Correction Lyrics Shark & the c*ckroach by Ian Tyson

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Well, the shark and the c*ckroach
You know, neither one a friend of man
They were waitin' right behind him
When the journey through time began

And when the blood begins to billow
The old pulse is growin' dim
The shark, he circles, and the c*ckroach waits
See what's left of him

Hey
Heh-heh-hey, hey
Hey, hey
Hee, hee
Hee, hee

Now, Billy D. Lion was a c*ckroach
He could go without food for days
Aw, you could shine a bright light on him
And watch him run ten different ways
(Look at him run!)
Everything had been peaceful
Around my house and around my home
But I knew that Billy would tell old Frankie
If I ever got the urge to roam
(Walk on, boys! Um!)

Now, Frankie was a long, grey shark
He dealt in girls and loans
All I see is the blood on Frankie boy's hands
But they ain't never found the bones

And I don't owe him a nickel
I-I don't owe him a dime
But when I left home on-a Friday night
Well, I can't find my woman of mine

Oh, the Lord helps those who could help themselves
And I'm holdin' on to mine
So I dove in my Cadillac, I drove around the corner
Got to find woman of mine

I come right down though to the attic
And I playin' with the kitchen door
The very last sound that Frankie boy heard
Was the roar of my .44!
Hey, hey, yeah
Hey, hey
Hee, hee
Hee, hee

Now, the shark and the c*ckroach
Neither one's a friend of man
They were waitin' right behind him
When the journey through time began

Oh, way down in this cold, little cell
I wring my hands and cry
Billy D. Lion and the woman I love
Laugh at me when they go by

Heh-heh-hey, hey
Hey, hey
Hee, hee
Hee, hee

(Ask your mama!)

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