Jack the Ripper
Love's Dark Dance: Jack the Ripper's Poisonous Serenade
Lyrics
I got a woman
I have a woman
She rules my house with an iron fist
She controls my home with strict authority
I got a woman
I have a woman
She rules my house with an iron fist
She dominates my household with strict authority
She screams out Jack the Ripper
She shouts "Jack the Ripper" every time I attempt to kiss her
Every time I try to give that girl a kiss
Her response to affection is invoking the infamous Jack the Ripper
Oh well I got a woman
Well, I have a woman
She strikes me down with a fist of lead
She physically harms me with a heavy hand
Oh well I got a woman
Well, I have a woman
She strikes me down with a hand of lead
She physically harms me with a hand of lead
We bed in a bucket of butcher's knives
We engage intimately in a dangerous situation
I awake with a hatchet hanging over my head
I wake up with a threat hanging over me like a hatchet
Well you know the story of the viper
Describing the viper, a dangerous creature
It's long and lean with poison tooth
The viper is characterized by being long and lean with a poisonous tooth
Oh well, you know the story of the viper
Reiterating the characteristics of the viper
It's long, it's lean, it's got a poison tooth
Emphasizing the viper's traits - long, lean, and possessing a poisonous tooth
Well they're hissing under the floorboards
Imagery of vipers hissing beneath the floorboards and hanging from the roof
Hanging down in bunches from my roof
Continuation of the viper imagery, suggesting a threatening environment
I got a woman
I have a woman
She just hollers what she wants from where she's at
She loudly demands what she wants from her current location
I got a woman
I have a woman
She just hollers what she wants from where she is
She loudly demands what she wants from where she is
She screams out Jack the Ripper
She responds by shouting "Jack the Ripper" when I try to kiss her
Every time I try to give that girl a kiss
Reiteration of her response to affection, invoking Jack the Ripper
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