Nurserymen

[Verse 1] In the back lot yard By the split-rail fence They plant their rows With a mason's glance White gloves stained dark By the rain and loam They keep one book And they never go home [Pre-Chorus] Hear the spade hit stone Hear the old men hum Something under seedbeds Starts to drum [Chorus] The Masonic Nurserymen of old I wield a story so bold The Masonic Nurserymen of old Have a power so cold (So cold) So cold [Verse 2] They trim the vine With a measured cut They chalk the gate Then they close it shut Lanterns swing low On the apple bough A child swears he saw What they buried now [Pre-Chorus] Three knocks deep On a cedar plank Every sapling bows When the moon goes blank [Chorus] The Masonic Nurserymen of old I wield a story so bold The Masonic Nurserymen of old Have a power so cold (So cold) So cold [Bridge] A seed in the palm A seal in the clay They speak in codes And the roots obey If you want that shade Better pay that toll They keep the gate And they keep your soul [Final Chorus] The Masonic Nurserymen of old I wield a story so bold The Masonic Nurserymen of old Have a power so cold (So cold) So cold