[Verse 1: Andrew Bird] You've been away for such a long, long time Gone from the break yard, gone from the mind All these unfamiliar places used to find your measured paces Now it's all arriving, now it's all just fine
[Chorus 1] I thought perhaps we could sit down to tea Nein, was the cold reply of Frau ecstasy
[Verse 2] Sitting on a mossy stump, among all the bottles drunk Breathe cold against the air Oh, I smell your ragweed hair, smoked to the bone Soaked to the bone, I'm all alone, poor me
[Chorus 2] I thought perhaps we could sit down to tea Nein, was the cool response of Frau ecstasy
[Outro] (x2) Hey, who's that old man in the overalls His cows lick the ice from off the stable walls