in the merry month of may
my true love broke my heart
i vowed eternal vengeance
but knew not where to start
i went to see the gypsy
her counsel for to seek
but when she heard my tale of woe
even the gypsy could not speak
i went to see the serpent
in her cage inside the zoo
and she commiserated
but could not tell me what to do
i went to see the wind and waves
that beat upon the shore
and they sighed but had no solace
for the sorrow that i bore
in an alley by the docks
i found a pawnshop dimly lit
and i bought a .357
to my hand a perfect fit
in the fog i flagged a passing cab
and directed it uptown
as i chatted with the driver
my face it bore no frown
i felt a peace within me
as the cab approached the gate
of the brightly lit up mansion
where my love would meet her fate
i looked up at her window
as the rain beat on my face
and all the hate within me
disappeared without a trace
a guard approached and asked me
what business i had there
i turned away without reply
indifferent to his stare
the house, the lights, the wind, the rain
like an iridescent dream
all vanished in an instant
as if they had never been
i walked along a river bank
and heard the tolling of a bell
never to think of her again
until we meet in hell
Superb.
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