Fable Of The Brown Ape Lyrics - Nick Cave & The Bad Seed

Farmer Emmerich went into his barn 

Found a cow suckling a serpent 

And the brown ape clanking a heavy chain 

Said farmer Emmerich to the ape 

"Never ask me to come into this barn again" 

So long 

Farewell 

So long 

Farmer Emmerich had caught the serpent 

And the brown ape in a cage 

And took them into his house 

He fed the snake a vat of milk 

And when the ape rattled its chain 

He tossed the ape a mouse 

So long 

Goodbye 

Farewell 

The villagers found out that farmer Emmerich 

Was nurturing a serpent 

Descended upon his farm, all rabid in their blindness 

They dragged the snake outside, chopped it open with an axe 

And the ground soaked in the milk of human kindness 

So long 

Farewell 

So long 

But the brown ape escaped 

And was heard to roam the ranges 

Clanking it's heavy chain 

Down in the valley, it sang to his friend 

Whom he may never see again