Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - The Lyre of Orpheus Lyrics
Orpheus sat gloomy in his garden shedWondering what to doWith a lump of wood, a piece of wireAnd a little pot of glueO Mamma O MammaHe sawed at the wood with half a heartAnd glued it top to bottomHe strung a wire in betweenHe was feeling something rottenO Mamma O MammaOrpheus looked at his instrumentAnd he gave the wire a pluckHe heard a sound so beautifulHe gasped and said O my GodO Mamma O MammaHe rushed inside to tell his wifeHe went racing down the hallsEurydice was still asleep in bedLike a sack of cannonballsO Mamma O MammaLook what I've made, cried OrpheusAnd he plucked a gentle noteEurydice's eyes popped from their socketsAnd her tongue burst through her throatO Mamma O MammaO God, what have I done, he saidAs her blood pooled in the sheetsBut in his heart he felt a blissWith which nothing could competeO Mamma O MammaOrpheus went leaping through the fieldsStrumming as hard as he did pleaseBirdies detonated in the skyBunnies dashed their brains out on the treesO Mamma O MammaOrpheus strummed till his fingers bledHe hit a G minor 7He woke up God from a deep, deep sleepGod was a major player in heavenO Mamma O MammaGod picked up a giant hammerAnd He threw it with an thunderous yellIt smashed down hard on Orpheus' headAnd knocked him down a wellO Mamma O MammaThe well went down very deepVery deep went down the wellThe well went down so very deepWell, the well went down to hellO Mamma O MammaPoor Orpheus woke up with a startAll amongst the rotting deadHis lyre tacked safe under his armHis brains all down his headO Mamma O MammaEurydice appeared brindled in bloodAnd she said to OrpheusIf you play that *****ing thing down hereI'll stick it up your orifice!O Mamma O MammaThis lyre lark is for the birds, said OrpheusIt's enough to send you batsLet's stay down here, Eurydice, dearAnd we'll have a bunch of screaming bratsO Mamma O MammaOrpheus picked up his lyre for the last timeHe was on a real low down bummerAnd stared deep into the abyss and saidThis one is for MammaO Mamma O MammaO Mamma O Mamma
