Sugar in the Cane by Paul Bowles Lyrics

I'm red pepper in a shaker
Bread that’s waitin' for the baker
I'm sweet sugar in the cane
Never touched except by rain
If you touched me God save you
These summer days are hot and blue
I’m potatoes not yet mashed
I'm a check that ain't been cashed
I'm a window with a blind
Can't see what goes on behind
If you did, God save your soul!
These winter nights are blue and cold!