Cracker - Fiddle Lyrics
Gm-f-dmGm-f-dmGm when I was a boy there were fifteen a-people in the worldF fifteen a-bound for dm heaven, and gm fifteen a-bound for hellGm and the devil come round, yeah he jump on my bedSay you got to f leave me alone dm you got to gm give me some restBut I f gather my lead, and I gm gather my spoolAnd I f burn it all with sulphur til the c7 devil did what we gm fearedAnd we fly through the night, under the mercury moonSo I could watch you sleep and dream a-in your roomWhen I was a boy, a-there were fifteen people in the worldI had a bowl for my sweetheart, and a fiddle to raise the devil from hellI could play a swwet tune, or make my sweetheart laughI could shake a blackbird from the highest tree branchI was half a boy, I was half a jackJimmy? donner? was full of man, most of which is badYou know he shot a man that had my fathers faceAnd he geld a woman down who had my sisters nameWhen I was a boy, a-there were fifteen people in the worldAnd the lovers would lie in the long tall grass by the railroad trackAnd the angels come down, they make the rails to singI put my ears to the tracks, and they tell me thingsThat a train would come with a fiery roarReeks in heaven into hell into a long black trail of smokeAnd the earth would shake with the escaping steamAnd the train would make a thunder to drown out any screamHmmm, hmmmHmmm, hmmmHmmm, hmmmHmmm, hmmmWhen I was a boy, a-there were a-fifteen people in the worldA-fifteen bound for heaven, and fifteen bound for hellAnd the lovers would lie in a box o pineAnd the doctor come round, to flick coins on their eyesIm a preacher man now, Ive got my place on earthcause I have heard the voices from beyond this worldIm a preacher man now, Ive got my place in hellcause I have heard the voices no man should live to tellcause I have heard the voices no man should live to tellHuh-huh, huh-huhHuh-huh, huh-huhHuh-huh, huh-huhHuh-huh, huh-huhHuh-huh, huh-huhHuh-huh, huh-huhHuh-huh, huh-huhHuh-huh, huh-huhGm
