Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - The Ballad Of Robert Moore & Betty Coltrane Lyrics
There was a thick set man with frog eyesWho was standing by the doorAnd a little bald man with wing-nut earsWas waiting in the carWell robert moore passed the frog-eyed manAs he walked into the bar,And betty coltrane she jumped under her table.Whats your pleasure? asked the barmanHe had a face like boiled meatTheres a girl called betty coltraneThat I have come to seeBut I aint seen that girl round hereFor more than a weekAnd betty coltrane she hid beneath the table.Well, then in came a sailior withMermaids tattooed on his arms,Followed by the man with the wing-nut earsWho was waitin in the carWell, robert moore sensed trouble,Hed seen it comin from afarAnd betty coltrain she gasped beneath the table.Well, the sailor said Im looking for my wife,They call her betty coltrain!The frog-eyed man said that cant be;Thats my wifes maiden name.And the man with the wing-nut ears said,Hey, I married her back in spain!And betty coltrain crossed herself beneath the table.Well, robert moore stepped up and saidThat woman is my wife.And he drew a silver pistolAnd a wicked bowie knife;And he shot the man with the wing-nut earsStraight between the eyesAnd betty coltrain, she moaned under the table.The frog-eyed man jumped at robert moore,Who stabbed him in the chestAnd as mister frog-eyes died he saidBetty, your the girl that I loved best!The sailor pulled a razor,Robert blasted it to bitsAnd betty, I know youre under the table.Well have no fear, said robert moore,I do not want to hurt you!Never a woman didna love meHalf as much as you.You are the blessed sun, girlAnd you are the sacred moon.And betty shot his legs out from under the table!Well, robert moore went down heavyWith a crash upon the floorAnd over to his trashin bodyBetty coltrain she did crawl.She put the gun to the back of headAnd pulled the trigger once moreAnd blew his brains out all over the table!Well betty stood up and shook her headAnd waved the smoke away.Said, Im sorry mr barmanTo leave your place this way.As she emptied out their wallets she said,Ill collect my severence pay.And then she winked and threw a dollar on the table.
