I met a sketchy little woman 

And she walked a crooked line

She took a page from the bible

Turnin' water into wine

She talked about a spirit 

Said she had a crystal ball

Even spoke with the deviel

Made a telephone call

With her hocus pokus oil and brews



Everything she ID was frontpage news

The people all came on a saturday night

We'll run her outa town

And if she puts up a fight

Then we'll burn the house down



Burn the house down

Burn the house down

And throw away the key



So the bishop takes his queen 

Across a checkboard square

Took a rose from her garden

And a lock from her hair



He talked some mumbo jumbo

'bout the moon and stars

Said he's walkin' on the water 

When he's drivin' his car

Another saturday night and the newspapers read

The holyman died  he was smokin' in bed



Burn the house down

Burn the house down

And throw away the key

Burn the house down

Burn it into the ground

And throw away the key



So when you're sleepin' all alone 

and there's a knock on your door

And you're on your knees prayin'

'cause your like is a war

Say a hail mary as runnin' out a town

And thank the lord you're living

As they burn your house down



Burn the house down

Burn the house down, down, down

And throw away the key

Burn the house down

Burn it to the ground

And throw away the key