The Ghost And The Black Hat Lyrics - Go-betweens

A widow's life is no life at all 

Look said the ghost, "There in the hall 

Her big brown eyes and northern beer 

Pulled her through her living years" 

Won't you wear the? 

Won't you wear the? 

Won't you wear the? 

The gravedigger's work is almost done 

A hole in the ground spits dirt at the sun 

The water-tank is dirty and dry 

Dust from the creek covers the sky 

Won't you wear the? 

Won't you wear the? 

Won't you wear the? 

Five years without a sound 

The railroad's melted down 

Ten years further on 

A husband in the ground 

Won't you wear the? 

Won't you wear the? 

Won't you wear the? 

Black hat 

Black hat