This is how I built my wife
Brought a dead body to life
With the soul of a gypsy queen,
And the brightest eyes that I ever seen
Gave her two murderous hands,
And two legs with the devil's dance
At last gave her half of my heart,
To make sure that we would never part

There must have been a mix up along the way
I must have made a mistake
Now listen closely to what I'm gonna say
If you cross me, I'll cut you

There must have been a mix up along the way,
I must have made a mistake
Now listen closely to what I'm gonna say,
If you cross me, I'll cut you

One morning when I woke,
To the blackest cloud of smoke
Seems the neighbors had conspired,
To bring my house down with fire
Just my luck, my devil bride
Found her lovers arms to hide
I brought you into this world
I will take you out, baby girl

There must have been a mix up along the way,
I must have made a mistake
Now listen closely to what I'm gonna say,
If you cross me, I'll cut you

There must have been a mix up along the way,
I must have made a mistake
Now listen closely to what I'm gonna say,
If you cross me, I'll cut you

There's a noise in the basement,
Where I built the replacement
There's a head on the bedpost
Of the one that I loved most

There must have been a mix up along the way,
I must have made a mistake
Now listen closely to what I'm gonna say,
If you cross me, I'll cut you

There must have been a mix up along the way,
I must have made a mistake
You weren't supposed to know how to run away
If you cross me, I'll cut you

If you cross me, I'll cut you