Here are the lyrics as printed in the jacket of his CD "That Sea, the Gambler"
The Stable Song
Remember when our songs were just like prayer
Like gospel hymns that you called in the air
Come down, come down sweet reverence
Unto my simple house and ring... and ring
Ring like silver, ring like gold
Ring out those ghosts on the Ohio
Ring like clear day wedding bells
Were we the belly of the beast, or the sword that fell?
We'll never tell
Come to me, clear and cold
On some sea
Watch the world spinning waves
Like that machine
Now I've been crazy, couldn't you tell?
I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell
Now I'm covered up in straw, belly up on the table
Well I drank and sang, and I passed in the stable
That tall grass grows high and brown
Well I dragged you straight in the muddy ground
And you sent me back to where I roam
Well I cursed and I cried, but now I know
Now I know
And I ran back to that hollow again
The moon was just a sliver back then
And I ached for my heart like some tin man
When it came, oh it beat and it boiled and it rang
Oh, it's ringing
Ring like crazy, ring like hell
Turn me back into that wild haired gale
Ring like silver, ring like gold
Turn these diamonds straight back into coal
Turn these diamonds straight back into coal
Here are the lyrics as printed in the jacket of his CD "That Sea, the Gambler"
The Stable Song
Remember when our songs were just like prayer Like gospel hymns that you called in the air Come down, come down sweet reverence Unto my simple house and ring... and ring
Ring like silver, ring like gold Ring out those ghosts on the Ohio Ring like clear day wedding bells Were we the belly of the beast, or the sword that fell? We'll never tell
Come to me, clear and cold On some sea Watch the world spinning waves Like that machine
Now I've been crazy, couldn't you tell? I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell Now I'm covered up in straw, belly up on the table Well I drank and sang, and I passed in the stable
That tall grass grows high and brown Well I dragged you straight in the muddy ground And you sent me back to where I roam Well I cursed and I cried, but now I know Now I know
And I ran back to that hollow again The moon was just a sliver back then And I ached for my heart like some tin man When it came, oh it beat and it boiled and it rang Oh, it's ringing
Ring like crazy, ring like hell Turn me back into that wild haired gale Ring like silver, ring like gold Turn these diamonds straight back into coal Turn these diamonds straight back into coal
Thank you
Thank you