Salome Lyrics

Well she danced into our town just like an avalanche in May

She broke some hearts, she showed some parts

The boys came back, but not the same

A couple steelworkers from Darby told us all to stay away

But when there's fire a man's a liar

Especially once he's had a taste

She travelled far from bar to bar with seedy clients and cheap stains

But when she danced I was entranced

And knew I had to stake my claim

For ten long nights without the lights she kept me mighty entertained

But then her jaw, a gaping maw

Unhinged as if she was a snake

The life I'd known so well

A tired broken shell

I thought I was prepared

Until my soul was bared

I'd never known so much

Until I felt her touch

But now I must repay

The temptress Salome

All pastors should be pastors good but I had lust among my traits

I could not win against my sin

And so I fell into this fate

I tried to fight without the light and so we tumbled on the ground

I was overpowered, my soul devoured

At least my body's still around

So boys, you heed my tale

You'd better listen well

The market of the just

Is never paid with lust

You'll have to pay a toll

The price your precious soul

So you'd best turn away

If you see Salome

Well she danced into our town just like a storm in late July

She had some heat, was oh so sweet

You know she caught a couple eyes

A man of God from North Dakota told us all to turn and flee

But with those hips, those juicy lips

You know she don't quite bother me

The life I'd known so well

A tired broken shell

I thought I was prepared

Until my soul was bared

I'd never known so much

Until I felt her touch

But now I must repay

The temptress Salome