Show me your stripes    Said the zebra to   The wicked spider    In the morning dew   I will provide    For you shelter and wine   If you can prove   That you are of my kind"      O ho Maria!   I'd break my wooden bones for you   You took my crystal heart    And shook it through and through   O ho Maria!   You broke my brittle bones in two   You shook your silver hair    And sent me to the moon      And then the spider    Turned onto its back   Displayed the colors    In three neat tracks   And said, when we go   We go alone      And so they crossed    The windy field   The spider provided    By the zebra's heels   And every bird    From above did cry   You will be bitten boy    And you'll surely die      O ho Maria!   I'd break my wooden bones for you   You took my crystal heart    And shook it through and through   O ho Maria!   You broke my brittle bones in two   You shook your silver hair    And sent me to the moon      We may be different   Two sides of the same fence   You bring your elegance    And me my dumb strength      You were so kind to me   Beneath the willow trees    You took my hand in yours    And I got down on my knees      They said I couldn't see it clear   They said that it would disappear   But when they came and sang their sermon    It fell upon deaf ears      Because I see but I cannot hear   And I feel but I cannot fear   And I know you to be true   When I saw you first come near      O ho Maria!   I'd break my wooden bones for you   You took my crystal heart    And shook it through and through   O ho Maria!   You broke my brittle bones in two   You shook your silver hair    And sent me to the moon   O ho Maria!   I'd do it all again for you