La Petite Mort

"estelle, i was your husband

third in a group of three

you twice the widowed

and i once did see

a wedding bed like no other

for it's turned to a funeral grave

truth is temperance, happiness warns

signposts on the road that is paved

chorus:

when the decent folks dance a two step revival

denial and deviation, temptation and trial

estelle, oh estelle, what you loved you gave away

jesus says we die a little death for him everyday

dot turned tricks with the spoons

played piano with the other hand

you the kid who liked life so much

look up, it's your wedding band

the minister spoke, the vows we took

at that moment you were mine

a falling took place afterward

an explanation would take more time

chorus

estelle, i took you home that night

my wife above the common-law

laid it up like we always do

in the hammock of our backyard

swinging like a rocking horse

cannonballing down a track

we both found heaven right then

you just chose not to come back

chorus