Animals

 

                       Pigs on the Wing (Part One)
                       If you didn't care what happened to me,
                       And I didn't care for you
                       We would zig zag our way through the boredom and pain
                       Occasionally glancing up through the rain
                       Wondering which of the buggers to blame
                       And watching for pigs on the wing.
 
 
 

                       Dogs
                       You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need
                       You gotta sleep on your toes, and when you're on the street
                       You gotta be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes
                       closed
                       And then moving in silently, down wind and out of sight
                       You gotta strike when the moment is right without thinking.
                       And after a while, you can work on points for style
                       Like the club tie, and the firm handshake
                       A certain look in the eye, and an easy smile
                       You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to
                       So that when they turn their backs on you
                       You'll get the chance to put the knife in.
                       You gotta keep one eye looking over your shoulder
                       You know it's going to get harder, and harder, and harder as
                       you get older
                       And in the end you'll pack up, fly down south
                       Hide your head in the sand
                       Just another sad old man
                       All alone and dying of cancer.
                       And when you loose control, you'll reap the harvest that
                       you've sown
                       And as the fear grows, the bad blood slows and turns to
                       stone
                       And it's too late to loose the weight you used to need to
                       throw around
                       So have a good drown, as you go down, alone
                       Dragged down by the stone.
                       I gotta admit that I'm a little bit confused
                       Sometimes it seems to me as if I'm just being used
                       Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping
                       malaise
                       If I don't stand my own ground, how can I find my way out
                       of this maze?
                       Deaf, dumb, and blind, you just keep on pretending
                       That everyone's expendable and no-one has a real friend
                       And it seems to you the thing to do would be to isolate the
                       winner
                       And everythings done under the sun
                       And you believe at heart, everyone's a killer.
                       Who was born in a house full of pain
                       Who was trained not to spit in the fan
                       Who was told what to do by the man
                       Who was broken by trained personnel
                       Who was fitted with collar and chain
                       Who was given a pat on the back
                       Who was breaking away from the pack
                       Who was only a stranger at home
                       Who was ground down in the end
                       Who was found dead on the phone
                       Who was dragged down by the stone.
 
 
 

                       Pigs (Three different ones)
                       Big man, pig man, ha ha, charade you are
                       You well heeled big wheel, ha ha, charade you are
                       And when your hand is on your heart
                       You're nearly a good laugh
                       Almost a joker
                       With your head down in the pig bin
                       Saying "keep on digging"
                       Pig stain on your fat chin
                       What do you hope to find?
                       When you're down in the pig mine
                       You're nearly a laugh
                       You're nearly a laugh
                       But you're really a cry.
                       Bus stop rat bag, ha ha, charade you are
                       You fucked up old hag, ha ha, charade you are
                       You radiate cold shafts of broken glass
                       You're nearly a good laugh
                       Almost worth a quick grin
                       You like the feel of steel
                       You're hot stuff with a hat pin
                       And good fun with a hand gun
                       You're nearly a laugh
                       You're nearly a laugh
                       But you're really a cry.
                       Hey you Whitehouse, ha ha, charade you are
                       You house proud town mouse, ha ha, charade you are
                       You're trying to keep our feelings off the street
                       You're nearly a real treat
                       All tight lips and cold feet
                       And do you feel abused?
                       .....!.....!.....!.....!
                       You gotta stem the evil tide
                       And keep it all on the inside
                       Mary you're nearly a treat
                       Mary you're nearly a treat
                       But you're really a cry.
 
 
 

                       Sheep
                       Harmlessly passing your time in the grassland away
                       Only dimly aware of a certain unease in the air
                       You better watch out
                       There may be dogs about
                       I've looked over Jordan and I have seen
                       Things are not what they seem.
                       What do you get for pretending the danger's not real
                       Meek and obedient you follow the leader
                       Down well trodden corridors into the valley of steel
                       What a surprise!
                       A look of terminal shock in your eyes
                       Now things are really what they seem
                       No, this is no bad dream.
                       The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want
                       He makes me down to lie
                       Through pastures green he leadeth me the silent waters by
                       With bright knives he releaseth my soul
                       He maketh me to hang on hooks in high places
                       He converteth me to lamb cutlets
                       For lo,m he hath great power and great hunger
                       When cometh the day we lowly ones
                       Through quiet reflection and great dedication
                       Master the art of karate
                       Lo, we shall rise up
                       And then we'll make the bugger's eyes water.
                       Bleating and babbling I fell on his neck with a scream
                       Wave upon wave of demented avengers
                       March cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream.
                       Have you heard the news?
                       The dogs are dead!
                       You better stay home
                       And do as you're told
                       Get out of the road if you want to grow old.

                       Pigs on the Wing (Part Two)
                       You know that I care what happens to you
                       And I know that you care for me
                       So I don't feel alone
                       Or the weight of the stone
                       Now that I've found somewhere safe
                       To bury my bone
                       And any fool knows a dog needs a home
                       A shelter from pigs on the wing.