The Fiery Furnaces - Teach Me Sweetheart lyrics

Come away; teach me, sweetheart. Come on past, brave young bachelors. I'm alone; teach me, sweetheart. My mother in law was standing by the stove hissing like a snake, hissing like a snake, hissing like a snake. She gave orders to spill my blood; she gave orders to spill my blood, I thought. I thought, I thought, and I thought some more. Come away; teach me, sweetheart. Come on past, brave young bachelors. I'm alone; teach me, sweetheart. My father in law was lying on his bed growling like a dog, growling like a do, growling like a dog. My mother in law was standing by the stove hissing like a snake, hissing like a snake, hissing like a snake. He gave orders to spill my blood; He gave orders to spill my blood, I thought. I thought, I thought, and I thought some more. Come away; teach me, sweetheart. Come on past, brave young bachelors. I'm alone; teach me, sweetheart. My sister in law was sitting on her stoop crawing like a crow, crawing like a crow, crawing like a crow. She gave orders to spill my blood; she gave orders to spill my blood, I thought. I thought, I thought, and I thought some more. Come away; teach me, sweetheart. Come on past, brave young bachelors. I'm alone; teach me, sweetheart. My brother in law was leaning on the love-seat tapping with his tail, tapping with his tail, purring like a cat. He gave orders to spill my blood; He gave orders to spill my blood, I thought