Mr. John Lee Revisited

Mr. John Lee what is happening to me
 last time I saw you
 bringing fire wood into your house
 from a tree
 but I didn't love you
 quite as much
 as sweet Marie
 the sherriff he never
 had to come
 to wade through the water
 swamps
 and some strange mystery
 to find Marie
 Me clad in Velveteen
 red lips and high heeled shoes
 i carried you
 your weight for a long time
 through years and towns and took refuge
 and I carried your weight upon mine
 Marie got married
 to a man
 and I found your footsteps
 in summer lands
 to your lady
 Marie has a daughter
 and a new city now
 and your skin is soft and tired
 from the years
 but your happy now
 Me clad in Velveteen
 red lips and high heeled shoes
 I carried you
 your weight for a long time
 through years and towns and took refuge
 and I carried your weight upon mine
 Mr. John Lee
 what is happening to me
 last time I saw you
 bringing firewood into your house
 from a tree