Wild Bill Lyrics - Singles - Robert Hunter

In a torrid little cabin 'neath Aurora Boreeay 

Wild Bill waxed his whiskers, dabbed perfume behind each ear 

From a flask of Spanish lotion that he'd had for many years 

Kept it for occasions when he went to see his dear 

When he went down to see that little girl 

Slipped off a ring of silver, slipped on a ring of gold 

With a twenty-carat diamond that was carved into a rose 

An ivory-stemmed revolver was reflected in his boots 

That glittered like the cuff studs setting off his lovin' suit 

When he went down to see that little girl 

Threw a handful of ash on the fire 

Made his way out through the snow 

To the finest cuisine south of Canada 

The finest north of Mexico 

The lady who was his intension 

With the look fit to fetch or to kill 

Had tattooed 'neath the lace on her bosom 

'Wild Bill Loves Diamond Lil' 

She was not just the girl of his dreams 

He was not only fond of her charms 

She could knock down a man at ninety paces 

While he rolled her around in his arms 

Shot a hole through the hand of Michael Miller 

As he crept up behind Wild Bill 

She said, "Now share a little of the life I've saved you 

Where you know you can relax and not get killed" 

Jacob nailed the ladder to the floor 

Now we can't move the ladder 'round no more 

Sunday is the day I go to church and pray the Lord 

Take me when I die to golden shores 

Monday is the day I go to work and pay our bills 

Saturday I go and spend what's left at Diamond Lil's 

Yeah, that's the day I go to Diamond Lil's 

In a torrid little cabin 'neath Aurora Boreeay 

Wild Bill waxed his whiskers dabbed perfume behind each ear 

From a flask of Spanish lotion that he'd had for many years 

Kept it for occasions when he went to see his dear 

When he went down to see Diamond Lil