[Intro]Through crooked teeth and mouthed up tiesThey spit you up river just like all those lionsThat walked the banks[Verse 1]They said, "Paint me that riverAnd would you only use blues?Brilliant big black mouthLengths of pines that route the river throughThrough and through"[Chorus]Fashion, fashion ballrooms of the leavesWe'd like to watch the ghosts danceWe'd like to watch the ghosts dance[Verse 2]"Paint me that armThat lies directly over mountainsWhere the glaciers climb so tallOne absent of the scars, passing boats and ships and oarsTend to leave, the veins will be the tributariesWith all the sounds of the ocean, the ocean"[Chorus]Fashion, fashion ballrooms of the leavesWe'd like to watch the ghosts danceWe'd like to watch the ghosts danceFashion, fashion ballrooms of the leavesWe'd like to watch the ghosts danceWe'd like to watch the ghosts dance[Bridge]I am but a manBut a proud, proud manBut a proud, proud manSilver bellsThat line the wayBaited trailsWe'll find you thereSilver bells (Silver bells)That line the way (Line the way)Baited trails (Baited trails)We'll find you there[Instrumental Break][Outro]I am but a manBut a proud, proud manBut a proud, proud man