Sand and Foam

[Verse 1] The sun was goin' down behind a tattooed tree And the simple act of an oar's stroke put diamonds in the sea And all because of the phosphorus there in quantity As I dug you diggin' me in Mexico [Verse 2] There in the valley of Scorpi, beneath the cross of jade Smoking on the seashell pipe the gypsies had made We sat, and we dreamed a while of smugglers bringing wine In that crystal thought time in Mexico [Verse 3] Sitting in a chair of bamboo, sipping grenadine Straining my eyes for a surfacing submarine Kingdoms of ants walk across my feet I'm a-shakin' in my seat in Mexico [Verse 4] Grasshoppers creaking in the velvet jungle night Microscopic circles in the fluid of my sight Watching a black-eyed native girl cut and trim the lamp Valentino vamp in Mexico [Verse 1] The sun was goin' down behind a tattooed tree And the simple act of an oar's stroke put diamonds in the sea And all because of the phosphorus there in quantity I dug you diggin' me in Mexico