As I walked out tonight in a mystic garden
Wounded flowers were dangling from the vine
I was passing by yon' cool and crystal fountain
Someone hit me from behind
Ain't talkin', just walkin'
Through this weary world of woe
Heart burnin', still yearnin'
No one on earth will ever know
They say prayer has the power to help so pray for the mother
In the human heart, the evil spirit can dwell
I'm trying to love my neighbor, do good unto others
But mother, things ain't goin' well
Ain't talkin', just walkin'
I'll burn that bridge before you get across
Heart burnin', still yearnin'
There'll be no mercy for you once you've lost
I'm all worn out from weeping
My eyes are full of tears and my lips are dry
If I ever catch my opponent sleeping
I'll slaughter him where they lie
Ain't talkin', just walkin'
Through a world mysterious and vague
Heart burnin', still yearnin'
Walkin' through the cities of the plague
The whole world is full of speculation
The whole world that people say is round
I've got no time for idle conversation
I need to find a doctor in this town
Ain't talkin', just walkin'
All rails leading to the west
Heart burnin', still yearnin'
I'm gonna throw myself upon your loving breast
It's the first new day of a grand and glorious autumn
The queen of love is coming across the grass
None may call her anything but madam
No one flirts with her nor even makes a pass
Ain't talkin', just walkin'
Standing outside the gates of wrath
Heart burnin', still yearnin'
Take a little trip down the primrose path
Now I got the worst old feeling and it's getting stronger
I'm going out with a couple of fellows, I'm beginning to crack
I won't stay out any longer
I'll avenge my father's death and I'll step back
Ain't talkin', just walkin'
Hand me down my walking cane
Heart burnin', still yearnin'
Trying to get you out of my miserable brain
As I walk out tonight in the mystic garden
The wounded flowers are dangling from the vine
I was passing by yon' cool and crystal fountain
Someone lit me from behind
Ain't talkin', just walkin'
You ride them high and down you go
Heart burnin', still yearnin'
No one on earth will ever know