On My Way to the Bay

Lyrics

On my way to the bay For to get my pay I got waylaid By an engine [braid] His shades were dark And his car was parked In a grove of apple trees And it wouldn't start So I drew my gun And I made a beam On the snow-white girl Sittin' in an apple tree I said, "she is the one Who is keeping you here She's a witch with an itch So you'd better steer clear" Well, that engine boy He took one good look Then he took my gun And shot that witch in the foot Yeah, she fell with a sigh Through the grass, to the ground But that's all just a part Of her plan, I have found 'Cause when we got up close Well, she turned with a grin With her eyes painted black And her lips painted thin She beckoned to me But I said not a word Then she scooped up that boy Like a dog with a bird Well, I shot her once more Direct through the eye But she shook it off quick And she called me aside She said, "you know how this works I think better than most" Then she kissed my mouth And I wept like a ghost On my way to the bay For to get my pay I came upon a girl At an engine [braid] I'd known her once And it made me sad For her magic had wandered And her teeth had gone bad