Shovel and Bone

Again! Pry the belly, hook and a nail First with shovel, then with bone Coal and fire to the whale First with shovel, then with bone Break the lion, catch his tail First with shovel, then with bone Little Lambs tied to the rail First with shovel, then with bone Black tracks, black crows Feeding on the face of a dear abandoned boy Fighting for a taste with the flies Black chains, black spikes Hammering the steal and the wounds with shit and mud Scabbing into railroad ties Four, then twenty blackbirds fall Where metal moans And ghanti's curse Pitch and flail beneath the malls Strike the furnace, raise the hearse! Again! Pry the belly, hook and a nail First with shovel, then with bone Coal and fire to the whale First with shovel, then with bone Break the lion, catch his tail First with shovel, then with bone Little lambs tied to the rail First with shovel, then with bone Black lungs, black breath Hissed across the faces of dear departing souls Swallowing the guilt and ink Black coal, black freight Cutting with its teeth in ash and vein and skin Clawing through the sludge and stink Four, then twenty blackbirds fall Where metal moans Ghanti's curse Pitch and flail beneath the malls Strike the furnace, raise the hearse! Again! Pry the belly, hook and nail First with shovel, then with bone Coal and fire to the whale First with shovel, then with bone Pry the belly, hook and nail First with shovel, then with bone Coal and fire to the whale First with shovel, now with bone Heave on, heave on Cast out your skin, fat to the feast With each crumb that's offered another mouth springs Surrender your wool and your kin to the beast Heave on, heave on Down the throat of a alle-alle-luia Spoil an empty God Pry the belly, hook and nail, Alleluia (All children of Heaven sing) Coal and fire to the whale, Alleluia (Born of blood and cast of wing) Break the lion, catch his tail (Alleluia, Alleluia) First with shovel, now with bone (Alleluia) Little lambs tied to the rail (Always Alleluia) First with shovel, now with bone Pry the belly, hook and nail (Lace my vest and mend my soul) First with shovel, Alleluia (Alleluia) Coal and fire to the whale, Alleluia! Ha-ha-ha (Vine and silver storms my role, Alleluia, Alleluia) Break the lion, catch his tail (Alleluia) First with shovel, now with bone (Always Alleluia) Alleluia! Alleluia! Ha-Ha! Alleluia (Alleluia, Alleluia) Pry the belly, hook and nail (Gates of pearl and tinsel dreams) First with shovel now with bone(Alleluia) Coal and fire to the whale (Spread and draw me to thy seams) First with shovel now with bone (Alleluia, Alleluia) Break the lion, catch his tail (Alleluia) First with shovel now with bone (Always Alleluia) Little lambs tied to the rail Again! Alleluia, Alleluia, Always Alleluia Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia Alleluia, Alleluia