You sent your silvery warning
Black horizon storming, storming
Summer steam in the morning
Oh, Stanislaus, don't hold your breath for me

You were a beautiful fable
Swept your dirt under the table, table
I'd trade your oak for a maple
Oh, Stanislaus, don't hold your breath for me

Saw you, saw you 'neath my window
Saw your, saw your body floating down
They said, they said you would enchant me
But I know, I know where you're going now

Used to play along your shore
Swam above your sandy floor, floor
Beckoned me unto your door
Oh, Stanislaus, don't waste your time on me

You showed your glittery metal
'neath the hemlocks and the nettles, nettles
Tried to lure me from the meadow
Oh, Stanislaus, don't waste your gold on me

Saw you, saw you 'neath my window
Saw your, saw your body floating down
They said, they said you would enchant me
But I know, I know where you're going now

You sent your silvery warning
Black horizon storming, storming
Summer steam in the morning
Oh, Stanislaus, don't hold your breath for me
Oh, Stanislaus, don't hold your breath for me