This is how I built my wife
Brought a dead body to life
With the soul of a gypsy queen
And the brightest eyes that I ever seen

Gave her two murderous hands
And two legs with the devil's dance
At last gave her half of my heart
To make sure that we would never part

There must have been a mix up along the way
I must have made a mistake
Now listen closely to what I'm gonna say
If you cross me, I'll cut you

There must have been a mix up along the way
I must have made a mistake
Now listen closely to what I'm gonna say
If you cross me, I'll cut you

One morning when I woke
To the blackest cloud of smoke
Seems the neighbors had conspired
To bring my house down with fire

Just my luck my devil bride
Found her lovers arms to hide
I brought you into this world
I will take you out, baby girl

There must have been a mix up along the way
I must have made a mistake
Now listen closely to what I'm gonna say
If you cross me, I'll cut you

There must have been a mix up along the way
I must have made a mistake
Now listen closely to what I'm gonna say
If you cross me, I'll cut you

There's a noise in the basement
Where I built the replacement
There's a head on the bedpost
Of the one that I loved most

There must have been a mix up along the way
I must have made a mistake
Now listen closely to what I'm gonna say
If you cross me, I'll cut you

There must have been a mix up along the way
I must have made a mistake
You weren't supposed to know how to run away
If you cross me, I'll cut you

If you cross me, I'll cut you