I thought of you as my mountain top I though of you as my peak I though of you as everything I've had but couldn't keep I've had but couldn't keep
Linger on, your pale blue eyes Linger on, your pale blue eyes
Sister Jenny went down to Mexico Took five trips around the world She came back, and she's all shot full of holes She's such a funny kind of girl She's such a funny kind of girl
Linger on, your pale blue eyes Linger on, your pale blue eyes
Up the stairway, and out the back Hey baby, won't you please come home? Been out in the graveyard since half past six Yea, me, I never had no home I never had no home
Linger on, your pale blue eyes Linger on, your pale blue eyes
Back on the south, go on, get out on the street again Had my partner right by my side The meanest damn band in all the land And I guess I'll see you in the by-and-by I'll see you all in the good ol' by-and-by
Linger on, your pale blue eyes Linger on, your pale blue eyes
Aw, here comes Miss Sally, she's bound 'round here, three, four more times (?) She comes wearing the same thing twice They put her upside down and held her on the _?_ The they froze her into a piece of ice That's 'cause she didn't ask herself too nice
Linger on, your pale blue eyes Linger on, your pale blue eyes
The angels went to heaven and then the devil went to hell And I see her coming down from the ceiling in my room You look like the mad monk who came here from Afghanistan You should have seen the mother when he came down in his room I certainly couldn't get out of there too soon
Linger on, your pale blue eyes Linger on, your pale blue eyes