put the knife under the flame
hold this teacloth in your mouth
down by where the ferns grow
saw its spirit leaving south
and we danced the carpets bare
when i drenched the mid week doubt
i taped the microphone to the chair
and sang through the speaker
down the cables i did shout
there's a tape of you talking
buried in an attic somewhere
i asked down the main street for it
no one knows a thing about it
for a poultice we'll soak some bread
then we'll carry you to bed