Black tambourine Doo doo doo doo Black hearts in effigy We sing the song that was hated All dressed in rag and bones Sharks smell the blood that I'm bleedin' I know there's something wrong Might take a fire to k** it Might take a hurricane Don't know the life that I'm leavin' Oh, oh, oh black tambourine Oh, oh, oh black tambourine Doo doo doo doo My baby run to me She lives in broken-down buildings Can't pay the rent again These spider webs are my home now
And when the sun is down We'll shake and rattle our bodies To keep it warm at night My tambourine is still shaking Oh, oh, oh black tambourine Oh, oh, oh black tambourine Doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo Black hearts in effigy We sing the song that was hated All dressed in rag and bones Sharks smell the blood that I'm bleedin' I know there's something wrong Might take a fire to k** it Might take hurricane Don't know the life that I'm leavin' Black tambourine