Nick Cave - The Kindness Of Strangers Lyrics
They found mary bellows cuffed to the bedWith a rag in her mouth and a bullet in her headO poor mary bellowsShed grown up hungry, shed grown up poorShe left her home in arkansasO poor mary bellowsShe wanted to see the deep blue seaShe travelled across tennesseeO poor mary bellowsShe met a man along the wayHe introduced himself as richard sladeO poor mary bellowsPoor mary thought that she might dieWhen she saw the ocean for the first timeO poor mary bellowsShe checked into a cheap little placeRichard slade carried in her old suitcaseO poor mary bellowsIm a good girl, sir, she said to himI couldnt possibly permit you inO poor mary bellowsSlade tipped his hat and winked his eyeAnd turned away without goodbyeO poor mary bellowsShe sat on her bed and thought of homeWith the sea breeze whistling all aloneO poor mary bellowsIn hope and loneliness she crossed the floorAnd undid the latch on the front doorO poor mary bellowsThey found her the next day cuffed to the bedA rag in her mouth and a bullet in her headO poor mary bellowsSo mothers keep your girls at homeDont let them journey all aloneTell them this world is full of dangerAnd to shun the company of strangersO poor mary bellowsO poor mary bellows
