Such Man Gyal - Dunce Bat

There once was a time when everything was cheap, But now prices nearly puts a man to sleep. When we pay our grocery bill, We just feel like making our will -- Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live? I remember when dry goods were cheap as dirt, We could take two bits and buy a dandy shirt. Now we pay three bucks or more, Maybe get a shirt that another man wore -- Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live? Well, I used to trade with a man by the name of Gray, Flour was fifty cents for a twenty-four pound bag. Now it's a dollar and a half beside, Just like a-skinning off a flea for the hide -- Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live? Oh, the schools we have today ain't worth a cent, But they see to it that every child is sent. If we don't send everyday, We have a heavy fine to pay -- Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live? Prohibition's good if 'tis conducted right, There's no sense in shooting a man 'til he shows flight. Officers kill without a cause, They complain about funny laws -- Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live? Most all preachers preach for gold and not for souls, That's what keeps a poor man always in a hole. We can hardly get our breath, Taxed and schooled and preached to death -- Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live? Oh, it's time for every man to be awake, We pay fifty cents a pound when we ask for steak. When we get our package home, A little wad of paper with gristle and a bone -- Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live? Well, the doctor comes around with a face all bright, And he says in a little while you'll be all right. All he gives is a humbug pill, A dose of dope and a great big bill -- Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?

I defy the stars above to bash our milky heads in Throw themselves against the wind Then pick apart the heavens When I awoke I was in forever When wind felled the oak The saws all failed to sever Is my I am myopia? Now I feel the same This belly aches with vacancy And aren't we one among the wave? His undulating tragedy I mean maybe I could turn you on By design you are the fire chewing through the lumber Never would the wood be good Enough to sate your hunger Now I sleep adrift this shiftless vessel I'll never keep the ghost inside the gristle Is my I am myopia? Now I feel the same This belly aches with vacancy And aren't we one among the wave? His undulating tragedy I mean maybe I could turn you on

In the coldness of night Nocturnal flight under the moon The creature hunts for blood And human flesh Will soon be strewn Terror from above Swooping down in eventide Storming on the wretched Who will have no chance to hide Searching, stalking, hunting The chase has just begun Diving, striking, slaying The deed is dead and done Searching, stalking, hunting The chase has just begun Diving, striking, slaying The deed is dead and done Beware of the BAT When night falls all around Face the bite Fear for your life Wings of death Will strike you down Chiroptera after dark Your blood the final mark Victims screaming out in pain In the blackness BAT will reign It's too late to escape As the darkness closes in Fangs await your blood As they penetrate the skin The slaughter never ends And its thirst cannot be quenched Blood forever spilling Crimson wings forever drenched Beware of the BAT When night falls all around Face the bite Fear for your life Wings of death Will strike you down Chiroptera after dark Your blood the final mark Victims screaming out in pain In the blackness BAT will reign