Nick Cave & The Bad Seed

Oh yeah, yeah Yes well, well, well I took a walk down to the port Where strangers meet and do

Jesus met the woman at the well Jesus met the woman at the well And he told her, everything that she'd

Go son, go down to the water And see the women weeping there Then go up into the mountains The men,

I stepped out of the St. James Hotel I left you behind curled up like a child A change is gonna come as the

When I was a wee thing, I heard my mother say That I was meant for rambling and would easy go astray And

I set out on Monday The night was cold and vast My brother slept I left quite quietly My father

I've been loving you a long time Down all the years, down all the days And I've cried for all your

Mary, grab the baby, the river's rising Muddy water taking back the land The old-frame house, she

Down the road I look and there runs Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherries We go down to the river where

I married my wife on the day of the eclipse Our friends awarded her courage with gifts Now as the nights

I wish you happy christmas I do dear, I do I wish for you the stars, babe I wish for you the moon

We were called to the forest and we went down A wind blew warm and eloquent We were searching for the

Where is Mona? She's long gone Where is Mary? She's taken her along But they haven't put their

(Cave / Coulais) Across the oceans across the seas, Over forests of blackened trees. Through

I walk into the corner of my room See my friends in high places I don't know which is which or who is