He put it out It meant nothing in the world to him so He put it out His hunger needed some attention so He laid it out Swapped it all for a bowl of pork and beans And he got put out Left for poor By a man of means Esau, you sod You gave it away Esau, you sought it with tears Couldn't get it back again She put it out He put the heat on and she got too hot so She put it out Gives in a little But she's giving him a lot and she lays it out She's showing all her prized possessions to him and She's putting out She's swapping everything for what he's putting in but Her lamp goes out She didn't notice the light was growing dim and then He goes out And he takes everything that she had With him Tamar babe You shoulda run away Tamar babe You saw it coming Did you have to stay and play Tamar babe! Where was your head that day Tamar, He took your best and left You left it too late Too late Too late Too late Too late Ashes for your veil Ashes for your veil Veil of ashes Veil of ashes Veil of ashes