Lyrics Shack by Dave Malloy

I lived in a shack in a field in the shack in the shack in the field in the shack in the field I

He lived in a shack in a field in the shack in the field in the shack in the field in the shack he

Dirty feet, earthy hands, cold at night, farmer's tan
Our laughable lean-to shack
Lacking we lacked
Lacking we lacked
My parents peasants
Thus I a peasant too
Just like you, just like you
Yes I a peasant too
Just like you

We be peasants too, just like him
Just like you
We be peasants too
Just like him
Just like you
Like-

The meek shall inherit the Earth
And so from the earth we worked
From the earth we worked
Morning started late at night
Night became morning quick
Warm water soup
Sucking bramble stick

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

My life was kinda sad and droll
My sanity unwound
So I stuck my hand in that hole
Waiting for something profound

Whoa whoa whoa

I lived in a shack in a field in the shack in the shack in the field in the shack in the field I-

He lived in a shack in a field in the shack in the field in the shack in the field in the shack he

And then one day
And then one day and then one day
And then one day
And then one day
And then one day and then one day
And then one day

Stowaway fella came
Unfurling wings and claw
Stowaway fella came

Unfurling wings and claw

Inside my head
Wonderful and horrible
Awful filled with awe
God inside me, crawled inside my jug

And then one day
Stowaway fella came
And then one day
Unfurling wings and claw
And then one day
And then one day
Stowaway fella came
Unfurling wings and claw
And then one day
And then one day
And then one day
And then one day
He lived in a shack in a field in the shack in the field in the shack in the field in the shack he-