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The Night The Zombies Came

Lyrics & Credits

1. Primrose
Good morning, Brigid; I can hear the bell
Is it even real who knows?
Is there a sheep gone down in the well?
Now the bleating grows

Feel the fire thrown from her hand
Better burnt than froze
If there a darkness over the land
Winter wind follows 

Up to the stream asleep on the moss
My finger in the flows
If I dream then what is the loss
Here in sweet repose?

If I fell in the water I'd see where it goes
If you should see me pass
Give love to my lass and my good fellows
Leave next to the spring a primrose
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 2. You're So Impatient
I took you out to the new dead mall
To see the horror show
I only sucked one sourball 
When you say that we got to blow
Who's gonna live? who's gonna die?
Is there any true love? Oh, I don't know why

You're so impatient 
You finish it and then you start 
You're so impatient
I'm gonna bust a-part 

We sat down at medieval town
And I ordered a box of wine
You said thanks but I do not dranks 
And I think that it's dungeon time
I don't want mutton I don't want mead
And you ain't nothing with your need 

You're so impatient 
You finish it and then you start 
You're so impatient
Here comes my favorite part 

You're so impatient
You finish it and then you start 
You're so impatient
I'm gonna bust a-part 
You're so impatient 
You finish it and then you start 
You're so impatient
I'm gonna bust a-part 
I'm gonna bust a-part
I'm gonna bust a-part 

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3. Jane (The Night The Zombies Came)

He went on a walk with Jane
Never was he seen again
European neighborhoods 
Hooked on drugs lost in the woods
But now I think I got, I got the goods on Jane

Jane
He was walking beside her 
Jane
She was the only survivor
Jane
The night the zombies came 

Winter bitter gave him something that did make Him small
Summer brought him other things that made him Way too tall
Sun was shining rain was falling down upon the twain
Could there be a little something takes away the pain
Tortured creature that was slain by Jane?

Jane
He was walking beside her 
Jane
She was the only survivor
Jane
He was right there beside her
Jane
The night the zombies came

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4. Chicken

Sometimes I feel like a chicken

Pecking my way through the trees

Then something aloft

Cuts my head right off

Now I'm dealing with decapitation

I'm begging you, please

I'm begging you, pleaseI

'm not down on my knees 

(I'm just running  round in circles)

Other times I feel as I'm

An actor of zombie movies

Searching for you

In town after town

A lover who ain’t going to kill me

I'm begging you, please

I'm begging you, please

I'm not down on my knees

I'm not down on my knees(

Oh no no no)

I'm begging you, please

(I'm just running around in circles)

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5. Hypnotised

Hypnotised
I have been hypnotised

Mesmerised these

Trees they make me fall

I am frozen

I can’t hear you call

Is there anybody out there?

 

In the morning

The sun will shine its light

Light is my head

Head off to the woods

Would I do this

This is very bad

Is anybody out there 

Is anybody out there

 

Will you help me to see?

It is out of my reach?

The clouds in my eyes

They’re not leaving

 

I’ve been hexed

I can’t control my grace

Mirrors breaking 

I can’t see my face 

Head is spinning

I can’t get to bed

Is anybody out there 

 

In the evening 

The moon is hanging high 

High is my head

Head off to a dream

Dream of monsters

Monsters made me cry

Is anybody out there
(anybody out there)

Is anybody out there
(anybody out there)

 

Will you help me to see

It is out of my reach

Clouds in my eyes

They’re not leaving
The clouds in my eyes
They’re not leaving

6. Johnny Good Man 
if my lantern's not too bright
if my pistol's not polished for the fight
and if there's something that ain't right
I'll be here forever just for tonight 

this is just a drinking song
something just for me to sing along
and if the proof is very strong
this is where I belong

Johnny was a good man
they put him in the corn
you'd think at least we would stand
when Johnny gets re-born

 

Johnny was a good man
we put him in the corn
you'd think at least we would stand
when Johnny gets re-born

 

Johnny was a good man
we put him in the corn
you'd think at least we would stand
when Johnny gets re-born

 

Johnny was a good man
we put him in the corn
you'd think at least we would stand
when Johnny gets re-born
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7. Motoroller 
first you run outta time
then you run outta space 
it's like watching a line erased
first your tongue is tied
then your words collide
just right when you found your place
first you run outta time
then you run outta space
it was a very good line

I rode my scooter 'round Berlin
I washed away all my sin
I tried to call you on the telephone 
and now I gotta do this all alone 
first you run outta time
then you run outta space
it was a very good line

first you run outta time
then you run outta space 
it's like watching a line erased
first your tongue is tied
then your words collide
just right when you found your place
first you run outta time
then you run outta space
it was a very good line

they killed it dead at Mason hall
I hit my head against the wall
we tried to play it on the saxophone
we tried to play it but that shit was blown
first you run outta time
then you run outta space
it was a very good line

first you run outta time
then you run outta space 
it's like watching a line erased

first you run outta time
then you run outta space 
it's like watching a line erased

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8. I Hear You Mary

How long has it been since I trod this ruddy soil

since I flew above the fields of rapeseed oil

a runaway gargoyle?

 

The daffodils on the hill will illume

forevermore here among the broken tombs 

a narcissi perfume

 

Hear me now, Mary, run on the cobblestone

up to the bottleneck, no, nevermore to roam

sweet flesh is on the bone

 

Hear me now, Mary, run on the cobblestone

up to the bottleneck, no, nevermore to roam

sweet flesh is on the bone

 

I hear you, Mary, high up on the hill

I hear your hammer striking on the bell

hear me now, Mary, run on the cobblestone

up to the bottleneck, no, nevermore to roam

sweet flesh is on the bone

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9. Oyster Beds
I painted heads
And lots of reds
And pools of black
In oyster beds 
A musketeer 
And her two deers
A country house
In Dadasphere


A faithful spouse
With open blouse 
A paganeer-cum-sacred cow 
I painted heads
And lots of reds
And pools of black
In oyster beds
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10. Mercy Me

Mercy me mercy me
I lost my dog down Tennessee
Mercy me cursed me
I lost my dog down Tennessee

Now everyone's looking 
For something to do 
We went to take a walk
On the avenue

We heard the tragedienne 
We heard her sing all through the night
I remember her then 
Bathed in the light
Of that atomic number 10

Never moved to talk
And you could not smile
But that face as you walked
Said I'll be back in a while

I called the the police
I called the national guard
I prayed to the Prince Of Peace
And I prayed to St. Bernard

Mercy me mercy me
I lost my dog down Tennessee
Mercy me cursed me
I lost my dog down Tennessee

Country music filled the air
Reddish orange from the star
Upon her hair
And her guitar
But I don't see you anywheres

Mercy me mercy me
I lost my dog down Tennessee
Mercy me cursed me
I lost my dog down Tennessee

11. Ernest Evans
Got no finesse and I play too loud
got no finesse and I play too loud
If I get lost I'm way up in the clouds 

Don't call him Ernest he's the king of the twist 
Don't call him Ernest Evans he's the king of the God damned twist
Just call him Chubby and it goes around and round like this

I got to get my number I know that you got yours
I got to get my number, baby, I know that you got yours
Got to find the bed but first we gotta find the door

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12. Kings of the Prairie
If you feel forgotten 
If your bacon's rotten 
If you're lacking lust and feeling oh so blue
Maybe a little of what we got
Maybe you could use a whole lot
Not only doo wop cuz that's not just what we do

The Kings of the Prairie 
The Kings of the Prairie
The Kings they are coming to you 
The Kings of the Prairie 
The Kings of the Prairie
The Kings they are coming it’s true
We're on our way
On our way to you
We're on our way
On our way to you

Maybe a little of what we got
Maybe you could use a whole lot
Not only doo wop cuz that's not just what we do

The Kings of the Prairie 
The Kings of the Prairie
The Kings they are coming to you 
The Kings of the Prairie 
The Kings of the Prairie
The Kings they are coming it’s true

The Kings of the Prairie 
The Kings of the Prairie
The Kings they are coming to you 
The Kings of the Prairie 
The Kings of the Prairie
The Kings they are coming it’s true

We're on our way
On our way to you
We're on our way
On our way to you
We're on our way
On our way to you

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13. Vegas Suite 
He's coming today
He's coming to save us
I hope he don't hate us
I hope he forgave us

I'm going away
I'm going to Vegas
And if I don't make it
There's lots other places

I had a two year run
Down in Henderson
But when you've done everything
Everything is done

He's coming today
He's coming to save us
I hope he don't hate us
I hope he forgave us

I've broken my leg
Back in Las Vegas
But they were so gracious
That I doubled my wages

I was at the Pizza Hut
In Needles, California and I'll tell you what
I paid a dollar 3 times for revolution number nine and everything was fine but 

He's coming today
He's coming to save us
I hope he don't hate us
I hope he forgave us

He's coming today
He's coming to save us
I hope he don't hate us
I hope he forgave us

He's coming today
He's coming to save us
I hope he don't hate us
(I don’t hate you)
I hope he forgave us
(I forgive you)
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