Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Knockin' On Joe Lyrics
These chains of sorrow, they are heavy, it is trueAnd these locks cannot be broken,No, not with one thousand keysO jailer, you drag a ball-n-chain you cannot seeYou can lay your burden on meYou can lay your burden down on meYou can lay your burden down upon meBut you cannot lay down your memoryWoooo wooo woooWoooo wooo woooHere I go!Knockin on joe!This square foot of sky will be mine til I dieKnocking on joeWoooo wooo woooAll down the rowKnockin on joeO warden I surrender to youYour fists cant hurt me anymoreYou know, these hands will never mopYour dirty death row floorsO preacher, come closer, you dont scare me anymoreJust tell nancy not to come hereJust tell her not to come here anymoreTell nancy not to comeAnd let me die in the memory of those armsO woo woo wooWoo woo wooAll down the rowKnockin on joeO you kings of halls and ends of hallsYou will die within these wallsAnd Ill go, down the rowKnockin on joeO nancys body is a coffin,She wears my tombstone at her headO nancys body is a coffin,She wears my tombstone at her headShe wears her body like a coffinShe wears a dress of gold and redShe wears a dress of gold and redShe wears a dress of red and goldGrave-looters at my coffinBefore my bodys even coldIts a door for when I goKnockin on joeThese hands will never mopYour dirty death row floorsNo! you can hide! you can run!O but your trial is yet to comeO you can run! you can hide!But you have yet to be tried!You can lay your burdens down hereYou can lay your burden downKnockin on joeYou can lay your burden upon meYou can lay your burden upon meKnockin on joeYou can lay it down hereYou can bring your burden downKnockin on joeYou cant hurt me anymoreYou cant hurt me anymoreKnockin on joe(ad lib)
