Wired a glass jaw, oh, oh Plantation burning your boat is coming in Strum your jew´s-harp, you´re reeking gin
(chorus) Running water in a sinking boat Going under but they´ve got your goat Burning down - my hands are tied my feet are bound Burning down - can´t you see that my hands are bound
Johnny Mike is reading in the yard His story´s timely, oh, oh, oh What river is it anyway, radio Not in a boat, in your ear
(repeat chorus)
You pick your island in the sun Take your island off he´s got a gun Burning down - my hands are tied my feet are bound Burning down - can´t you see that my hands are bound
He´s cooking in the woods, a brush fire in your neck Feeling mighty mighty, oh, oh, oh You can pick your island in the sun Take your island off he´s got a gun