me coal, me coal-haired lady from the west,
i've given you, doll, me very best
been drunk so many times in your pressence,
in my engine, you are the essence

i've drunk my every penny + pounds
(?) my friends just to stay another round
just to take another look at you
me coal-haired lady -- Chartreuse

pardon me, oh fathom me
what's your reason not to see me?
pardon me, oh fathom me
you've no reason not to kiss me

i've sat and pondered crying
and wondered what you wear beneathe your clothes
i've thought about your mother + the crows
that sit in the apple trees at the bottom of her gardens

pardon me, oh fathom me
tell me, what's your reason for not seeing me
pardon me, oh fathom me
'cause you've no reason for not kissing me

i've told my friends Chartreuse is your name
and that i have an infatuation
i want us to be a plural
i know a little place way out in the rural
you don't know what i'd do just to kiss
your coward country lips
and not think about sex for a change
Chartreuse -- i think i love you

pardon me, oh fathom me
what's your reason not to see me?
pardon me, oh fathom me
what's your reason not to kiss me?

pardon me, oh fathom me
tell me, what's your reason for not seeing me
pardon me, oh fathom me
'cause you've no reason not to kiss me
kiss me