He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Catherine de Barra, you've murdered my thinkin'
Gave you my heart, you left the thing stinkin'
I'd shake from your spell if it weren't for my drinkin'
The wind bites more bitter with each light of mornin'
I envy the road, the ground you tread under
I envy the wind, your hair riding over
I envy the pillow your head rests and slumbers
I envy to murderous, envy your lover
'Til the light shines on me
I damn to hell every second you breathe
'Til the light shines on me
I damn to hell every second you breathe
I envy the road, the ground you tread under
I envy the wind, your hair riding over
I envy the pillow your head rests and slumbers
I envy to murderous, envy your lover
'Til the light shines on me
I damn to hell every second you breathe
'Til the light shines on me
I damn to hell every second you breathe
'Til the light shines on me
I damn to hell every second you breathe
'Til the light shines on me
Oh, my Catherine
Your eyes smilin'
Your mouth singin'
With time I'd have won you
With wile I'd have won you
Your eyes smilin'
Your mouth singin'
With time I'd have won you
Oh, my Catherine
With wile I'd have won you
With wile I'd have won you
Gave you my heart, you left the thing stinkin'
I'd shake from your spell if it weren't for my drinkin'
The wind bites more bitter with each light of mornin'
I envy the road, the ground you tread under
I envy the wind, your hair riding over
I envy the pillow your head rests and slumbers
I envy to murderous, envy your lover
'Til the light shines on me
I damn to hell every second you breathe
'Til the light shines on me
I damn to hell every second you breathe
I envy the road, the ground you tread under
I envy the wind, your hair riding over
I envy the pillow your head rests and slumbers
I envy to murderous, envy your lover
'Til the light shines on me
I damn to hell every second you breathe
'Til the light shines on me
I damn to hell every second you breathe
'Til the light shines on me
I damn to hell every second you breathe
'Til the light shines on me
Oh, my Catherine
Your eyes smilin'
Your mouth singin'
With time I'd have won you
With wile I'd have won you
Your eyes smilin'
Your mouth singin'
With time I'd have won you
Oh, my Catherine
With wile I'd have won you
With wile I'd have won you
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Catherine Lyrics as written by Polly Jean Harvey
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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