"Lola Montez Danced The Spider Dance" lyrics

Lola Montez danced the spider dance
For the last time
She danced it for her man
And ended up where she began
Lola danced the spider dance
And slowly weaved her web
To express all of the ways
In which love was like a maze
The spider dance
On the edge of the expanse
The spider dance

Lola Montez danced the spider dance
For the next day
Her man was destined to ride
His final ride
Lola danced the spider dance
Thriving in anguish
Next to a campfire
A final dance of desire
The spider dance
On the edge of the expanse
The spider dance

Lola Montez danced the spider dance
Exacting her will
Joaquin sat there spellbound
And his jug spilled out
Lola danced the spider dance
Each plaintive gesture
Stretching the night like dough
Staving off tomorrow
The spider dance
On the edge of the expanse
The spider dance

Lola Montez danced the spider dance
In a hidden cave in the Sonora mountains
Barefoot in the dirt
By firelight
Lola danced the spider dance
The only music were the sounds
That came from her movements
Her feet, her lungs, her heart
The spider dance
On the edge of the expanse
The spider dance

Lola Montez danced the spider dance
And at one point she glanced down
And observed atop the threads
Her eight fine legs
Lola danced the spider dance
Weaving strands of time
A fabric to subterfuge
All that she was about to lose
The spider dance
On the edge of the expanse
The spider dance

Lola Montez danced the spider dance
A medicine of flesh and shadow
Unpleasant dreams, dark desires
Poisoned spirits and flying embers
Lola danced the spider dance
She put herself into a trance
A premonition darkened her heart
Of Joaquin's body torn apart
The spider dance
On the edge of the expanse
The spider dance