The Fiery Furnaces - The Old Hag Is Sleeping lyrics

My Baby's angry, he's always so angry He smiles only when he can give me abuse What's the use? What's the use? The church bells are busted again And at cakewalk cla** I'm out of sync I peek at granddad's watch and take a drink Linen being pawned on eclipse Pack the swatches in the pony-cart Before the gate he squints and's ready to start My baby's angry, he's always so angry At best he ignores me and don't curse and stare Despair, oh despair! He gets pink roses sent by The other woman now lives upstairs You think she thinks he really cares? I go and retire by nine He's in the Kansas City cabinet today Pretend I'm asleep and I hear him say "The old hag is sleeping! Now old hag, stay sleeping If you never wake up, it's heaven as it were Widower! Widower!" My Baby's angry, he's always so angry He smiles only when he can give me abuse What's the use? What's the use?