[Verse 1] Black coat Bare feet Lantern swinging off a twisted root Backwoods death priest hums low Ash on his tongue like soot Possum in a busted top hat Yellow teeth Crooked grin They bow to the bones in a circle And the circle lets them in [Chorus] Round and around in the circle of bones Possum kicks high Priest rattles his ghosts Porcupine claps Burning rat taps All hail the clearing where the wild things laugh Round and around in the circle of bones Stomp ’til the dark old forest groans Dance that jig ’til the sunrise cracks We don’t come back We don’t come back (hey!) [Verse 2] Porcupine spines like feathers Sticking out a Sunday vest Burning rat flickers in the ferns Smoke curling from his chest They stomp their feet in the pine dust Shower sparks on the moss Priest spins slow with the possum Like they’re married to the loss [Chorus] Round and around in the circle of bones Possum kicks high Priest rattles his ghosts Porcupine claps Burning rat taps All hail the clearing where the wild things laugh Round and around in the circle of bones Stomp ’til the dark old forest groans Dance that jig ’til the sunrise cracks We don’t come back We don’t come back (oh yeah) [Bridge] [Soft fiddle scrape Then heavy foot-stomps join] Here comes Stompy the bear Jaw full of blackberries Burrs in his hair He don’t talk He just sways Lets the echoes do the prayers He spins one paw in the dust Draws teeth Draws twigs Draws trust Every shadow starts to shake Every heartbeat learns the steps (hey!) [Chorus] Round and around in the circle of bones Possum kicks high Priest rattles his ghosts Porcupine claps Burning rat taps All hail the clearing where the wild things laugh Round and around ’til the stars fall down Drunk on the dark at the edge of town Dance that jig ’til the sunrise cracks We don’t come back We don’t come back
