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The Ballad of Coy Menser

from Different Fish by George Brown

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~Originally released on MURDERMOUTH: the story of my life

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Coy Menser--
He was a desperate little man
He snorted bath salts everyday
He ate a homeless guy's face off
Behind the Westville Pub
Might've seen Coy Menser
Gettin' away, po' boy!
Might've seen Coy Menser
Gettin' away . . .

Coy Menser--
He went up on the Westgate bridge
And there he thought he was free
He turned around and Van Duncan
Grabbed him by the arm
Saying, "Coybert, come & go with me, po' boy!"
"Coybert, come & go with me . . ."

"Coybert, come & go with me, po' boy!"
"Coybert, come & go with me . . ."

Coy Menser--
Had a mother and a father, too
He sent for them to come & go his bail
But there was not no bailout for a face-eatin' man
So they shoved Coy Menser back in jail, po' boy!
They shoved Coy Menser back in jail . . .

They shoved Coy Menser back in jail, po' boy!
They shoved Coy Menser back in jail . . .

Coy Menser--
He had a pretty little wife
The dresses she wore was blue
She'd come to the jailhouse with a loud shout
Saying, "Coybert, I've been true to you, po' boy!"
"Coybert, I've been true to you . . ."

"Coybert, I've been true to you, po' boy!"
"Coybert, I've been true to you . . ."

Coy Menser--
He stood up in his cell
With tears a-rollin' down his eye
"I've eaten the face off of many a po' boy,
And now I am ready to die, lord, lord!"
"And now I am ready to die . . ."

"And now I am ready to die, lord, lord!"
"Now I am ready to die . . ."

"I've been to the East,
And I've been to the West,"
"I've been this whole wide world around . . ."
"I've worked at Thai Basil,
And I've worked at UPS,"
"Now take me to my hangin' ground, lord, lord!"
"Now take me to my hangin' . . ."

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from Different Fish, released April 1, 2014
Guitar & Vocals: George Brown
~Written & Composed by George Brown

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