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