Unwed Henry

Cleaned his fingers with a knife
 My darling
 And went out dressing for a wife
 Oh, My pretty darling
 Silver songs swung from his belts
 Dangling, Tangling
 He waded though the tusks and pelts
 Oh, My pretty darling
 Six he shot her with a wink
 My darling
 Sat her down beside his drink
 Oh, My pretty darling
 Her legs a kicked tyre swing
 Dangling, Tangling
 Toes hung by a stocking string
 Oh, My pretty darling
 With tender blades he flowered her
 My darling
 Carved her in the balsam fir
 Oh, My pretty darling
 He drew the veils closed on her cheeks
 Dangling, tangling
 Married her down by the creek
 Oh, My pretty darling
 Winter bled into the spring
 My darling
 She caught its bruises in a sling
 Oh, My pretty darling
 He stumbled for the bottle's edge
 Dangling, Tangling
 She climbed up on the window ledge
 Oh, My pretty darling
 He found her in the wire fence
 My darling
 Dragged her through blood and silence
 Oh, My pretty darling
 Threw her body in the sink
 Dangling, Tangling
 Poured himself another drink
 Oh, My pretty darling
 She woke in the faucet's teeth
 My darling
 Swimming in the underneath
 Oh, My pretty darling
 He bathed her facedown as she thrust
 Dangling, Tangling
 Swallowing the basin rust
 Oh, my pretty darling
 Beyond the thorns and strangled reeds
 My darling
 A wedding ring amongst the weeds
 Oh, my pretty darling
 Just a girl up on the tree
 Dangling, tangling
 Sit beside my drink and me
 Oh, my pretty darling