She's a dish, a delicious buffet Always on the play A smile, a kiss on Christmas Day But, she's bound to make you ill And gorge against your will And put flowers on her window sill This scene can have, no happy ending But in the while, its worth pretending If you care, not to tango with a knife And be the next in line If you care, not to meet the after life Then don't get friendly with the butcher's wife Appetizing, a tantalizing little tease Now you're in the freezer With Charlie, Mike and Ebenezer Be a man! she says, he's working at the shop And won't be home till six o'clock Now he's breaking down the doors and locks This scene can have, no happy ending But in the while, its worth pretending If you care, not to tango with a knife And be the next in line If you care, not to meet the after life Then don't get friendly with the butcher's wife A word to the wise, avoid her like a bucket of flies Don't look her straight in the eyes Surely you're gonna die This scene can have, no happy ending But in the while, its worth pretending If you care, not to tango with a knife And be the next in line If you care, not to meet the after life... Keep your hands off the butcher's wife!