i had the shit til it all got smoked i kept the promise til the vow got broke i had to drink from the lovin cup i stood on the banks til the river rose up i saw the bride in her wedding gown i was in the house when the house burned down i may be old and i may be bent but i had the money til it all got spent i had the money til they made me pay then i had the sense to be on my way i had to stay in the underground i was in the house when the house burned down i was in the house when the house burned down i met the man with the thorny crown i helped him carry his cross through town i was in the house when the house burned down i was in the house when the house burned down i met the man with the thorny crown i helped him carry his cross through town i was in the house when the house burned down i had the shit til it all got smoked i kept the promise til the vow got broke i had to drink from the lovin cup i stood on the banks til the river rose up i saw the bride in her wedding gown i was in the house when the house burned down