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*************** DEATH AND HELL ***************
written by John R. Cash and John Carter Cash
performed by Johnny Cash.
Verse 1:
She stepped down from her carriage at 10 Vermillon Street
I took off my roustabout and slung it to her feet
We went into her parlor and she cooled me with her fan
But said i ll go no further with a fantasy makin man
Verse 2:
I said i d walk on Ponchatrain for what you have today
Just to drink from your deep well and i ll be on my way
She laughed and heaven filled the room said this i give to you
This body s wisdom is the flesh,but here s a thing or two
Chorus:
Death and hell are never full
And neither are the eyes of men
Cats can fly from nine stories high
And pigs can see the wind
Verse 3:
She let me make my pallet in the moonlight on the floor
Just outside of paradise but right in hell s back door
The image of her nibbled at the eye of my soul
My dreams were a hurricane and quite out of control
Verse 4:
Then her voice came through the storm it s more than flesh i deal
You will have to pay for any wisdom that you steal
I awoke to tinted windows and lavender and red
The first station of the cross is just above my head
I awoke to gargoyles and a hard bench for my bed
Jesus Christ and Pontias Pilate were just above my head
Chorus.
Perret Charles-Amir :
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