Decemberists – A Bower Scene Lyrics

[Lyrics for Decemberists – A Bower Scene]

Songwriters: Meloy, Colin;

Thou inconsolable daughter said the sister
When will thou trouble the water in the cistern
And what irascible blackguard is a father?

And when young Margaret’s waistline grew wider
The fruit of her amorous entwine inside her
And so our heroine withdraws to the Taiga