Chorus
We demand that the hangman now place the
rope on Maria Sabina
We demand that her flesh be distributed so that we may boil it in our pots and pans.
We demand that the watchmen drive away the
crows and all the worms
We demand a small bit of her warm blood to
comfort us.
Maria Sabina
The Sacred Heart of Christ
The heart of the Mother of Christ
The heavens know me
God knows me
I am a cleansed woman
The bird cleanses me
The book cleanses me
The water cleanses me
The air cleanses me
The flower cleanses me
The heavens know me
God knows me
The Sacred Heart of Christ
The heart of the Mother of Christ
Chorus
AY! AT. AY! AY! AY!
Read us the sentence now, you Sheriff
Get ready to swing your rope through the air
now, you Hangman
Wash out your mouth well now with rose water
and cloves, you child
Don't prepare the tomb for her, you there
gravedigger, and drive away all the birds here
and all of the worms because the flesh of
Maria Sabina belongs to all men.
AY! AY! AY! AY! AY!
Maria Sabina
You know that I love fire
You know I carry fire from one place to another
You know I spit fire if I wish to do so
You know that I am a woman who washes her face with the blood of young men
You know that I am a woman who washes her face with the blood of the dead
Chorus
Yes, yes we do know
Maria Sabina
You know that I am a woman who takes sitz baths in the blood of the lion
Chorus
Yes, yes, we do know
Maria Sabina
You know that I am a woman who turns herself into smoke
You know that I am a woman whose heart is made of air
You know that I am a woman who flies like a bird
You know that I am a woman who floats like a cork
You know that I am a woman who can still give birth
You know that I am a woman whom you are going to kill
You know that I am a woman no more licentious than other women
You know that I am a woman who is whole and does not cry
You know that I am a woman who spits in your faces
You know that I am a woman who pees with noisy enthusiasm
You know that I am a woman who feeds the old men with her milk
You know that I am a woman who sings and rings the bell
You know that I am a woman who sings and plays the violin
You know that I am a woman who vomits with disgust over your heads
Chorus
Set off firecrackers so tha tthe horrid noise will protect our ears from the evil words of Maria Sabina
Beat all your smallest children so that their loud crying will protect our ears from the evil words of Maria Sabina
Call upon the wind and storm so that wails will protect our ears from the evil words ofMaria Sabina
Maria Sabina
The heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The heart of his Most Blessed Mother
'Me saints in heaven and the angels know me
God knows me
I am a woman without blood
The bird steals my blood
The open book steals my blood
The water steals my blood
The air steals my blood
The flower steals my blood
The saints in heaven and the angels know me
God knows me
The heart of the Most Blessed Mother of Christ
The heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Chorus
AY! AY! AY! AY! AY!
Listen with care to the reading of the harsh sentence by the Sheriff there
Miss not one small detail of the fine and careful work of the Hangman
Raise up all your children, raise them high above your heads so that they remember this very moment for all of the rest of their lives
Let's get him drunk. Get the gravedigger drunk and break up his hoe into a thousand pieces.
Maria Sabina
The Sacred Heart of Christ
The heart of the Mother of Christ
The heavens know me
God knows me
I am a cleansed woman
The bird cleanses me
The book cleanses me
The water cleanses me
The air cleanses me
The flower cleanses me
The heavens know me
God knows me
The Sacred Heart of Christ
The heart of the Mother of Christ
Chorus
Take off the Hangman's blindfold Offer the Hangman a glass of good Tequila You must hold silence, respectful silence now when the Hangman closes both his eyes Long five the Hangman
Constable
There you have her Hangman
Kill her now
No one will ask you to account for your deed
Executioner
Forgive me, Maria Sabina, It will take one moment. One, two, three .
Chorus
Maria Sabina... Maria Sabina... Maria Sabina...