Ease me down, Josephine
You've got something that makes me want to stay
Well you know I'll never lead you blind or astray
Just ease me down, my sweet Josephine

So take me out in the yard
Lay me down at half past eight
Roll me through your garden's vicar gate
Trace your little body close to mine

Ease me down, Josephine
Got something that makes me want to stay
Well you know I'll never lead you blind or astray
So just ease me down, my sweet Josephine

It's cigarettes and whiskey at dawn
And apples and oranges at noon
It's a summertime in the city, we're leaving soon
I'm going to Carolina to rest my bones
(Broken bones, weary bones, skinny bones)

Ease me down, Josephine
Yes you've got something that makes me want to stay
You know I'd never lead you blind or astray
So just ease me down, my sweet Josephine