Have you ever seen a bloody head? Glass in hand, lying up in bed That's the time to sing this cowardly lullaby And you ought to know why Lullaby to nightmares, whispered low In the night where batwings flow That's where all the fright mares go When the elephants die, wouldn't you like to try? Have you ever heard the blackbird's song? Summer days, all summer long Underneath a shady tree a shadow sitting next to me And we stare at the sun Lullaby to nightmares, whispered low In the night where batwings flow That's where all the fright mares go When the elephants die, wouldn't you like to try?