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The Choirboy and the Crow

from 13 MOON SONGS FROM MERRY HELL by The Singing Loins

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THE CHOIRBOY AND THE CROW

I fancy that medallion, glinting like feck
on the bloody red ribbon, hung round his neck;
the Chorister's prizes, of which he's so proud.
He squawks all the solos in his blue cassock shroud.

Now, he caught me grinning and swallowed the bait, yes,
mistakenly thinking I was his mate. But,
we don't make good pets, boy, we pluck ourselves sick
and I know enough words to insult you, you prick.

You're neither egg nor carrion, nothing to eat,
yet, the thing that I'm after is bitter and sweet.
I've learned to use tools, lad, which I shall use, lad,
To winkle your noodle and turn you quite mad, lad.

Don't it feel like a family, all these gargoyles and saints?
But, your mummy and your daddy they sure as hell ain't.
So, here's to the glory of blood, pain and ghosts,
now that Jesus is within you, and other strange boasts.

I bet you can't catch me! Come on, headstone to headstone.
Come and see what I found here - some poor bugger's jawbone.
Down on your knees, put your eye to this crack.
Now, do you see what I see? God, ain't it black.

I shall have that medallion, glinting like feck
on the bloody red ribbon, hung round his neck.
I went in up his nose and I flew round his mind.
I shat on his tongue and left a feather behind.

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from 13 MOON SONGS FROM MERRY HELL, released September 6, 2019

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Chris Broderick started the Singing Loins with Chris Allen in 1990. Billy Childish became an immediate fan and released their first two 'trash/folk' vinyl LP's on Hangman Records. Damaged Goods Records then went on to release a further ten LP's, with Rob Shepherd joining in 06, and John Forrester in 09, until they split in 2013. ... more

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