Show me your stripes

Said the zebra to

The wicked spider

In the morning dew

I will provide

For you shelter and wine

If you can prove

That you are of my kind

O ho Maria!

I'd break my wooden bones for you

You took my crystal heart

And shook it through and through

O ho Maria!

You broke my brittle bones in two

You shook your silver hair

And sent me to the moon

And then the spider

Turned onto its back

Displayed the colors

In three neat tracks

And said, when we go

We go alone

And so they crossed

The windy field

The spider provided

By the zebra's heels

And every bird

From above did cry

You will be bitten boy

And you'll surely die

O ho Maria!

I'd break my wooden bones for you

You took my crystal heart

And shook it through and through

O ho Maria!

You broke my brittle bones in two

You shook your silver hair

And sent me to the moon

We may be different

Two sides of the same fence

You bring your elegance

And me my dumb strength

You were so kind to me

Beneath the willow trees

You took my hand in yours

And I got down on my knees

They said I couldn't see it clear

They said that it would disappear

But when they came and sang their sermon

It fell upon deaf ears

Because I see but I cannot hear

And I feel but I cannot fear

And I know you to be true

When I saw you first come near

O ho Maria!

I'd break my wooden bones for you

You took my crystal heart

And shook it through and through

O ho Maria!

You broke my brittle bones in two

You shook your silver hair

And sent me to the moon

O ho Maria!

I'd do it all again for you