She Sings the Mourning

Down to the glen where the roses twine

Lie in the grass watch the time go by

The hum drum mid-afternoon sun

Only his mothers only son

Black Jack tarmac dirt dust trap

Sister certain wrapped in rags

Whispers words of unwished schemes

Steals a smile from the scorpions dream

She sings the mourning

She sings the mourning

She sings the mourning

In the quiet night

She said don't worry

She said don't worry

She said don't worry

We're out of sight

She sings the mourning

In the quiet night

Blood red love not temptress eyes

Cuts right through the family ties

Lighthouse lights the locust nest

Salem's site invites incest

Back to the glen where the roses twine

Treacle tarts and turpentine

Patron saint of guillotines

A secret's safe when no-one sees

She sings the mourning

She sings the mourning

She sings the mourning

In the quiet night

She said don't worry

She said don't worry

She said don't worry

We're out of sight

She sings the mourning

In the quiet night