Caledonia Mission

She reads the leaves and she leads the life

That she learned so well from the old wives

And it's so strange to arrange it

You know I would not change it

But hear me if you're near me, can I just rearrange it?

The watchman covers me with his remedy

I can't see and it's hard to feel

I think his magic might be real

And I can't get to you from your garden gate

You know it's always locked by the magistrate

And he don't care why you cry

You know he thinks it's just a lie

To get out, I don't doubt that you'd make a try

And if the good times get you through

I know the dogs won't bother you

We'll be gone in moonshine time

I've got a place they'll never find

You know I do believe in your hexagram

But can you tell me how they all knew the plan?

Now, did you trip or slip on their gifts?

You know we're just a con

You knew it, so why did you do it?

I've been hiding in the dark

So now, I must be on my way

I guess you really have to stay

Inside the mission laws

On the river banks of Caledonia