Bonnie Prince Billy

Well I've been to a minor place
and I can say I like its face
if I am gone and with no trace
I will be in my minor place

well I put the shoes in line
separate the women mine
as we do what we do fine
so victorious, so benign

Well I've been to a minor place
and I can say I like its face
if I am gone and with no trace
I will be in my minor place

only take the weather warm
and the job that does me harm
since the scars of last year's storm
rest like maggots on my arm

Well I've been to a minor place
and I can say I like its face
if I am gone and with no trace
I will be in my minor place

thank you man if for the thought
that all my loving can be bought
was wisely in your gullet caught
before my loyalty you sought

Well I've been to a minor place
and I can say I like its face
if I am gone and with no trace
I will be in my minor place

o it's not a desert nor a web
nor a tomb where I lay dead
minor in a sound alone
yes a clear commanding tone

singing from my little point
and aching in my every joint
I thank the world it will anoint me
if I show it how I hold it

I like to have a good time
any of my friends will tell you
but when you confront me with stupidity
I'm doubly angry at you

and I say: nip! nap! it's all a trap
bo! bis! and so was this
whoa! whoa! to haiti go,
and watch it all come down
ding! dong! a silly song
sure do say something's wrong
smile awhile, forget the bile
and watch it all come down

so I become more lively
to bury all of the ugly
whole persons sometimes
must be them bodies buried

and I say: nip! nap! it's all a trap
bo! bis! and so was this
whoa! whoa! to haiti go,
and watch it all come down
ding! dong! a silly song
sure do say something's wrong
smile awhile, forget the bile
and watch it all come down

and I toe the water
and an urchin poke me
an' I must be godfather
to anyone who'll have me

today was another day full of dread
but I never said I was afraid
dread and fear should not be confused
by dread I'm inspired, by fear I'm amused

and I say: nip! nap! it's all a trap
bo! bis! and so was this
whoa! whoa! to haiti go,
and watch it all come down
ding! dong! a silly song
sure do say something's wrong
smile awhile, forget the bile
and watch it all come down

Black, you are my enemy
And I cannot get close to thee
Our life is ruled by enmity
And I can't weaken that
The only way that I can see
Is to hold you close to me
To love you for it's meant to be
I weaken your attack

Everything was lucked and downy
What was good was up from under
Until black, that awful tender
Came and popped my sense of wonder
All at once all eyes turned at him
Leaving me an unwatched body
And it sagged, my body's rib cage
Out from under ogler's study
Black was decomposing quickly
This was found offensive to me
His disrespect for life's proprieties
Made me scared he would destroy me

Black, you are my enemy
And I cannot get close to thee
Our life is ruled by enmity
And I can't weaken that
The only way that I can see
Is to hold you close to me
To love you for it's meant to be
I weaken your attack

So I thought I'd try to cut him
Try to force him 'neath my level
The only way to equal to him
Would be hit him with a shovel
But to really rise above him
That would be the final evil
So instead I asked the sucker
If he'd care to see my rooms
And as a friend and as a comrade
And all the things that these implied
I made him leave what it was that he had
Used to keep us unallied

Black, you are my enemy
And I cannot get close to thee
Our life is ruled by enmity
And I can't weaken that
The only way that I can see
Is to hold you close to me
To love you for it's meant to be
I weaken your attack

Now black and I we are together
Fairly just inseparable
And in the terriblest of weather
Our bonds are incorruptible

Black, you are my enemy
And I cannot get close to thee
Our life is ruled by enmity
And I can't weaken that
The only way that I can see
Is to hold you close to me
To love you for it's meant to be
I weaken your attack

I am here
Right here
Where god puts
None asunder
And you
In black dress and black shoe
You do
Invite me under
Go on
Go there
You can
See me aging
Stars turn
Balls burn
Coming kids
Are raging

Death to everyone
Is gonna come
And it makes hosing
Much more fun

Death to everyone
Is gonna come
And it makes hosing
Much more fun

La la la ...

Every terrible thing
Is a relief
Even months on end
Buried in grief
Are easy light times
Which have to end
With the coming
Of your death friend

Death to everyone
Is gonna come
And it makes hosing
Much more fun

Death to everyone
Is gonna come
And it makes hosing
Much more fun

La la la ...

So strap me on
And raise me high
Cause buddy I'm not
Afraid to die
But life is long
And it's tremendous
And we're glad
That you're here with us
And since we know
An end will come
It makes our living
Fun

Death to everyone
Is gonna come
And it makes hosing
Much more fun

Death to everyone
Is gonna come
And it makes hosing
Much more fun

Death to me
And death to you
Tell me what else can we
Do die do
Death to all
And death to each
Our own god-bottle
S'within reach

Death to everyone
Is gonna come
And it makes hosing
Much more fun

Well you're my friend
(It's what you told me anyway)
And can you see
(What's inside of me anyway)
Many times we've been out drinking
And many times we've shared our thoughts
But did you ever, ever notice
The kind of thoughts I got
Well you know I have a love
A love for everyone I know
And you know I have a drive
To live I won't let go
But can you see it's opposition
Comes rising up sometimes
That it's dreadful and position
Comes blacking in my mind

And that I see a darkness
And that I see a darkness
And that I see a darkness
And that I see a darkness
And did you know how much I love you
Is a hope that somehow you
Can save me from this darkness

Well I hope that someday, buddy
We have peace in our lives
Together or apart
Alone or with our wives
That we can stop our whoring
And pull the smiles inside
And light it up forever
And never go to sleep
My best unbeaten brother
This isn't all I see

Oh no I see a darkness
Oh no I see a darkness
Oh no I see a darkness
Oh no I see a darkness
Did you know how much I love you
Is a hope that somehow you you
Can save me from this darkness

Fire burned and blew out flowers
Showing me its comely powers
Still and all it would be hours
Before I would get burned

Someone mawed and put my cock in
Corner-eyed I saw it lock in
Twisters rolled but no-one walked in
And only love was learned

Now I truly love you wholly
No-one else could e'er have stole me
And the world so far below me
For ye and me it turned

darling
i can stay awake all night
but i would make mistakes, alright
cause the body asks so much

sweet thing
i give you what i reach
taken what i had to teach
and re-rendered it with such
with such
with such

o, it don't rain anymore
i go outdoors
where it's fun to be
and I know you love me

i know you do

Your little feet
Your sharp teeth
The way the light hits your eyes
Your scrappy fur
Your fists
The light from the lord
That shines inside

Inside of me
Inside of me
Something is growing
Something is glowing
Someone is showing

Sing a song for the new breed
Inside of me

Your deep growl
Your high whine
The uneven way that you move
Your pure heart
Your love
The lord made you to prove something

Inside of me
Inside of me
Something is growing
Something is glowing
Someone is showing

Sing a song for the new breed
I could be right
Then you'd be right too

Tonight my eyes were hurting much
As I had strained them all day long
I don't remember waking up
My memory is not that strong
The day was spent walking about
And asking questions blindly
And silently and not without
A sense of lapsing dignity

Today I was an evil one
Who suffered dumbly having fun
Tomorrow god will make me good
If I allow her to, she would

I was found again in need
And mostly unprotected
As I had spent good time with greed
And giving was rejected

Today I was an evil one
Who suffered dumbly having fun
Tomorrow god will make me good
If I allow her to, she would

The skin of all my fingers split
Painfully receding
My hands were dry and itched and hurt
And also they were bleeding
I can fix it by withdrawing
Claim from false completeness
And by humboly allowing
God to grant me sweetness

There is grime on my face
There is crust in my eye
There is no-one in the place
But no-one said goodbye
This is how I start another day in my kingdom

There is hate in my heart
This is how my day starts
There is blood on my hands
From the murder of a man
This is how I start another day in my kingdom

And where is my queen
She's as gone as can be
She was a fine looking lady
And she liked to go down on me
And I liked to go down on her too

In Indya there's the taj
On good times there was rog
And here-ee look and see
All there is is me
This is how I start another day in my kingdom
This is how I start another day in my kingdom

There are good times to be had
Only insane's really bad
The lord and I agree
It's not too off to be
What we are
As long as we're royalty
You fuck and what's to do (you fuck!)
It's not your kingdom too

Eloquent, I soon retire
To nothing else I may aspire
After I've made love to you

In the dark I see you glisten
To your breath I lay and listen
After I've made love to you

In your arms I'm softly resting
Memories of you undressing
And your lips my final blessing
I never knew
The embrace that I'd been lacking
Has been found with kisses smacking
And two bodies there attacking
I and you

Baby why don't we feel guilty
Why's it seem we're doing right
When we're doing something filthy
In a rented room tonight

I think it's cause we love the now
We love forever love, and how
And my life's your love, anyway
And your life's my love, everyday

You are mine oh now forever
Think of you always wherever
After I've made love to you
After I've made love to you

I wrote a careless love
"Love me not for I'm above
Above a cloud all flat and white
And with another love tonight"
And then a careless love
By weighty cloud above
Was ground into the floor
To loving breathe no more

Lady as I leave you
Limp on the floor
Distorting our voices
Slamming the door
I say sorry
I say bye bye
I say miss you
I say cry cry

I took her on a simple trip
To see her husband's family
And on the way upon her hip
Was laid my head down gently

All due respect was meant and all
The winds were in agreement
That this was answering the call
Of awkward and true feeling

A fireman here husband was
And so to give him duty
I duly tried to light a fire
Upon his rightful booty

But beauty was my treasure then
As through the hills I drove her
And taught her that another man
Could have made love to her

Strange is good if it is kept
A secret with the "lovers"
Who love there mates and love themselves
And need the love of others

Through the window I could see
The fields and clouds all passing
As in the passenger position
Eleanor was thrashing

I stopped the car we got a beer
And then eased down the road
A little guilt, and some guilt spilt
And added to our load

Just to see my holly home
Evil jack he walks alone
Swings a club and stinks something awful
We'll give him a painful jawful

Sarah walks a slinky strut
Very gorgeous and anxious slut
Has a love scar on her wrist
We'll give her our painful fist

Just to see my holly home
Just to see my holly home
We will live just us alone
Safely in our holly home

In come babies one, two, three
Like to bounce them on our knee
Want to stay and grow up with us
Baby stew will surely fill us

Just to see my holly home
Just to see my holly home
We will live just us alone
Safely in our holly home

Pound them down and pound them out
All the ladies scream and shout
Hide their bodies in the reeds
Shallow bed of soil and leaves

Out will grow ideas and laughter
Up will rise our earthly daughter
Water floods and all upon it
Up upon our bloody planet

Now we've ended all who'd harm us
No one left here to alarm us
And we live just us alone
Safely in our holly home

Just to see my holly home
Just to see my holly home
We will live just us alone
Safely in our holly home

Just to see my holly home
Just to see my holly home
We will live just us alone
Safely in our holly home

I've been with you for a fairly long time
May I call you, may I call you, may I call you mine?
And you, unknown, have been with me
May it always, may it always, may it always be

Please don't leave my side, remember I love you
None of what I have done wrong was really done against you
If you love me, and I'm weak, then weaker you must love me more
To re-enforce what's also strong and all the love we have in store

By example you show me that living's alright
Stay here with me, stay here with me, stay with me tonight
And come with me when I go into the bedroom
And we'll play bride, and we'll play bride, and we'll play bride and groom

If you had not been born you know
What would I, what would I be then?
I would not have had strength to grow
And be counted, and be counted among men

Please don't leave my side, remember I love you
None of what I have done wrong was really done against you
If you love me, and I'm weak, then weaker you must love me more
To re-enforce what's also strong and all the love we have in store

In the morning we'll wrestle and ruin our stomachs with coffee
Won't we be, won't we be, won't be happy
And we will rise in anger, love and ardour
Shining, shining, shimmering in love's armour

Mrs. William, where is William?
Where has William go?
You know you shouldn't
Come into a place like this alone

Now if you'd like to sit here at my table, I'll abide
But it isn't usually my thing to do anothers bride
I'll sell my heart, I'll sell my brain
I'll sell my love and all my fame

My mother maybe
And my brother too
To raise the stake to pay for you
To get you from his side

And then I'll watch, keep one eye open
Halfway fearing, halfway hoping
That blackguard boy with handsome muscle
Disturb your sleep with tiny tussle

And earn by stealing Mrs. William
Mrs. William gone again
But with your eyes and with your aura
You'll never leave this place alone

I have you always, the taste of us coming
You'll make the beasties and the flora
You're part of our eternal home
Humble and bow down

All and all is one thing today
One good effort made on its way
To take in a love and pass on a feeling
Of heart in chest slowly unpeeling

Lilly can take it with a smile and not a frown
In the room where she lives blessed I guess
She wears my favor and shows it around
And in doing so I too get blessed

Rules explode and we call her mine
And she has my baby and things are fine
She can't hold her eyes still or her voice
The way nooses hold necks still in excellent poise

Lilly can take it with a smile and not a frown
In the room where she lives blessed I guess
She wears my favor and shows it around
And in doing so I too get blessed

Jug holds a gallon and you hold my arm
And I hold a million in bottle and yarn
And gem isn't sacred when mother has breathed
You know - you told me that

A shark and a dog - now you're laughing
The dog licks the shark dry in your photographing
And I lick you dry until you're laughing
My finger is in your behind

I woke up fat and almost unhappy
But the bigger the laugh the bigger the belly
And I bellow out and the whole bed it shakes
And you smile at my laugh as it rocks you awake

Born in sheep's blood plain and simple
Washed out of my mother's temple
All around I heard them laughing
As father sheep had stood there calving

Black they were, with white eyes gleaming
Right in heaven life was seeming
Brittle wind blew snow upon me
I got blanketed all white and frosty

In my time I grew and killed them
Or out of memory I willed them
And willed in a greater history
Out of massacre and mystery

Was no longer wealthy, woolly
Nor anything I could grasp fully
Someone rush to re-inject me
God of gods, won't you protect me?

Fixed my face and marching onward
Marching running ever forward
Buildings were a bloody vessel
Edging me below the trestle

There in coal and whitened gravel
I built a shield of wooden baffle
Inside of which I raised a fire
So I could tonight retire

Everyone will tell you it's evil to be
A free-thinking pecker like bonnie old me
But I'll flex my armies and blow out my gut
And prove I'll be loved by any old slut

Look here in my wallet, it's loaded and true
And now I can leave here and go and find you

I took road and said goodbye
Friends go one way I went mine
I got lost then very quickly
Started shaking feeling sickly

In the lion lair, in the lion lair
Watch your own self and take care
I am outside, almost one with
All the life in the lion lair

All alone and all around
Canyon clept above the ground
There was treeless flat around me
And no evil came and found me

In the lion lair, in the lion lair
Watch your own self and take care
I am outside, almost one with
All the life in the lion lair

Stars came out in midday burning
Earth grumbled stones were churning
Colors red were rocks and sky
And powered glint infused the eye

Had himself in no time at all
Hand on shaft and gripped his ball
Wished your mouth would come down on it
Feel your lips sink warm upon it

In the lion lair, in the lion lair
Watch your own self and take care
I am outside, almost one with
All the life in the lion lair

Beast and bird they called me kin
Bathed me and they tucked me in
Laid down on the forest ground
Stars above they shone on down

In the lion lair, in the lion lair
Watch your own self and take care
I am outside, almost one with
All the life in the lion lair

In the lion lair, in the lion lair
Watch your own self and take care
I am outside, almost one with
All the life in the lion lair

I am here
Right here
Where god puts
None asunder
And you
In black dress and black shoe
You do
Invite me under
Go on
Go there
You can
See me aging
Stars turn
Balls burn
Coming kids
Are raging

Death to everyone
Is gonna come
And it makes hosing
Much more fun

Death to everyone
Is gonna come
And it makes hosing
Much more fun

La la la ...

Every terrible thing
Is a relief
Even months on end
Buried in grief
Are easy light times
Which have to end
With the coming
Of your death friend

Death to everyone
Is gonna come
And it makes hosing
Much more fun

Death to everyone
Is gonna come
And it makes hosing
Much more fun

La la la ...

So strap me on
And raise me high
Cause buddy I'm not
Afraid to die
But life is long
And it's tremendous
And we're glad
That you're here with us
And since we know
An end will come
It makes our living
Fun

Death to everyone
Is gonna come
And it makes hosing
Much more fun

Death to everyone
Is gonna come
And it makes hosing
Much more fun

Death to me
And death to you
Tell me what else can we
Do die do
Death to all
And death to each
Our own god-bottle
S'within reach

Death to everyone
Is gonna come
And it makes hosing
Much more fun

I took her on a simple trip
To see her husband's family
And on the way upon her hip
Was laid my head down gently

All due respect was meant and all
The winds were in agreement
That this was answering the call
Of awkward and true feeling

A fireman here husband was
And so to give him duty
I duly tried to light a fire
Upon his rightful booty

But beauty was my treasure then
As through the hills I drove her
And taught her that another man
Could have made love to her

Strange is good if it is kept
A secret with the "lovers"
Who love there mates and love themselves
And need the love of others

Through the window I could see
The fields and clouds all passing
As in the passenger position
Eleanor was thrashing

I stopped the car we got a beer
And then eased down the road
A little guilt, and some guilt spilt
And added to our load

Once again in the world,
Of twelve-hundred feelings
All in electric lights,
We see what we can

I love the sound o' wind,
Blowing at night through trees
From the roof i can see toons
Past the houses of the city

And i have been yours,
In fall and in praying
And i loved to look at you
From the side at night,
With music playing
And love will protect you
To the edge of the wood
And a monster will get you,
And love does no good

And even if love were not what i wanted
Love would make love the thing most desired

Sing a song of Madeleine-Mary
A tune that all can carry
Burly says if we don't sing
Then we won't have anything
All the boys on ship set sail
And the mate was Madeleine-Mary
When her eyes did fill with tears
It was extraordinary
It was extraordinary
For we none of us could see it
For she kept herself below
And all her feelings private
Sing a song of Madeleine-Mary
A tune that all can carry
Burly says if we don't sing
Then we won't have anything
None of us could get a glimpse
But all of us did want it
At night above our sleeping heads
Our sleeping dreams were haunted
So now my kids you'd like to hear
Of one who reached and got her
Well if there was well I think
He sleeps beneath the water
Sing a song of Madeleine-Mary
A tune that all can carry
Burly says if we don't sing
Then we won't have anything

Y'tell me you don't love me,
Well I don't love you.
You say you don't want me,
Well I don't want you

You tell me there are other
Fish in the sea
And another gathers
Roses for me,
On this we will agree

You do what you want
And I will do what I want;
I'm now free of master and everyone,
Servant of all and servant to none

And constancy and love is a joke
I'm not afraid of meeting you
I'm fickle, and I brag about it;
Neither will I cry for you.
Like a bird freed from his cage,
All night and all day I'll play and sing.

And you do what you want
And I will do what I want;
I'm now free of master and everyone,
Servant of all and servant to none

I've been with you for a fairly long time
May I call you, may I call you, may I call you mine?
And you, unknown, have been with me
May it always, may it always, may it always be

Please don't leave my side, remember I love you
None of what I have done wrong was really done against you
If you love me, and I'm weak, then weaker you must love me more
To re-enforce what's also strong and all the love we have in store

By example you show me that living's alright
Stay here with me, stay here with me, stay with me tonight
And come with me when I go into the bedroom
And we'll play bride, and we'll play bride, and we'll play bride and groom

If you had not been born you know
What would I, what would I be then?
I would not have had strength to grow
And be counted, and be counted among men

Please don't leave my side, remember I love you
None of what I have done wrong was really done against you
If you love me, and I'm weak, then weaker you must love me more
To re-enforce what's also strong and all the love we have in store

In the morning we'll wrestle and ruin our stomachs with coffee
Won't we be, won't we be, won't be happy
And we will rise in anger, love and ardour
Shining, shining, shimmering in love's armour

She loves a soul
That I've never been
A dog among dogs
A man among men

And every day
When I come home to her
She holds a phantom
She kisses and she hugs him

And I am not
Averse to how she loves him
Why must I live and walk?
Unloved as what I am

Why can't I be loved as what I am
A wolf among wolves and not as a man among men

She craves a home that she can go in
A sheltered cave that I have never seen
Not in my life
And not even in my dreams

Why can't I be loved as what I am
A wolf among wolves and not as a man among men

I slept sweetly unpretending
That the night was always ending
She breathed lightly right next to me
And I dreamed of her inside of me

And in my dream she sang so sweetly
A melody I hope to sing
So enslaved by her sweet wonder
It cut my legs and fingered hunger

She sang my name and so engulfed

I cried and felt my legs fail
In her arms I trembled electric
Oh and she let me and she held me

Then waking she was older still
And holds my love against its will
In spell cast with her palms extended
Cursed love is never ending

Cursed eyes are never closing
Cursed arm are never closing
Cursed children never rising
And cursed me never despising

Oh I am loving always holding
While she sleeps her song enfolding
Epic song it tells of how
She and I are living now

Dawn: cursed love
Dawn: cursed love

When the numbers get so high
Of the dead flying through the sky
O, I don't know why
Love comes to me
Love comes to me

When your mouth is laying ope
Head knocked back you don't cope
You're out of rings and flowers and soap
Love comes to me
Love comes to me

Love comes to me
Love comes and all
It's my hands, my heart, my lips
And that is all

When the fever hits your forehead
Intrusive mice chew up your bed
And you call on God and God is dead
Love comes to you
Love comes to you

O, sugar won't you be my only
I'm a hard-hearted honey-pot hungry shepherd
And I'm longing to be born for you, that's her

Love comes to you
Love comes and all
It's your hands, your heart, your lip
And that is all

In the night time when you feel me
And the backs of your knees conceal me
And your eyeballs unreal me
Love comes to me
Love comes to me

Y'tell me you don't love me,
Well I don't love you.
You say you don't want me,
Well I don't want you

You tell me there are other
Fish in the sea
And another gathers
Roses for me,
On this we will agree

You do what you want
And I will do what I want;
I'm now free of master and everyone,
Servant of all and servant to none

And constancy and love is a joke
I'm not afraid of meeting you
I'm fickle, and I brag about it;
Neither will I cry for you.
Like a bird freed from his cage,
All night and all day I'll play and sing.

And you do what you want
And I will do what I want;
I'm now free of master and everyone,
Servant of all and servant to none

Come all you young fellas
That handle a gun
Beware of night rambling
By the setting of the sun

And beware of an accident
That happened of late
To one Molly Bawn
And sad was her fate

She was going to her uncle's
When a shower came on
She went under a green bush
The shower to shun

Her white apron around her
He took her for a swan
And he shot her and killed her
By the setting of the sun

He went home to his father's
With his gun in his hand
Crying "Father dear father
I have shot Molly Bawn.

"I have shot that fair damsel
I have taken the life
Of the one I intended
To take as my wife.

"She was going to her uncle's
When a shower came on
She went under a green bush
Yeah, the shower to shun.

"With her white apron around her
I took her for a swan
And I shot her and killed her
By the setting of the sun."

Well Jimmy dear Jimmy
Do not run away
Do not leave your own country
Before your trial day.

Do not leave your own country
Till your trial comes on
For they never will hang you
For the killing of a swan.

The night before Molly's funeral
Her ghost did appear
Crying "Uncle dear uncle
Let Jimmy go clear.

"I was going to my uncle's
When a shower came on
I went under a green bush
The shower to shun.

"With my white apron around me
He took me for a swan
Won't you tell him he's forgiven
By his old Molly Bawn."

All the girls of this country
They are all glad we know
To see Molly Bawn
Brought down so low

Take all those fair damsels
Put them all in one row
Our beauty will outshine them
Like a mountain of snow.

She loves a soul
That I've never been
A dog among dogs
A man among men

And every day
When I come home to her
She holds a phantom
She kisses and she hugs him

And I am not
Averse to how she loves him
Why must I live and walk?
Unloved as what I am

Why can't I be loved as what I am
A wolf among wolves and not as a man among men

She craves a home that she can go in
A sheltered cave that I have never seen
Not in my life
And not even in my dreams

Why can't I be loved as what I am
A wolf among wolves and not as a man among men