Battle Of Carnival And Lent

farewell to meat
hello you fish
swimmin' the desert
devils we meet
grantin' the wishes
in our dirty minds

[chorus]
for forty nights and forty days
we won't understand a word you say
you'll never remember how far you went
for the battle of carnival and lent
for the love of christ in a barrel of mead
for the rolling dice and the rosary beads
all the trouble you made and the money you spent
at the battle of carnival and lent
the battle of carnival and lent
the battle of carnival and lent

coins for the poor
limbs for the lame
bury the hatchet
under the floor
intoxicated
on your magic wine

[chorus]

you're a doll so you dance on a wooden leg to the rattle of the hinges
in a way i don't think it should ever be a battle but it is

[chorus...]