She st epped down from her carriage at 10 Ve rmillon Street
I took off my roustabout and slung it to her feet
We wen t into her parlor and she cooled me with her fan
But said i'll go no further with a fantas y makin'man
I sai d 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 laugh ed and heaven filled the room said this i give to you
This bod y's wisdom is the flesh,but here's a thing or two
Death and hell are never full
And neith er are the eyes of men
Cats can fly f rom nine s tories high
And pigs can see the wind
She l et me make my pallet in the mo onlight on the floor
Just outs ide of paradise but right in hell's back door
The i mage of her nibbled at the eye o f my soul
My dream s were a hurricane and quite o ut of control
Then her voice came through the storm it's m ore than flesh i deal
You will have to pay for any wisdom that you steal
I awoke to tinted windows and lavend er and red
The first station of the cross is just above my head
I awok e to gargoyles and a hard bench for my bed
Jesus Christ and Pontias Pilate were just above my head