For what ever reason, I woke up with Year of the Cat in my head and this was the change.
With all due respect to Al Stewart...
Year Of The Bat
On the morning
from a Steve King Novel
In a market
place you wouldn't dine
She staggered
through the crowd with Corona
It was a matter
of time
It came out of
Wuhan strongly spreading
like a wild fire
with no rain
Don't bother asking for explanations
Don't bother asking for explanations
History look back will
tell you that it came
It the year of
the bat
They don't give
you time to question
as they lock
down like its been rehearsed
And sheep follow 'till their sense of which direction
Completely disappears
And sheep follow 'till their sense of which direction
Completely disappears
Down the empty
aisles in the market walls
The toilet paper
and cleaners are all gone
These days, you
say, I'm feeling really pissed off
and I don't like
living through
The year of the
bat
While others look
at you so cooly
and their eyes
pierce behind masks
They stay six
feet in case you're contagious
So you buy what can and go find what's waiting outside
So you buy what can and go find what's waiting outside
In the year of
the bat
Well morning
comes and you're still here
and the jobs and
small business are gone
and they've taken away your choice and issued tickets
and they've taken away your choice and issued tickets
So you have to
stay home
But the drum
beats strain for the strongly hearted
In the rhythm of the newborn day
In the rhythm of the newborn day
You know
sometime your bound to leave here
But for now
you've gotta to stay
In the year of
the bat
Year of the Bat
Bravo. I smell a #1 with a bullet...........
ReplyDeleteThank you Sir.. Hopefully I'll be up there with the likes of Weird Al!
DeleteIrish, I am good with this new venture as long as the celebrity doesn't go to your head and you start posting videos of you singing "Imagine".
ReplyDeleteYa, that won't happen!!
DeleteI think 'Year of the Cat' is one of the best pieces of songwriting. And, you sir, have done it homage with this timely pseudo-cover. Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteThanks anon. Once in a while all the synapses fire. To bad it's in the wee hours of the morning.
Deleteanyone besides me take advantage of the U.S. mints Q1 commerative quater? The one with the bat on the obverse? I found it extremely ironic. They have a three roll set, one from each mint.
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Nemo
I think I'll get some Nemo
Delete10/10.
ReplyDeleteSad I didn't write it myself.
Thanks John
DeleteI played the karaoke version of the song and sang your lyrics to it. Fit perfectly. I have to find someone who can sing in Als tone and record it. Great job.
ReplyDeletePlease keep me posted desdinova. That would be so cool. I’ll split the royalties. 😬
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