Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter Joni Mitchell

I'm Don Juan's reckless daughter
I came out two days on your tail
Those two bald-headed days in November
Before the first snowflakes sail

Out on the vast and subtle plains of mystery
A split-tongue spirit talks
Noble as a nickel chief
Striking up an old jukebox

And he says, "snakes along the railroad tracks"
He says, "eagles in jet trails"
He says, "coils around feathers
And talons on scales"

Gravel under the belly plates
He says, "wind in the wings"
He says, "big bird dragging its tail in the dust
Snake kite flying on a string"

I come from open prairie
Given some wisdom and a lot of jive
Last night the ghosts of my old ideas
Reran on channel five

And it howled so spooky for its eagle soul
I nearly broke down and cried
But the split-tongue spirit laughed at me
He says, "Your serpent cannot be denied"