Retarded Uncle Percy lives    At his sister’s place    Her children help clean up his mess    While she is away    One day he hugged the family dog    Tighter than he should    Then dragged the dead thing by its leash    Around the neighborhood       Grieving in the cemetery    Where they bury pets    Uncle Percy yelps and barks    Not understanding death    He tries to cheer the children up    He hates to see them cry    His simple ways just make things worse    Percy wonders why       [Guitar solo: Martinez]       He plans to resurrect the pet    Dig it from the ground    Present them with their faithful friend    Their decomposing hound    He finds his way back to the grave    Very late that night    Digs up the dog and skins it with    His rusty pocketknife       Stab into the rotting beast and strip it of its pelt    Double-knotting shoelace strings, he ties it to himself    Dropping down onto all fours, he hopes they can pretend    This naked, bloody cretin is their favorite furry friend       Wearing dog skin like a mask, he lumbers through the yard    He chases birds and squirrels and toys – a growling, yelping tard    He scratches at the children’s window, hoping they will play    Horrified, the children scream and scare Percy away