know the word but not say it I may know the truth but not face it I may hear a sound a whisper sacred and profound but turn my head indifferent I may know the word but not say it I

The Living Natalie Merchant

Incomprehensible] place I can hide From the living, from the living 'Cause I don't care to stay with the living Oh, the bottle has been to me My closest friend, my worst enemy Oh afraid that I walked a

The Ballad Of Henry Darger Natalie Merchant

Who will draw the cavalry in and risk his very own precious skin To make our Angelinia a free and beautiful land again?

Just Can't Last Natalie Merchant

wish I could take you by the hand If I could name it, if I could just explain it If I could only help you, help you understand Well I can I can see that you''re hurting Weighed down like a

Break Your Heart Natalie Merchant

People down-cast in despair See the dis-illusion everywhere Hoping their bad luck will change It's a little harder everyday People struggle, people fight For the simple pleasures in their life The trouble

Where I Go Natalie Merchant

Climbing under a barbed wire fence by the railroad ties climbing over the old stone wall I am bound for the riverside well I go to the river to soothe my mind ponder over the crazy days

Thick As Thieves (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

Remember how it all began The apple and the fall of man The price we paid So the people say Down a path of shame it lead us Dared to bite the hand that fed us The fairy tale The moral end The wheel

Saint Judas Natalie Merchant

Saddle up the horses and wear your Sunday best Sing your Sacred Harp, you be holier than the rest Fill up the room with a grand and a thunderous song Let it rattle out the windows, let it spill out

Space Oddity Natalie Merchant

made the grade And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare "This is Major Tom to Ground Control I'm stepping through the door And I'm floating in a

River Natalie Merchant

he's gone we know give his mother and his father peace your vulture's candor your casual slander you murder his memory he's gone we know it's nothing but a tragedy lay to rest your soul and

Jealousy Natalie Merchant

Jealousy O, jealousy is she fine so well bred the perfect girl a social deb? is she the sort you've always thought could make you what you're not?

Break Your Heart (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

People downcast, is despair See the disillusion everywhere Hoping their bad luck will change Gets a little harder every day People struggle, people fight For the simple pleasures in their lives

Tell Yourself Natalie Merchant

Well I know, I know that wrongs been done to you Its such a tough world, thats what you say Well I know, I know its easier said than done But thats enough girl, give it away, Give it, give it all

Thick As Thieves Natalie Merchant

harlot's child to smile Rocked again by indecision Should we make that small incision Testify to the bleeding heart inside We cut, we scratched, we rend, we slashed And when he opened up at last Found a

Golden Boy Natalie Merchant

Youve got the brand new face Golden boy Beauty untamed Stupid and wild Poster boy, youre societys child Cut your teeth Cut your mouth Cut it out Meteor rise from obscurity All it took was a

One Fine Day Natalie Merchant

for your girl The arms I long for Will open wide Then you be proud to have me right by your side One fine day You're going to want me for your girl Now I know you're The kind of a

One Fine Day Natalie Merchant

One Fine Day Natalie Merchant One fine day You'll look at me And then you'll know Our love was meant to be One fine day You're going to want me for your girl The arms I long for Will open

Wonder Natalie Merchant

came to my cradle "know this child will be able" laughed as my body she lifted "know this child will be gifted with love, with patience and with faith she'll make her way" people see me I'm a