REQUIEM FOR A URODELA BLUES         got a face that's full of knotholes/ got a salamander's check   got 12 wooden spoons and a rheumatic's breath   been fixin for a beatin/ Strawman Charlie and the goat parade/   been a stealin and a schemin/ oh well how the plans were laid   this is one of the things at my disposal/ why don't ya go ahead and tell me how it ends   is my proposal      got cancer of the tongue/ and i gots glycerine in the hole   got a stolen marshall's gun but no place to call my own   bin fixin for a beatin/ Strawman Charlie and the goat parade/   been a stealin and a schemin/ oh well how the plans were laid   this is one of the things at my disposal/ why don't ya go ahead and tell me how it ends   is my proposal      and when the computer moon decides to fall like rain/    will the optomistic lady lay beside the fawn again      got an envelope fulla dirt/ gots me a salvation army seal/   carryin a bag full of broken ladies fashion high heels   bin fixin for a beatin/ Strawman Charlie and the goat parade/   been a stealin and a schemin/ oh well how the plans were laid   this is one of the things at my disposal/ why don’t ya lemme tell me how it ends   is my proposal      been fixin for a beatin'   been fixin' for a beatin'