Old Coyote from The Petals by Al Grierson
Tracklist
| 3. | Old Coyote | 7:10 |
Lyrics
OLD COYOTE
I've been reading all about it in the annals of some ancient lore,
How you were smuggled through the garden by the angel at the basement door,
And while the serpent in the branches held the mother of the world beguiled,
You were pissin' on the Tree of Knowledge while the Good Lord smiled.
Old coyote
Little brother of necessity and the seeker and the sacred clown
Old Coyote
You're the fire in the water and the diamonds in the cold cold ground
On the mountain top with Moses and with Daniel in the lion’s den,
In the bedroom with Delilah – in the hollow in the hearts of men,
On the hill on Friday evening when the soldiers rolled them bones,
In the garden Sunday mornin' when they rolled away the stone.
Old Coyote
On the edges of eternity dancin' through the crack of dawn
Old Coyote
With a pearly white Madonna and the devil with the blue dress on
In the bed between the Travelin' Salesman and the Farmer's Daughter,
At the elbow of the preacher when the wine turned back to water,
In the cabin of a smokin' locomotive on a high speed train,
Between the Tower of Babel and the cities of the plain.
Old Coyote
You're a 30-carat Buddha in a barrel full of old tin cans
Old Coyote
Just a loose screw messin' with the engine of our best laid plans
Now there's an ancient city hidden deep beneath the waves
It was founded on the principles of justice -- and the sweat of slaves
And I heard a lot about it in a New Age gospel hymn
But I ain't ever gonna wade in any water where the fish won't swim.
Old Coyote
In a vertical position while the world walks upside down
Old Coyote
At the center of the circle while the wheel goes round and round.
Now there's a big wind blowin' down the cities from the outlaw trail
You can even hear it whistle in the belly of the great white whale
Hear it howlin' through the desert where Ezekiel saw the wheel
From the breath upon the water to the breaking of the seventh seal.
Is this the end of history or just a wagon full of roses
standin' at the gates of Rome
The devil's army on the deep blue sea
Or just the legions of the lonely only lookin' for the long way home?
'Cause there's an angel with a trumpet
in the graveyard where the night wind groans
Hear it echo from the brothel on the bayou
where the black snake moans
To the Playboy mansion from the penthouse to the pool
From the palace of the kingdom to the alley where the mad dogs rule
Waitin' for the holocaust –
Waitin' for the fire that was promised at the end of time
Waitin' for the Pentecost
Hidin' like a phoenix in the ashes and the ice cold lime
Old Coyote
At the center of the chaos waitin' since the Lord knows when
Old Coyote
Gonna wait a little longer 'til it all comes 'round again
Little brother of necessity – the seeker and the sacred clown
You're the fire in the water and the diamonds in the cold cold ground
A 30-carat Buddha in a barrel full of old tin cans
Just a loose screw messin' with the engine of our best laid plans
Old Coyote
In a vertical position while the world walks upside down
Old Coyote
At the center of the circle while the wheel goes 'round and 'round
Old Coyote
At the center of the circle while the wheel goes 'round and ‘round
