Captain Beefheart The Witch Doctor Life Lyrics

The Witch Doctor Life Lyrics

When the Witch Doctor Life 
throws his silent bones 
some are crowned kings 
while others lose their thrones 
When the Witch Doctor Life 
throws his silent bones 
small "O" mouths scream 
and run to Mama Kangaroo 
insecure pouches wherein hide 
beggars and drones 
and babies and bums and buzzards 
Mama crouches and smiles 
her old useful smile 
and old ego roars - laughs yesterday`s gasses 
while children and angels gasp 
and follow a shepherd on crutches 
When the Witch Doctor Life 
throws his silent bones 
some flee the dream 
some turn to stone 
and the children sing 
and the heavens ring 
worn by the shepherd with the folded wings 
and the bones that sing of silence