The stain of the sepia, the butcher Crimea
She makes the most of her time by loving me plenty
It was always hard to tell if she was laughing or crying
I thought I heard somebody calling
I was in between the apples and the chloroform
He said, "I love the way the wind comes tickling my knees"
In the dark I thought I heard somebody call
You don't need to tell me who the fire is for
Deep in the belly of a whale I found her
I thought I heard somebody calling
She came to me often, I was sure I was dying
Do you ever think they ever thought they got what they deserved?
Running her hands through the ribs of the dark
I thought I heard somebody calling
Down with the deep blue jail around her
Killed by a swerve laid low by the curve
In a cakewalk she came through the dead and the lame
Through the wreck of the brass band I thought I could see her
Don't pity the bullet and pity the man
Sent his men to the top of some hell of a hill
Florence and Calamity and Joan of Arc
Was it Casey Jones or Casey at the Bat?
I was thinking of her when you came outside
I was flat on my back, my feet in the thorns
Joan never cared about the in-betweens
She knows there'll come a day when we won't be getting any
The love of an iceberg reaching out for the wreck
Who both are like the barrel going over the falls
In the dark I thought I heard somebody call
And bring me a love that can sweeten a sword
Did I mention how I love you in your underwear?
Just a little bird floating on a hurricane
Crying all the way down, I never asked to be involved
Can you love me like the crosses, love the nape or the neck?
Florence and Calamity and Joan of Arc
A boat that can love the rocks or the shore
Who both found their place in the same sad plan
Running her hands through the ribs of the dark
Jane shot the apple right between the eyes
General George began the day by taking pink little pills
I love the way she looks in her underwear
Combed her hair with a blade did the Maid of Orleans
Through the whisper of the trees came artillery breeze
Lemonade on your breath, sun in your hair
Said, "Christ walked on water, we can wade through the war"
In the dark I thought I heard somebody call
I lose the page and the book then the plot then I swear
I thought I heard somebody calling
Who died out of pride and got famous for that
