Welcome to the Lyrics Den! Here you will find 128,771 lyrics organized in 8564 albums from 2177 artists! We have made the site as uncluttered as possible so that you may have the best browsing experience! Please feel free to submit your own lyrics by creating an account. If you cannot find what you want here, please try our sister site Lyrics Gump

Home Posters Secret Recipes

MP3 downloads

iPod Accessories Store
 
Browse artists > A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 
Lyrics >  W >  Walkabouts >  Cataract > Bones of Contention
Login
Login:
Pass :

Sign up
Search
Bones of Contention
Well the fires are tended
Well the fires are tended
And my blood it just boils
And my blood it just boils
(hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)
And the fruits of hard labor
And the fruits of hard labor
Have been drowned in snake oil
Have been drowned in snake oil
(hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)

The dead are thin
The dead are thin
Their houses fat
Their houses fat
Once you steal you can’t give back
Once you steal you can’t give back
From the scaffold greed explodes
From the scaffold greed explodes
Down to nothing
Down to nothing
Down where nothing brings you down
Down where nothing brings you down

Well we’ve all been to heaven
Well we’ve all been to heaven
And we’ve all been to hell
And we’ve all been to hell
(hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)
And the door-to-door salesmen there
And the door-to-door salesmen there
Have nothing left to sell
Have nothing left to sell
(hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)

And the poison you choose
And the poison you choose
Is the source of my confusion
Is the source of my confusion
And I spend all my time
And I spend all my time
Trying to figure what you’re using
Trying to figure what you’re using

Well the bones of contention
Well the bones of contention
Are at the top of your stairs
Are at the top of your stairs
(hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)
And they’ll shake and they’ll rattle
And they’ll shake and they’ll rattle
’til somebody cares
’til somebody cares
(hey there pass your hat)
(hey there pass your hat)

The dead are thin
The dead are thin
Their houses fat
Their houses fat
Once you steal you can’t give back
Once you steal you can’t give back
From the scaffold greed explodes
From the scaffold greed explodes
Down to nothing
Down to nothing
Down where nothing brings you down
Down where nothing brings you down

And the poison you choose

Is the source of my confusion
And the poison you choose
And I spend all my time
Is the source of my confusion
Trying to figure what you’re using
And I spend all my time

Trying to figure what you’re using
Please pass your hat x5

Won’t you pass your hat
Please pass your hat x5
Won’t you pass your hat
 
> Other songs from Cataract
Drille Terriers
End-in-tow
Goodbye
Hell’s Soup Kitchen
Home as Found
Long Black Veil
Smokestack
Specimen Days
The Wicked Skipper
Whereabouts Unknown
Whiskey Xxx