jack the plain plays his nightly game
of Hide-&-go-Seek with just him
double down on his old luck now
but whenever he loses he wins
"ollie ollie oxen-free"
I'm the king of my own misery
go and tell your fathers how you've sinned

CH>
broken clover, falling over
cast your faith 'neath the wishing well
souls'a dollar, give a holler
place your bid now and give 'em hell

I see a little more each day
(that I) learn like a little child and pray
...
said he'd send us a sacred sign
it's more than yours
and it's more than mine

I see a little more each day

V2>
jill the jade sings her sweet charade
about a man and a moon and her love
but funny how her song sounds now
with the sun shining hot from above
"ollie ollie oxen-free"
I'm the queen of my own misery
go and tell your mothers what you've done

V3>
fresh cut weeds and a tidepool breeze
stole the breath from my pen
two more lines and decent rhyme
and I'll give up the ghost and turn in
"ollie ollie oxen-free"
I'm a slave to my own tapestry
ring the bell and tell me what I win