"Show me your stripes" Said the zebra to
The wicked spider In the morning dew
"I will provide For you shelter and wine
If you can prove That you are of my kind"

O ho Maria!
I'd break my wooden bones for you
You took my crystal heart 
And shook it through and through
O ho Maria!
You broke my brittle bones in two
You shook your silver hair 
And sent me to the moon

And then the spider 
Turned onto its back
Displayed the colors 
In three neat tracks
And said, when we go
We go alone

And so they crossed 
The windy field
The spider provided 
By the zebra's heels
And every bird 
From above did cry
You will be bitten boy 
And you'll surely die

O ho Maria!
I'd break my wooden bones for you
You took my crystal heart 
And shook it through and through
O ho Maria!
You broke my brittle bones in two
You shook your silver hair 
And sent me to the moon

We may be different
Two sides of the same fence
You bring your elegance 
And me my dumb strength

You were so kind to me
Beneath the willow trees 
You took my hand in yours 
And I got down on my knees

They said I couldn't see it clear
They said that it would disappear
But when they came and sang their sermon 
It fell upon deaf ears

Because I see but I cannot hear
And I feel but I cannot fear
And I know you to be [bad word] When I saw you [bad word] near

O ho Maria!
I'd break my wooden bones for you
You took my crystal heart 
And shook it through and through
O ho Maria!
You broke my brittle bones in two
You shook your silver hair 
And sent me to the moon
O ho Maria!
I'd do it all again for you