Well I wandered alone,
Through a desert of stone,
And I dreamt of my future wife.
My sword´s in my hand,
And I´m next in command,

In this version of Death called Life.
My plate and my cup,
Are right straight up,
I took a rose from the hand of a child.
When I kiss your lips,
The honey drips,
I´m gonna have to put you down for a while.

Every day we meet,
On any old street,
And you´re in your girlish prime.
The short and the tall,
Are coming to the ball,
I go there all the time.
Behind every tree,
There´s something to see,
The river is wider than a mile.
I tried you twice,

You can´t be nice,
I´m gonna have to put you down for a while.

Here come the nurse,
With money in her purse,
Here come the ladies and men.
You push it all in,
And you´ve no chance to win,
You play ´em on down to the end.
I´m laying in the sand,
Getting a sunshine tan,
Moving along, riding in style.
From my toes to my head,
You knock me dead,
I´m gonna have to put you down for a while.

I count the years,
And I shed no tears,

I´m blinded to what might have been.
Nature´s voice,
Makes my heart rejoice,
Play me the wild song of the wind.
I found hopeless love,
In the room above,
When the sun and the weather were riled.
You´re as fine as wine,
I ain´t handing you no line,
I´m gonna have to put you down for a while.

All the merry little elves,
Can go hang themselves,
My faith is as cold as can be.
I´m stacked high to the roof,
And I´m not without proof,
If you don´t believe me, come see.
You think I´m blue,

I think so, too,
In my words you´ll find no guile.
The game´s gotten old,
The deck´s gone cold,
And I´m gonna have to put you down for a while.

The game´s gotten old,
The deck´s gone cold,
And I´m gonna have to put you down for a while