Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe

Cold mountain water

Don't ever swim there

Just stand on the edge and look in there

And you might see a woman down there

They say some days, up she comes, up she rises, as if out of nowhere

Wearing Victorian dress.

She was calling her pet: Snowflake! Snowflake!

Tumbling like a cloud that has drowned in the lake

Just like a poor, porcelain doll...

Her eyes are open but no one's home

The clock has stopped

So long she's gone

No one's home

Her old dog is sleeping

His legs are frail now

But when he dreams,

He runs...

Along long beaches and sticky fields

Through the Spooky Wood looking for her.

The beds are made. The table is laid.

The door is open, someone is calling  it's a woman:

Here boy, here boy! You've come home!

I've got an old bone and a biscuit and so much love

Miss me? Did you miss me?

Here's the kitchen  there's your basket

Here's the hall  that's where you wait for me

Here's the bedroom  you're not allowed in there

Here's my lap  that's where you rest your head

Here boy, oh you're a good boy

You've come home

You've come home