Oh Sweet Woods Lyrics - The Fiery Furnaces

Oh sweet woods 

I was in tahoe, on the california side 

Waiting in the lobby at 665 1/2 frontage road 

When two extra-blond, short-sleeve, button-down 

White-shirt, blue-tie, mystery mormons 

Came in and put this music on 

Came in and took me by the arm 

And as they had me marching through the parking lot 

And as they were marching through the parking lot 

They blew into their shirt-pocket microphones 

Like this 

And then they drove me to an albertson's outside of boise 

And took me into a back room. 

And they said they wanted to balance my checkbook 

And they said the wanted to organize my receipts 

And itemize my expenses 

And that i had the key 

To a safety deposit box 

With treasury bonds and the key 

To another safety deposit box 

Where i'd stashed away 

The only pewter pocket watch 

That ever belonged to 

Joseph smith's great-great uncle's brother-in-law 

And i said you've got the wrong eleanor friedberger. 

And then they sang at me like this