The Butcher

The Butcher Lyrics

Song The Butcher
Artist Leonard Cohen
Album The Complete Studio Albums Collection
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[00:13.61] I came upon a butcher,
[00:18.45] he was slaughtering a lamb,
[00:26.43] I accused him there
[00:30.19] with his tortured lamb.
[00:36.21] He said, "Listen to me, child,
[00:43.62] I am what I am
[00:48.72] and you, you are my only son."
[00:56.37]
[01:01.53] Well, I found a silver needle,
[01:07.70] I put it into my arm.
[01:14.27] It did some good,
[01:19.80] did some harm.
[01:23.77] But the nights were cold
[01:27.62] and it almost kept me warm,
[01:35.68] how come the night is long?
[01:42.22]
[01:45.87] I saw some flowers growing up
[01:51.34] where that lamb fell down;
[01:56.35] was I supposed to praise my Lord,
[02:00.77] make some kind of joyful sound?
[02:06.92] He said, "Listen, listen to me now,
[02:11.79] I go round and round
[02:17.36] and you, you are my only child."
[02:26.00]
[02:29.98] Do not leave me now,
[02:35.11] do not leave me now,
[02:42.79] I'm broken down
[02:46.83] from a recent fall.
[02:52.30] Blood upon my body
[02:55.94] and ice upon my soul,
[03:02.66] lead on, my son, it is your world.
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