The Vulture Blues

I woke up this morning 
With a bunch of eggs in my bed
I said I woke up this morning
With a bunch of eggs in my bed
I turned to my lover and said,
"Is this your nest? You know it used to be my bed!"

It's easy to crawl
When you've forgotten how to walk
I said it's easy to crawl
When you've forgotten how to walk
I got people standing over me
Saying "Quote us something from Jack and the Beanstalk"

I'm hidden, ready and waiting
For hard times are bound to come
I said I'm hidden, ready and waiting
For hard times are bound to come
Just shake hands with your friendly banker
He knows death is just a friend to some

I got a criminal injection
They've stitched me up with a needle and thread
I said I got a criminal injection
They've stitched me up with a needled and thread
It's strange how I'm feeling
I could even steal a loaf of bread

Standing on this mountain
There's nothing I can't see
I said standing on this mountain
There's nothing I can't see
But five bucks only gets you ten minutes
I think the river is beginning to bleed.

Liam Ó Beagáin
22-Apr-12