Sulphur to Sugarcane Elvis Costello

[Verse 1]
It's not very far from sulphur to sugarcane
Everywhere I travel, the pretty girls call my name
I give them a squeeze and they shoot me a wink
I buy their hot-headed husbands a long, cool drink
You'd better come up smelling sweet 'cause you're a long time stinking
Then it's a little too late to complain
It's not very far from sulphur to sugarcane

[Verse 2]
Now if you catch my eye and you find that it runs down your leg
It's like striking a match pretty hard upon a powder keg
They'll tell you from the borders to the waters of the Gulf
You can take all the sugar, you will end up in the sulphur
And you'll burn in, "Hello, baby I'm-a pleased to meet you"
"I wouldn't do you wrong, honey, I wouldn't cheat you, honey'"
"When can I see you again? Wrap you up in cellophane"
It's not very far from sulphur to sugarcane

[Bridge]
It's not very far from sulphur to sugarcane
When your eyes fill up with brine 'cause you're drowning in wine
It's like the last days of Rome with the despots and divine
And there's no place like home for a little doll from China
It's a little too late to complain
It's not very far from sulphur to sugarcane