Jolie Holland - Mad Tom Of Bedlam Lyrics
For to see Mad Tom of Bedlam,Ten thousand miles I've travelledMad Maudlin goes on dirty toesFor to save her shoes from graveStill I sing bonney boys, Bonney mad boysBedlam boys are bonneyFor they all go bare, and they live by the airAnd they want no drink nor moneyI went down to Satan's KitchenFor to get me food one morningAnd there I got souls piping hotAll on the spit a-turningStill I sing bonney boys, Bonney mad boysBedlam boys are bonneyFor they all go bare, and they live by the airAnd they want no drink nor moneyThe spirits white as lighteningDid on my travels guide meThe sun did shake and the moon would quakeWhenever they espied meStill I sing bonney boys, Bonney mad boysBedlam boys are bonneyFor they all go bare, and they live by the airAnd they want no drink nor moneyMy staff has murdered giantsAnd my bag a long knife carriesFor the mince pies from children's thighs,And feed them to the faeriesStill I sing bonney boys, Bonney mad boysBedlam boys are bonneyFor they all go bare, and they live by the airAnd they want no drink nor moneyTonight I'll gonna murderingThe man in the moon to a powderHis staff I'll break and his dog I'll shakeAnd there'll howl no demon louderStill I sing bonney boys, Bonney mad boysBedlam boys are bonneyFor they all go bare, and they live by the airAnd they want no drink nor moneyTo see Mad Tom of Bedlam,Ten thousand miles I've travelled.Mad Maudlin goes on dirty toes,For to save her shoes from gravelStill I sing bonney boys, Bonney mad boysBedlam boys are bonneyFor they all go bare, and they live by the airAnd they want no drink nor money
