Me coal, me coal-haired lady from the west, I've given you, doll, me very best. Been drunk so many times in your pressence, In my engine, you are the essence. I've drunk my every penny + pounds (?) my friends just to stay another round Just to take another look at you Me coal-haired lady -- Chartreuse Pardon me, oh fathom me What's your reason not to see me? Pardon me, oh fathom me You've no reason not to kiss me I've sat and pondered crying And wondered what you wear beneathe your clothes I've thought about your mother + the crows That sit in the apple trees at the bottom of her gardens Pardon me, oh fathom me Tell me, what's your reason for not seeing me Pardon me, oh fathom me 'Cause you've no reason for not kissing me I've told my friends Chartreuse is your name And that i have an infatuation I want us to be a plural I know a little place way out in the rural You don't know what i'd do just to kiss Your coward country lips And not think about sex for a change Chartreuse -- i think i love you Pardon me, oh fathom me What's your reason not to see me? Pardon me, oh fathom me What's your reason not to kiss me? Pardon me, oh fathom me Tell me, what's your reason for not seeing me Pardon me, oh fathom me 'Cause you've no reason not to kiss me Kiss me