Lyrics

Mystery Tavern
Ian North, c 2002

 
when eddie came down from sault ste. marie and me along for the ride
down along number eight through lac desir
with the push-button transmission on ultra-glide
we were meeting a man in montreal to dispose of what we owned
halfway there came the mystery tavern and eddie said come on, let's get stoned

mystery tavern, in the drunken air
mystery tavern, table dance with the chair
mystery tavern, man and beast in tune
mystery tavern, pouring from the moon

from far and wide the neighbours come to the tavern down the long dirt lane
where the shadows glance and the beast can dance
and the dish bows low to the spoon
from miles and miles the neighbours come to cast their cares away
mother, son, father, daughter one, all night long, jaser jaser

come all you travellers, gather round, cast off your weary blues
small town, big city, get one life for the price of two
you can learn to hustle soon enough, one road is paved and one is rough
here each one is burning bright in the dark of the quebec night