Verse 1:
A# Gm
She stepped down from her carriage at 10 Vermillon Street
D# F
I took off my roustabout and slung it to her feet
A# Gm
We went into her parlor and she cooled me with her fan
D# F A#
But said iʼll go no further with a fantasy makinʼ man
Verse 2:
G C
I said iʼd walk on Ponchatrain for what you have today
F A#
Just to drink from your deep well and iʼll be on my way
G C
She laughed and heaven filled the room said this i give to you
F A#
This bodyʼs wisdom is the flesh,but hereʼs a thing or two
Chorus:
D# F D# A#
Death and hell are never full
D# F A#
And neither are the eyes of men
D# F D# A#
Cats can fly from nine stories high
F D#
And pigs can see the wind
Verse 3:
A# Gm
She let me make my pallet in the moonlight on the floor
D# F
Just outside of paradise but right in hellʼs back door
A# Gm
The image of her nibbled at the eye of my soul
D# F A#
My dreams were a hurricane and quite out of control
Verse 4:
G C
Then her voice came through the storm itʼs more than flesh i deal
F A#
You will have to pay for any wisdom that you steal
G C
I awoke to tinted windows and lavender and red
F A#
The first station of the cross is just above my head
G C
I awoke to gargoyles and a hard bench for my bed
F A#
Jesus Christ and Pontias Pilate were just above my head
Chorus.
