As I walked out tonight in the mystic garden   The wounded flowers were dangling from the vine   I was passing by yon cool crystal fountain   Someone hit me from behind      Ain't talkin', just walkin'   Through this weary world of woe   Heart burnin', still yearnin'   No one on earth would ever know      They say, prayer has the power to heal   So pray from the mother   In the human heart an evil spirit can dwell   I am tryin' to love my neighbor and do good unto others   But oh, mother, things ain't going well      Ain't talkin', just walkin'   I'll burn that bridge before you can cross   Heart burnin', still yearnin'   There'll be no mercy for you once you've lost      Now I'm all worn down by weepin'   My eyes are filled with tears, my lips are dry   If I catch my opponents ever sleepin'   I'll just slaughter 'em where they lie      Ain't talkin', just walkin'   Through the world mysterious and vague   Heart burnin', still yearnin'   Walkin' through the cities of the plague      Well, the whole world is filled with speculation   The whole wide world which people say is round   They will tear your mind away from contemplation   They will jump on your misfortune when you're down      Ain't talkin', just walkin'   Eatin' hog eyed grease in a hog eyed town   Heart burnin', still yearnin'   Some day you'll be glad to have me around      They will crush you with wealth and power   Every wakin' moment you could crack   I'll make the most of one last extra hour   I'll revenge my father's death and I'll step back      Ain't talkin', just walkin'   Hand me down my walkin' cane   Heart burnin', still yearnin'   Got to get you out of my miserable brain      All my loyal and my much-loved companions   They approve of me and share my code   I practice a faith that's been long abandoned   Ain't no altars on this long and lonesome road      Ain't talkin', just walkin'   My mule is sick, my horse is blind   Heart burnin', still yearnin'   Thinkin' 'bout that gal I left behind      Well, it's bright in the heavens and the wheels are flyin'   Fame and honor never seem to fade   The fire gone out but the light is never dyin'   Who says I can't get heavenly aid?      Ain't talkin', just walkin'   Carryin' a dead man's shield   Heart burnin', still yearnin'   Walkin' with a toothache in my heel      The sufferin' is unending   Every nook and cranny has its tears   I'm not playin', I'm not pretendin'   I'm not nursin' any superfluous fears      Ain't talkin', just walkin'   Walkin' ever since the other night   Heart burnin', still yearnin'   Walkin' 'til I'm clean out of sight      As I walked out in the mystic garden   On a hot summer day, a hot summer lawn   Excuse me, ma'am, I beg your pardon   There's no one here, the gardener is gone      Ain't talkin', just walkin'   Up the road, around the bend   Heart burnin', still yearnin'   In the last outback at the world's end