Chicken Wire - The Felice Brothers

Very soon I will be

In the deep blue sea

Wrapped in chicken wire

By my own device

The navy’ll come

The sharks will bite

It will be so hard to fight

Wrapped in chicken wire

By my own device

Mama, don’t go

Mama, don’t leave me, Lord

Wall to wall

The carpet crawls

Up the stairs and down the hall

To the invalid

In his dying bed

Upon the floor

The guests will step

And everyone will leave

Except the invalid in his dying bed

The maid’ll call

The ambulance

As the children dance

To Billie Jean

Where the birdie’s nest

The medics’ll come

Haul him away

And as they leave, they’ll sweetly say

I’m sorry, man, but it’s for the best

Mama, don’t go

Mama, don’t leave him, Lord

So very soon

I will be

In the deep blue sea

Wrapped in chicken wire

By my own device

The navy’ll come

The sharks will bite

It will be so hard to fight

Wrapped in chicken wire

By my own device

Mama, don’t go

Mama, don’t leave me, Lord