Fable of The Brown Ape

Nick Cave and the bad seeds

Farmer Emmerich went into his barn
 And found a cow s*ckling a serpent
 And a brown ape clanking a heavy chain
 Said Farmer Emmerich to the ape
 Never ask me to come into this barn again
 So Long
 Farewell
 So Long

Farmer Emmerich caught the serpent
 And the brown ape in a cage
 And took them into his house
 He fed the snake a vat of milk
 And when the ape rattled its chain
 He tossed the ape a mouse
 So Long
 Goodbye
 Farewell

The villagers found out that Farmer Emmerich
 Was nurturing a serpent
 And descended upon his farm
 All rabid in their blindness
 They dragged the snake outside
 Chopped it open with an axe
 And the ground soaked
 In the milk of human kindness
 So Long
 Farewell
 So Long

But the brown ape escaped
 And was heard to roam the ranges
 Clanking its heavy chain
 Down in the valley it sang to its friend
 Whom he may never see again