Black Crow King Lyrics by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Black Crow King Lyrics

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    I am the black crow king
    Mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm
    I am the black crow king
    Keeper of the nodding corn
    Bam! bam! bam! bam!
    All the hammers are a-talking
    All the nails are a-singing
    So sweet and low


    You can hear it in the valley
    Where live the lame and the blind
    They climb the hill out of its belly
    They leave with mean black boots on


    "i just made a simple gesture
    They jumped up and nailed it to my shadow
    My gesture was a hooker
    You know, my shadow's made of timber."


    And the storm is a-rolling
    And the storm is a-rolling
    All down on me


    And i'm still here rolling after everybody's gone
    And i'm still here rolling after everybody's gone
    Ah'm still here rolling and i'm left on my own
    The blackbirds have all gone!
    Everyone's rolled on!


    I am the black crow king
    Keeper of the trodden corn
    I am the king
    Won't say it again
    And the rain, it raineth daily
    Lord
    And wash away my clothes
    I surrender up my arms
    To a company of crows
    I am the black crow king
    I won't say it again


    And all the thorns are a-crowning
    King ruby on each spine
    And the spears are a-sailing
    O my o my


    And the storm is a-rolling
    And the storm is a-rolling
    All down on me


    And i'm still here rolling after everybody's gone
    And i'm still here rolling after everybody's gone
    I'm still here rolling and left on my own
    Those blackbirds they have all flown and
    I am on my own


    I am the black crow king
    Keeper of the forgotten corn
    The king! the king!
    I'm the king of nuthin' at all
    The hammers are a-talking
    The nails are a-singing
    The thorns are a-crowning him
    The spears are a-sailing
    The crows are a-mocking
    The corn is a-nodding
    The storm is a-rolling
    The storm is a-rolling
    The storm is a-rolling down
    The storm is a-rolling down
    The storm is a-rolling
    Down on me
    Rolling down on me
    Rolling down on me

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