Gold and yellow, Mermaid of the southern sea Open up your honeyed lips and speak Spanish to me Mi hormiga y mi tia y mis primas argentinas Your dress is wet from the grass And you give the bottle a pass Oh, ashes to ashes and gold to gold The night is over before I'm tired and we grow cold Motorcycle jacket and a pair of boots From back when all the cowboys of Brooklyn had the blues When I look into your eyes I can tell that you've been crying I'm gonna give the drummer his due After I've had a few Oh sweet Baby Jesus, come and hold my hand I know you told me, I tried so hard to understand Drive all night and listen to the gamelan And one thousand bells are ringing as we make it to the dawn All a tremble and a shiver as you climb out of the river And we sing a lullahello to our friends from long ago Oh satin is satin and gold is gold I come unraveled, you come unfastened And we take hold