Saint Stephen with a rose In and out of the garden he goes Country garden in the wind and the rain Wherever he goes the people all complain
Stephen prospered in his time Well he may and he may decline Did it matter, does it now? Stephen would answer if he only knew how
Wishing well with a golden bell Bucket is hanging clear to hell Halfway twixt now and then Stephen fill it up and lower down and lower down again
Lady finger, dipped in moonlight, Writing 'what for?' across the morning sky Sunlight splatters dawn with answers Darkness shrugs and bids the day goodbye
Speeding arrow, sharp and narrow What a lot of fleeting matters you have spurned Several seasons with their treasons Wrap the babe in scarlet colors, call it your own
Did he doubt or did he try? Answers aplenty in the by and by Talk about your plenty, talk about your ills One man gathers what another man spills
Saint Stephen shall remain, all he lost he shall regain Seashore washed by the suds and foam Been there so long, he's got to calling it home.
Fortune comes a crawlin', calliope woman Spinnin' that curious sense of your own Can you answer? Yes I can! But what would be the answer to the answer man?