a hand or an eye to
fund my sins.
Or perhaps I'll play the Jew this time
and rend the flesh from out Your breast:
pound for pound, eye for eye, hand for hand.
Or perhaps I'll play the Jew this time
and rend the flesh from out Your breast:
pound for pound, eye for eye, hand for hand.
We'll writhe together
on the threshing floor,
winnowing out the wheat
and tares.
You'll tear my hip from out its socket,
and I the flesh from out Your side,
begging You to bless me.
You'll tear my hip from out its socket,
and I the flesh from out Your side,
begging You to bless me.
Then must the Jew be
merciful.
Have patience with me,
and I will pay Thee all:
two eyes,
both hands, and every pound to split
the difference.