Mr. John Lee what is happening to me
last time I saw you
bringing fire wood into your house

from a tree
but I didn't love you
quite as much

as sweet Marie
the sherriff he never
had to come

to wade through the water
swamps
and some strange mystery

to find Marie

Me clad in Velveteen

red lips and high heeled shoes
i carried you
your weight for a long time

through years and towns and took refuge
and I carried your weight upon mine


Marie got married
to a man


and I found your footsteps
in summer lands
to your lady


Marie has a daughter
and a new city now

and your skin is soft and tired
from the years
but your happy now


Me clad in Velveteen
red lips and high heeled shoes

I carried you
your weight for a long time
through years and towns and took refuge

and I carried your weight upon mine

Mr. John Lee

what is happening to me
last time I saw you
bringing firewood into your house

from a tree