Lyrics

[Verse 1] As I rode to your house I was beaten and robbed By a band of moon-faced vagabonds They were rifling through my pockets and untying my shoes When the air began to boil [Chorus] Slow is the black dog in the sky Who pisses and slobbers all over the world From Belford to Wooler, to Beadnell and Ford He slowly devours the land [Verse 2] I did not see what occurred but I heard their awful sounds And smelled the perfume of death When I opened my eyes, the sun no longer shined For those poor children [Verse 3] Here I lie in the mud, my waistcoat caked in blood Not able to stand of my own volition A flash of lightning illuminates the belly of the beast I see entrails dripping in the trees [Chorus] Slow is the black dog in the sky Who pisses and slobbers all over the world From Belford to Wooler, to Beadnell and Ford He slowly devours the land [Verse 4] Now I run through the night though my bones are on fire To see you in the bosom of the hills Through an ocean of fog I am ceaselessly drawn To the lantern in your window To the lantern in your window To the lantern in your window To the lantern in your window