[INTRO] Hey… hey… don’t look back… [VERSE 1] Snake in suspenders sleeping by the sink pike-eyed bartender laughing through his drink Badger in a necktie counting out the change someone stole the lanterns someone acts strange [PRE-CHORUS] And the old men lean close through the chimney smoke like wolves beside snowbanks waiting for the dark [CHORUS] Goose with a knife goose with a knife dancing where the bonfire burns bright Goose with a knife goose with a knife singing while the dogs all howl tonight [VERSE 2] Lynx-eyed dancer nails painted green moose-heart trucker slowest man I’ve seen Crows around the dancehall sleeping near the drums everybody smiling when the dark thing comes [PRE-CHORUS] And the floorboards groan hard under muddy feet like horses before thunder shaking in the heat [CHORUS] Goose with a knife goose with a knife spinning like a fever in the light Goose with a knife goose with a knife laughing while the birch trees turn white [BRIDGE] Moth-drunk lovers stumble through the rain eel-hand preacher calling out my name Fox-fire children run between the trees someone pulls the curtains someone stole the keys [CHORUS] Goose with a knife goose with a knife queen of the northern midnight Goose with a knife goose with a knife dancing while the forest sways all night Goose with a knife goose with a knife dancing where the bonfire burns bright Goose with a knife goose with a knife singing while the dogs all howl tonight [OUTRO] Goose… with a knife…
