The Fiery Furnaces - Paw Paw Tree lyrics

At last when the choice was neither nor, Bottom of the bay we're set ashore. Went into town beg what we lack: 200 stripes on horseback. Wearing my yellow coat, Rope tied around my throat: Great green wax candle unlit; Silence! And then the sentence spit. I'm sitting up in my paw paw tree Wait they make mango mush outta me. Pick axe I can't stay Silver mines all day. Cut down the weedwood And think that I just could. I'm sitting up in my paw paw tree Wait they make mango mush outta me. Tied down with brown twine Up past the tree line Up by I hope where The King of Spain don't care. I'm sitting up in my paw paw tree Wait they make mango mush outta me.