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