alligator purse

i called him for days

he didn't answer the phone

i drove by his house

i knew he was home

a week's worth of papers and mail in the box

i thought he was dead

i picked the lock

i found him in tears in the dark on his knees

with a hole in his chest where his heart used to be

and he said. don't call the doctor

don't call the nurse

call for the lady with the alligator purse

she knows the spell to lift this curse

go find the lady with the alligator purse

in an old stone house off 21st

i found the lady with the alligator purse

she answered the door

said i know who you are

she lit a candle

consulted the stars

when i saw her closing that reptile's hide

i asked her point-blank

is my friend going to die

and she said. i'm not a doctor

i'm not a nurse

i'm just the lady with the alligator purse

hope for the best

prepare for the worst

so said the lady with the alligator purse

she said

look at what happened to cleopatra

when she didn't take my advice

and romeo

juliet

they didn't get it

too bad

those kids were so nice

by the time we got back to my pitiful pal

there was no sign of life till he saw the alligator

purse on her arm

the gleam in her eyes

she opened the bag

there was nothing inside

she said

there's no secret

it's love that i use

i just carry this bag because it matches my shoes

and she said. don't call the doctor

don't call the nurse

don't call the lady with the alligator purse

love is the magic of the universe

take it from the lady with the alligator purse

love is the magic of the universe

take it from the lady with the alligator purse

the lady with the alligator purse