Kiss of the Spiderwoman

Kiss of the Spiderwoman - John Owen-Jones

Written by：Fred Ebb/John Kander

Sooner or later you're certain to meet

In the bedroom the parlour

Or even the street

There's no place on earth

You're likely to miss

Her kiss

Sooner or later in sunlight or gloom

When the red candles flicker

She'll walk in the room

And the curtains will shake

And the fire will hiss

Here comes her kiss

And the moon room grows dimmer

At the tide's low ebb

And her black beads shimmer

And you're aching to move

But you're caught in the web

Of the spider woman

In her velvet cape

You can scream

But you cannot escape

Sooner or later your love will arrive

And she touches your heart

You're alert and alive

But there's only one pin

That can puncture such bliss

Her kiss

Sooner or later you bathe in success

And your minions salute

They say nothing but yes

But your power is empty

It fades like the mist

Once you've been kissed

And the moon room grows dimmer

At the tide's low ebb

And your breath comes faster

And you're aching to move

But you're caught in the web

Of the spider woman

With her velvet cape

You can run you can scream

You can hide

But you cannot escape