Cataract

The Walkabouts Cataract Lyrics
1.Whereabouts Unknown

Cross your heart gently
Cross your heart gently
The best days are with us
The best days are with us
Don't be dark-hearted
Don't be dark-hearted
You'll just disappear
You'll just disappear

Trust you won't stumble
Trust you won't stumble
I trust you won't walk blind
I trust you won't walk blind
Trust you won't miss
Trust you won't miss
What has never been found
What has never been found

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)

Fortune it tells you
Fortune it tells you
It's time for the good news
It's time for the good news
Came on the porch
Came on the porch
And poured gasoline down
And poured gasoline down

Time for the razing
Time for the razing
The great leap fast-forward
The great leap fast-forward
How can I miss you?
How can i miss you?
You never were found.
You never were found.

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)

Love is the crank on a black-water well
Love is the crank on a black-water well
Don't turn for pleasure
Don't turn for pleasure
It's turning deeper (?)
It's turning deeper (?)
Know you'd believe it if we ever met
Know you'd believe it if we ever met
Know you'll believe it when you're finally found
Know you'll believe it when you're finally found

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)

Cross your heart gently
Cross your heart gently
The best days are with us
The best days are with us
Don't swim black water
Don't swim black water
You'll just disappear
You'll just disappear

Love is the crank on a black-water well
Love is the crank on a black-water well
Don't turn for pleasure
Don't turn for pleasure
It's turning deeper (?)
It's turning deeper (?)
Know you'd believe it if we ever met
Know you'd believe it if we ever met
Know you'll believe it when you're finally found
Know you'll believe it when you're finally found

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)


2.Whiskey Xxx

Whiskey hold me well
Whiskey hold me well
And never let me spill
And never let me spill
From the blind man's bluff
From the blind man's bluff
Across the frozen lake
Across the frozen lake

Oh chance me, chance me not,
Oh chance me, chance me not,
With the last chance that you've got
With the last chance that you've got
Keep it rising like the river
Keep it rising like the river
And sinking with my fear
And sinking with my fear

Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these woods
Somewhere out of these woods
Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these woods
Somewhere out of these woods

Whiskey hold me well
Whiskey hold me well
Ain't nothing you can't kill
Ain't nothing you can't kill
Now the pain is just forgiveness
Now the pain is just forgiveness
In a borrowed suit of clothes
In a borrowed suit of clothes

Agree to disbelieve
Agree to disbelieve
Leave the thinking for the thieves
Leave the thinking for the thieves
Left my empties at your doorstep
Left my empties at your doorstep
Left my judgement on your trail
Left my judgement on your trail

Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these woods
Somewhere out of these woods
Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these woods
Somewhere out of these woods


3.Bones of Contention

Well the fires are tended
Well the fires are tended
And my blood it just boils
And my blood it just boils
(Hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)
And the fruits of hard labor
And the fruits of hard labor
Have been drowned in snake oil
Have been drowned in snake oil
(Hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)

The dead are thin
The dead are thin
Their houses fat
Their houses fat
Once you steal you can't give back
Once you steal you can't give back
From the scaffold greed explodes
From the scaffold greed explodes
Down to nothing
Down to nothing
Down where nothing brings you down
Down where nothing brings you down

Well we've all been to heaven
Well we've all been to heaven
And we've all been to hell
And we've all been to hell
(Hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)
And the door-to-door salesmen there
And the door-to-door salesmen there
Have nothing left to sell
Have nothing left to sell
(Hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)

And the poison you choose
And the poison you choose
Is the source of my confusion
Is the source of my confusion
And I spend all my time
And i spend all my time
Trying to figure what you're using
Trying to figure what you're using

Well the bones of contention
Well the bones of contention
Are at the top of your stairs
Are at the top of your stairs
(Hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)
And they'll shake and they'll rattle
And they'll shake and they'll rattle
'Til somebody cares
'til somebody cares
(Hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)

The dead are thin
The dead are thin
Their houses fat
Their houses fat
Once you steal you can't give back
Once you steal you can't give back
From the scaffold greed explodes
From the scaffold greed explodes
Down to nothing
Down to nothing
Down where nothing brings you down
Down where nothing brings you down

And the poison you choose

Is the source of my confusion
And the poison you choose
And I spend all my time
Is the source of my confusion
Trying to figure what you're using
And i spend all my time

Trying to figure what you're using
Please pass your hat X5

Won't you pass your hat
Please pass your hat x5
Won't you pass your hat


4.Hell's Soup Kitchen

Rolled in the mud
Rolled in the mud
But I could never come clean
But i could never come clean
Counting blessings on my middle finger
Counting blessings on my middle finger
There in the back shed
There in the back shed
Pricing heads to the pound
Pricing heads to the pound
Told to shut up, I was only breathin'
Told to shut up, i was only breathin'

Hell's soup kitchen
Hell's soup kitchen
There you're listening now
There you're listening now
Heard you coming
Heard you coming
I heard you deep in the ground
I heard you deep in the ground

The job was dizzy on the carnival wheel
The job was dizzy on the carnival wheel
Coins a-flipping a siren's screaming
Coins a-flipping a siren's screaming
Told quit the ride
Told quit the ride
And you'll go straight to the dogs
And you'll go straight to the dogs
But dogs they come home
But dogs they come home
And dogs they listen
And dogs they listen

Hell's soup kitchen
Hell's soup kitchen
There you're listening now
There you're listening now
Heard you coming
Heard you coming
I heard you deep in the ground
I heard you deep in the ground

And my nerves were wire
And my nerves were wire
And the shots they fell wide
And the shots they fell wide
Pearls of wisdom dripping from my forehead
Pearls of wisdom dripping from my forehead
Crawled in a sleeping bag
Crawled in a sleeping bag
And watched them close in
And watched them close in
Tires spitting all my trust to the sky
Tires spitting all my trust to the sky

Hell's soup kitchen
Hell's soup kitchen
There you're listening now
There you're listening now
Heard you coming
Heard you coming
I heard you deep in the ground
I heard you deep in the ground


5.Drille Terriers

Every morn at sven o'clock

There's twenty terriers drilling on the rock
Every morn at sven o'clock
And the boss comes round and he says to the (?)
There's twenty terriers drilling on the rock
'Come down hard on the cast-iron (?)'
And the boss comes round and he says to the (?)
And drille terriers, drille.'
'come down hard on the cast-iron (?)'

And drille terriers, drille.'
Drille terriers, drille

For it's work all day
Drille terriers, drille
For the sugar in your tea
For it's work all day
Down behind the railway
For the sugar in your tea
And drille terriers, drille
Down behind the railway
Now our boss is Jim McCann
And drille terriers, drille
My guardian's the (??)
Now our boss is jim mccann
(?)
My guardian's the (??)
(?)
(?)

(?)
Drille terriers, drille

For it's work all day
Drille terriers, drille
For the sugar in your tea
For it's work all day
Down behind the railway
For the sugar in your tea
And drille terriers, drille
Down behind the railway

And drille terriers, drille
Drille terriers, drille

For it's work all day
Drille terriers, drille
For the sugar in your tea
For it's work all day
Down behind the railway
For the sugar in your tea
And drille terriers, drille
Down behind the railway

And drille terriers, drille
Finally pay day came around

A dollar short - Jim was found
Finally pay day came around
When he asked why, came this reply:
A dollar short - jim was found
'You were docked for the time
When he asked why, came this reply:
You spent up in the sky.'
'you were docked for the time

You spent up in the sky.'
Drille terriers, drille

For it's work all day
Drille terriers, drille
For the sugar in your tea
For it's work all day
Down behind the railway
For the sugar in your tea
And drille terriers, drille
Down behind the railway

And drille terriers, drille
Drille terriers, drille

For it's work all day
Drille terriers, drille
For the sugar in your tea
For it's work all day
Down behind the railway
For the sugar in your tea
And drille terriers, drille
Down behind the railway
And blast
And drille terriers, drille
And fire
And blast
And fire


6.Whereabouts Unknown

Cross your heart gently
Cross your heart gently
The best days are with us
The best days are with us
Don't be dark-hearted
Don't be dark-hearted
You'll just disappear
You'll just disappear

Trust you won't stumble
Trust you won't stumble
I trust you won't walk blind
I trust you won't walk blind
Trust you won't miss
Trust you won't miss
What has never been found
What has never been found

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)

Fortune it tells you
Fortune it tells you
It's time for the good news
It's time for the good news
Came on the porch
Came on the porch
And poured gasoline down
And poured gasoline down

Time for the razing
Time for the razing
The great leap fast-forward
The great leap fast-forward
How can I miss you?
How can i miss you?
You never were found.
You never were found.

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)

Love is the crank on a black-water well
Love is the crank on a black-water well
Don't turn for pleasure
Don't turn for pleasure
It's turning deeper (?)
It's turning deeper (?)
Know you'd believe it if we ever met
Know you'd believe it if we ever met
Know you'll believe it when you're finally found
Know you'll believe it when you're finally found

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)

Cross your heart gently
Cross your heart gently
The best days are with us
The best days are with us
Don't swim black water
Don't swim black water
You'll just disappear
You'll just disappear

Love is the crank on a black-water well
Love is the crank on a black-water well
Don't turn for pleasure
Don't turn for pleasure
It's turning deeper (?)
It's turning deeper (?)
Know you'd believe it if we ever met
Know you'd believe it if we ever met
Know you'll believe it when you're finally found
Know you'll believe it when you're finally found

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)

Whereabouts
Whereabouts
(no compass, no bearing)
(no compass, no bearing)
Whereabouts unknown
Whereabouts unknown
(leave it alone)
(leave it alone)


7.End-in-Tow

Storm it shook ya down
Storm it shook ya down
From the burial ground
From the burial ground
There was mud on your face
There was mud on your face
Barely lost and barely found
Barely lost and barely found

And the shrunken heads around your neck
And the shrunken heads around your neck
Just replicas of thoughts
Just replicas of thoughts
Whose day had finally come
Whose day had finally come

You drag it fast
You drag it fast
You can drag it slow
You can drag it slow
But don't drag it this way
But don't drag it this way
End-in-tow
End-in-tow

Walked beneath the river bridge
Walked beneath the river bridge
And grabbed the ol' rope swing
And grabbed the ol' rope swing
Said 'Out there
Said 'out there
You'll see the bottom
You'll see the bottom
And it swallows while it sings
And it swallows while it sings

And the only gold you'll find there
And the only gold you'll find there
Are caps on these two feet.'
Are caps on these two feet.'
Dead dogs float on by
Dead dogs float on by

You drag it fast
You drag it fast
You can drag it slow
You can drag it slow
But don't drag it this way
But don't drag it this way
End-in-tow
End-in-tow

Better graves than ditches
Better graves than ditches
On this we will agree
On this we will agree
There is good earth on the west bank
There is good earth on the west bank
Good nails and rope and pine
Good nails and rope and pine

You can picnic at the Cataract
You can picnic at the cataract
Or paddle to the shore
Or paddle to the shore
But you'll join the diggin' party
But you'll join the diggin' party
Just like you did before.
Just like you did before.

You drag it fast
You drag it fast
You can drag it slow
You can drag it slow
But don't drag it this way
But don't drag it this way
End-in-tow
End-in-tow
End-in-tow
End-in-tow
End-in-tow
End-in-tow


8.End-in-tow

Storm it shook ya down
Storm it shook ya down
From the burial ground
From the burial ground
There was mud on your face
There was mud on your face
Barely lost and barely found
Barely lost and barely found

And the shrunken heads around your neck
And the shrunken heads around your neck
Just replicas of thoughts
Just replicas of thoughts
Whose day had finally come
Whose day had finally come

You drag it fast
You drag it fast
You can drag it slow
You can drag it slow
But don't drag it this way
But don't drag it this way
End-in-tow
End-in-tow

Walked beneath the river bridge
Walked beneath the river bridge
And grabbed the ol' rope swing
And grabbed the ol' rope swing
Said 'Out there
Said 'out there
You'll see the bottom
You'll see the bottom
And it swallows while it sings
And it swallows while it sings

And the only gold you'll find there
And the only gold you'll find there
Are caps on these two feet.'
Are caps on these two feet.'
Dead dogs float on by
Dead dogs float on by

You drag it fast
You drag it fast
You can drag it slow
You can drag it slow
But don't drag it this way
But don't drag it this way
End-in-tow
End-in-tow

Better graves than ditches
Better graves than ditches
On this we will agree
On this we will agree
There is good earth on the west bank
There is good earth on the west bank
Good nails and rope and pine
Good nails and rope and pine

You can picnic at the Cataract
You can picnic at the cataract
Or paddle to the shore
Or paddle to the shore
But you'll join the diggin' party
But you'll join the diggin' party
Just like you did before.
Just like you did before.

You drag it fast
You drag it fast
You can drag it slow
You can drag it slow
But don't drag it this way
But don't drag it this way
End-in-tow
End-in-tow
End-in-tow
End-in-tow
End-in-tow
End-in-tow


9.Specimen Days

Oh one night of mercy
Oh one night of mercy
Give me one night of merciful
Give me one night of merciful
Shocks to the skull
Shocks to the skull
Watching these specimens grow
Watching these specimens grow

Small miracles stuffed
Small miracles stuffed
In old powder kegs
In old powder kegs
Can't mix boot leather
Can't mix boot leather
With common-sense rags
With common-sense rags
Watching these specimens grow
Watching these specimens grow

I may know nothing
I may know nothing
But it never says no
But it never says no
Won't answer in good turn
Won't answer in good turn
Earth rumbling below
Earth rumbling below
Got hope in the backseat
Got hope in the backseat
And truth on the roof
And truth on the roof
Look out below
Look out below
This rumbling needs somewhere to go
This rumbling needs somewhere to go

All cut up and painless
All cut up and painless
Brake lights blown out
Brake lights blown out
On the back of your skull
On the back of your skull
Watching these specimens grow
Watching these specimens grow

O misery's daughter
O misery's daughter
Please know when to quit
Please know when to quit
Not a hose for the fire
Not a hose for the fire
There's a snake in the pit
There's a snake in the pit
Watching these specimens grow
Watching these specimens grow

I may know nothing
I may know nothing
But it never says no
But it never says no
Won't answer in good turn
Won't answer in good turn
Earth rumbling below
Earth rumbling below
Got hope in the backseat
Got hope in the backseat
And truth on the roof
And truth on the roof
Look out below
Look out below
This rumbling needs somewhere to go
This rumbling needs somewhere to go

One night of mercy
One night of mercy
Give me one night so merciful
Give me one night so merciful
One night of mercy
One night of mercy


10.Bones Of Contention

Well the fires are tended
Well the fires are tended
And my blood it just boils
And my blood it just boils
(Hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)
And the fruits of hard labor
And the fruits of hard labor
Have been drowned in snake oil
Have been drowned in snake oil
(Hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)

The dead are thin
The dead are thin
Their houses fat
Their houses fat
Once you steal you can't give back
Once you steal you can't give back
From the scaffold greed explodes
From the scaffold greed explodes
Down to nothing
Down to nothing
Down where nothing brings you down
Down where nothing brings you down

Well we've all been to heaven
Well we've all been to heaven
And we've all been to hell
And we've all been to hell
(Hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)
And the door-to-door salesmen there
And the door-to-door salesmen there
Have nothing left to sell
Have nothing left to sell
(Hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)

And the poison you choose
And the poison you choose
Is the source of my confusion
Is the source of my confusion
And I spend all my time
And i spend all my time
Trying to figure what you're using
Trying to figure what you're using

Well the bones of contention
Well the bones of contention
Are at the top of your stairs
Are at the top of your stairs
(Hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)
And they'll shake and they'll rattle
And they'll shake and they'll rattle
'Til somebody cares
'til somebody cares
(Hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)

The dead are thin
The dead are thin
Their houses fat
Their houses fat
Once you steal you can't give back
Once you steal you can't give back
From the scaffold greed explodes
From the scaffold greed explodes
Down to nothing
Down to nothing
Down where nothing brings you down
Down where nothing brings you down

And the poison you choose

Is the source of my confusion
And the poison you choose
And I spend all my time
Is the source of my confusion
Trying to figure what you're using
And i spend all my time

Trying to figure what you're using
Please pass your hat X5

Won't you pass your hat
Please pass your hat x5
Won't you pass your hat


11.Goodbye(To All That)

Wisecracks and hijacks
Wisecracks and hijacks
And contracts to sell
And contracts to sell
Old wine in new bottles
Old wine in new bottles
Times are the same
Times are the same
Diggin' the ditch quick
Diggin' the ditch quick
And quick to escape
And quick to escape
The patent is pending
The patent is pending
On flood tides and bones
On flood tides and bones
Goodbye
Goodbye
To all that
To all that
Goodbye
Goodbye
To all that
To all that

Brittle and hollow
Brittle and hollow
And sharp as the hills
And sharp as the hills
It hasn't rained on us
It hasn't rained on us
In 25 years
In 25 years
Home fires burning
Home fires burning
The branches of trees
The branches of trees
No train well
No train well
No train has ever stopped here
No train has ever stopped here

Goodbye
Goodbye
To all that
To all that
Goodbye
Goodbye
To all that
To all that

Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up

Short cut to nowhere
Short cut to nowhere
Long haul to desperate
Long haul to desperate
Roots in the cellar
Roots in the cellar
And bombs in the pipes.
And bombs in the pipes.
Don't call me river
Don't call me river
I'd rather be nameless
I'd rather be nameless
River don't choose
River don't choose
What she carries away
What she carries away

Goodbye
Goodbye
To all that
To all that
Goodbye
Goodbye
To all that
To all that

Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up


12.Home As Found

Well it should have been the first place
Well it should have been the first place
But instead it was the last
But instead it was the last
It was a place that only you could love
It was a place that only you could love

All the gin was spiked with water
All the gin was spiked with water
From a fever or a storm
From a fever or a storm
All the business went as usual
All the business went as usual
Ripped and forever torn
Ripped and forever torn

I'm going home as found
I'm going home as found
Going home as found
Going home as found
I'm going home as found
I'm going home as found
Going home as found
Going home as found

It was a good day for the panther
It was a good day for the panther
It was a bad day for the sheep
It was a bad day for the sheep
It was a shot of certain wisdom
It was a shot of certain wisdom
That you could never keep
That you could never keep

Threw some cash upon the table
Threw some cash upon the table
Shot some noise into the phone
Shot some noise into the phone
Saying all the guilty pleasures
Saying all the guilty pleasures
Are not for you alone
Are not for you alone

I'm going home as found
I'm going home as found
Going home as found
Going home as found
I'm going home as found
I'm going home as found
Going home as found
Going home as found


13.Hell's Soup Kitchen

Rolled in the mud
Rolled in the mud
But I could never come clean
But i could never come clean
Counting blessings on my middle finger
Counting blessings on my middle finger
There in the back shed
There in the back shed
Pricing heads to the pound
Pricing heads to the pound
Told to shut up, I was only breathin'
Told to shut up, i was only breathin'

Hell's soup kitchen
Hell's soup kitchen
There you're listening now
There you're listening now
Heard you coming
Heard you coming
I heard you deep in the ground
I heard you deep in the ground

The job was dizzy on the carnival wheel
The job was dizzy on the carnival wheel
Coins a-flipping a siren's screaming
Coins a-flipping a siren's screaming
Told quit the ride
Told quit the ride
And you'll go straight to the dogs
And you'll go straight to the dogs
But dogs they come home
But dogs they come home
And dogs they listen
And dogs they listen

Hell's soup kitchen
Hell's soup kitchen
There you're listening now
There you're listening now
Heard you coming
Heard you coming
I heard you deep in the ground
I heard you deep in the ground

And my nerves were wire
And my nerves were wire
And the shots they fell wide
And the shots they fell wide
Pearls of wisdom dripping from my forehead
Pearls of wisdom dripping from my forehead
Crawled in a sleeping bag
Crawled in a sleeping bag
And watched them close in
And watched them close in
Tires spitting all my trust to the sky
Tires spitting all my trust to the sky

Hell's soup kitchen
Hell's soup kitchen
There you're listening now
There you're listening now
Heard you coming
Heard you coming
I heard you deep in the ground
I heard you deep in the ground


14.Smokestack

Swept the floor of dreams
Swept the floor of dreams
Live ones in the cracks
Live ones in the cracks
Crawling from the woodwork
Crawling from the woodwork
Just to break your mother's back
Just to break your mother's back

Hail the future king
Hail the future king
No surprises left
No surprises left
Formula is widely know by chemists
Formula is widely know by chemists
And the minds they've blown
And the minds they've blown

Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack

Count 'em 1 in 10
Count 'em 1 in 10
Can't hold on to those threats
Can't hold on to those threats
Not-so-distant cousins
Not-so-distant cousins
Of the nails on which you slept
Of the nails on which you slept

Amateur contortionist
Amateur contortionist
With pyrotechnic skill
With pyrotechnic skill
This is not a mob you rule
This is not a mob you rule
It's just the family barbecue
It's just the family barbecue

Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack

Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack

Standing on my head
Standing on my head
And just in time to see
And just in time to see
A promise in each pocket
A promise in each pocket
And a liar in each sleeve
And a liar in each sleeve
The spoils have been crudely cut
The spoils have been crudely cut
In out of balance halves
In out of balance halves
Nothing left to peace or calm
Nothing left to peace or calm
That explosions couldn't bring along
That explosions couldn't bring along


15.Smokestack

Swept the floor of dreams
Swept the floor of dreams
Live ones in the cracks
Live ones in the cracks
Crawling from the woodwork
Crawling from the woodwork
Just to break your mother's back
Just to break your mother's back

Hail the future king
Hail the future king
No surprises left
No surprises left
Formula is widely know by chemists
Formula is widely know by chemists
And the minds they've blown
And the minds they've blown

Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack

Count 'em 1 in 10
Count 'em 1 in 10
Can't hold on to those threats
Can't hold on to those threats
Not-so-distant cousins
Not-so-distant cousins
Of the nails on which you slept
Of the nails on which you slept

Amateur contortionist
Amateur contortionist
With pyrotechnic skill
With pyrotechnic skill
This is not a mob you rule
This is not a mob you rule
It's just the family barbecue
It's just the family barbecue

Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack

Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack
Smokestack

Standing on my head
Standing on my head
And just in time to see
And just in time to see
A promise in each pocket
A promise in each pocket
And a liar in each sleeve
And a liar in each sleeve
The spoils have been crudely cut
The spoils have been crudely cut
In out of balance halves
In out of balance halves
Nothing left to peace or calm
Nothing left to peace or calm
That explosions couldn't bring along
That explosions couldn't bring along


16.The Wicked Skipper

Instrumental


17.Whiskey XXX

Whiskey hold me well
Whiskey hold me well
And never let me spill
And never let me spill
From the blind man's bluff
From the blind man's bluff
Across the frozen lake
Across the frozen lake

Oh chance me, chance me not,
Oh chance me, chance me not,
With the last chance that you've got
With the last chance that you've got
Keep it rising like the river
Keep it rising like the river
And sinking with my fear
And sinking with my fear

Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these woods
Somewhere out of these woods
Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these woods
Somewhere out of these woods

Whiskey hold me well
Whiskey hold me well
Ain't nothing you can't kill
Ain't nothing you can't kill
Now the pain is just forgiveness
Now the pain is just forgiveness
In a borrowed suit of clothes
In a borrowed suit of clothes

Agree to disbelieve
Agree to disbelieve
Leave the thinking for the thieves
Leave the thinking for the thieves
Left my empties at your doorstep
Left my empties at your doorstep
Left my judgement on your trail
Left my judgement on your trail

Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these woods
Somewhere out of these woods
Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these
Somewhere out of these woods
Somewhere out of these woods


18.Drille Terriers

Every morn at sven o'clock

There's twenty terriers drilling on the rock
Every morn at sven o'clock
And the boss comes round and he says to the (?)
There's twenty terriers drilling on the rock
'Come down hard on the cast-iron (?)'
And the boss comes round and he says to the (?)
And drille terriers, drille.'
'come down hard on the cast-iron (?)'

And drille terriers, drille.'
Drille terriers, drille

For it's work all day
Drille terriers, drille
For the sugar in your tea
For it's work all day
Down behind the railway
For the sugar in your tea
And drille terriers, drille
Down behind the railway
Now our boss is Jim McCann
And drille terriers, drille
My guardian's the (??)
Now our boss is jim mccann
(?)
My guardian's the (??)
(?)
(?)

(?)
Drille terriers, drille

For it's work all day
Drille terriers, drille
For the sugar in your tea
For it's work all day
Down behind the railway
For the sugar in your tea
And drille terriers, drille
Down behind the railway

And drille terriers, drille
Drille terriers, drille

For it's work all day
Drille terriers, drille
For the sugar in your tea
For it's work all day
Down behind the railway
For the sugar in your tea
And drille terriers, drille
Down behind the railway

And drille terriers, drille
Finally pay day came around

A dollar short - Jim was found
Finally pay day came around
When he asked why, came this reply:
A dollar short - jim was found
'You were docked for the time
When he asked why, came this reply:
You spent up in the sky.'
'you were docked for the time

You spent up in the sky.'
Drille terriers, drille

For it's work all day
Drille terriers, drille
For the sugar in your tea
For it's work all day
Down behind the railway
For the sugar in your tea
And drille terriers, drille
Down behind the railway

And drille terriers, drille
Drille terriers, drille

For it's work all day
Drille terriers, drille
For the sugar in your tea
For it's work all day
Down behind the railway
For the sugar in your tea
And drille terriers, drille
Down behind the railway
And blast
And drille terriers, drille
And fire
And blast
And fire


19.Long Black Veil

Beyond the reach
Beyond the reach
There are rows of tender hooks
There are rows of tender hooks
Where nothing seems
Where nothing seems
To justify a second look
To justify a second look
And not a soul is found
And not a soul is found
To tear them hooks on down
To tear them hooks on down

Famous times
Famous times
Tattooed on this burlap skin
Tattooed on this burlap skin
And gun cold days
And gun cold days
Shot to pieces above my head
Shot to pieces above my head
Now tell who's that clown
Now tell who's that clown
Who pulled this veil on down
Who pulled this veil on down

Long black veil
Long black veil
Long black
Long black
Long black veil
Long black veil
Long black
Long black

If light's a brighter grey
If light's a brighter grey
Please then turn it up
Please then turn it up
This whole town wears its veil down
This whole town wears its veil down
And wrestles with some all-night clown
And wrestles with some all-night clown
And he don't sleep
And he don't sleep
And he don't sleep
And he don't sleep

Long black veil
Long black veil
Long black
Long black
Long black veil
Long black veil
Long black
Long black
Long black veil
Long black veil
Long black
Long black
Long black veil
Long black veil
Tell me long black
Tell me long black


20.Specimen Days

Oh one night of mercy
Oh one night of mercy
Give me one night of merciful
Give me one night of merciful
Shocks to the skull
Shocks to the skull
Watching these specimens grow
Watching these specimens grow

Small miracles stuffed
Small miracles stuffed
In old powder kegs
In old powder kegs
Can't mix boot leather
Can't mix boot leather
With common-sense rags
With common-sense rags
Watching these specimens grow
Watching these specimens grow

I may know nothing
I may know nothing
But it never says no
But it never says no
Won't answer in good turn
Won't answer in good turn
Earth rumbling below
Earth rumbling below
Got hope in the backseat
Got hope in the backseat
And truth on the roof
And truth on the roof
Look out below
Look out below
This rumbling needs somewhere to go
This rumbling needs somewhere to go

All cut up and painless
All cut up and painless
Brake lights blown out
Brake lights blown out
On the back of your skull
On the back of your skull
Watching these specimens grow
Watching these specimens grow

O misery's daughter
O misery's daughter
Please know when to quit
Please know when to quit
Not a hose for the fire
Not a hose for the fire
There's a snake in the pit
There's a snake in the pit
Watching these specimens grow
Watching these specimens grow

I may know nothing
I may know nothing
But it never says no
But it never says no
Won't answer in good turn
Won't answer in good turn
Earth rumbling below
Earth rumbling below
Got hope in the backseat
Got hope in the backseat
And truth on the roof
And truth on the roof
Look out below
Look out below
This rumbling needs somewhere to go
This rumbling needs somewhere to go

One night of mercy
One night of mercy
Give me one night so merciful
Give me one night so merciful
One night of mercy
One night of mercy


21.Home as Found

Well it should have been the first place
Well it should have been the first place
But instead it was the last
But instead it was the last
It was a place that only you could love
It was a place that only you could love

All the gin was spiked with water
All the gin was spiked with water
From a fever or a storm
From a fever or a storm
All the business went as usual
All the business went as usual
Ripped and forever torn
Ripped and forever torn

I'm going home as found
I'm going home as found
Going home as found
Going home as found
I'm going home as found
I'm going home as found
Going home as found
Going home as found

It was a good day for the panther
It was a good day for the panther
It was a bad day for the sheep
It was a bad day for the sheep
It was a shot of certain wisdom
It was a shot of certain wisdom
That you could never keep
That you could never keep

Threw some cash upon the table
Threw some cash upon the table
Shot some noise into the phone
Shot some noise into the phone
Saying all the guilty pleasures
Saying all the guilty pleasures
Are not for you alone
Are not for you alone

I'm going home as found
I'm going home as found
Going home as found
Going home as found
I'm going home as found
I'm going home as found
Going home as found
Going home as found


22.Long Black Veil

Beyond the reach
Beyond the reach
There are rows of tender hooks
There are rows of tender hooks
Where nothing seems
Where nothing seems
To justify a second look
To justify a second look
And not a soul is found
And not a soul is found
To tear them hooks on down
To tear them hooks on down

Famous times
Famous times
Tattooed on this burlap skin
Tattooed on this burlap skin
And gun cold days
And gun cold days
Shot to pieces above my head
Shot to pieces above my head
Now tell who's that clown
Now tell who's that clown
Who pulled this veil on down
Who pulled this veil on down

Long black veil
Long black veil
Long black
Long black
Long black veil
Long black veil
Long black
Long black

If light's a brighter grey
If light's a brighter grey
Please then turn it up
Please then turn it up
This whole town wears its veil down
This whole town wears its veil down
And wrestles with some all-night clown
And wrestles with some all-night clown
And he don't sleep
And he don't sleep
And he don't sleep
And he don't sleep

Long black veil
Long black veil
Long black
Long black
Long black veil
Long black veil
Long black
Long black
Long black veil
Long black veil
Long black
Long black
Long black veil
Long black veil
Tell me long black
Tell me long black


23.Goodbye (To All That)

Wisecracks and hijacks
Wisecracks and hijacks
And contracts to sell
And contracts to sell
Old wine in new bottles
Old wine in new bottles
Times are the same
Times are the same
Diggin' the ditch quick
Diggin' the ditch quick
And quick to escape
And quick to escape
The patent is pending
The patent is pending
On flood tides and bones
On flood tides and bones
Goodbye
Goodbye
To all that
To all that
Goodbye
Goodbye
To all that
To all that

Brittle and hollow
Brittle and hollow
And sharp as the hills
And sharp as the hills
It hasn't rained on us
It hasn't rained on us
In 25 years
In 25 years
Home fires burning
Home fires burning
The branches of trees
The branches of trees
No train well
No train well
No train has ever stopped here
No train has ever stopped here

Goodbye
Goodbye
To all that
To all that
Goodbye
Goodbye
To all that
To all that

Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up

Short cut to nowhere
Short cut to nowhere
Long haul to desperate
Long haul to desperate
Roots in the cellar
Roots in the cellar
And bombs in the pipes.
And bombs in the pipes.
Don't call me river
Don't call me river
I'd rather be nameless
I'd rather be nameless
River don't choose
River don't choose
What she carries away
What she carries away

Goodbye
Goodbye
To all that
To all that
Goodbye
Goodbye
To all that
To all that

Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up
Wake it up