From the back of my neck, oh oh oh
Wired a glass jaw, oh oh
Plantation burning your boat is coming in
Strum your jew’s-harp, you’re reeking gin
Running water in a sinking boat
Going under but they’ve got your goat
Burning down — my hands are tied my feet are bound
Burning down — can’t you see that my hands are bound
Johnny Mike is reading in the yard
His story’s timely, oh oh oh
What river is it anyway, radio
Not in a boat, in your ear
Running water in a sinking boat
Going under but they’ve got your goat
Burning down — my hands are tied my feet are bound
Burning down — can’t you see that my hands are bound
You pick your island in the sun
Take your island off he’s got a gun
Burning down — my hands are tied my feet are bound
Burning down — can’t you see that my hands are bound
He’s cooking in the woods, a brush fire in your neck
Feeling mighty mighty, oh oh oh
You can pick your island in the sun
Take your island off he’s got a gun
Running water in a sinking boat
Going under but they’ve got your goat
Burning down — my hands are tied my feet are bound
Burning down — can’t you see that my hands are bound