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Sing It Ugly

by Those Poor Bastards

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1.
No Light 05:08
The machines they took over So I packed my saddle And headed out west to the prairie I came to a river And held my head under Baptized myself in it’s glory In the cities they’re all hypnotized There’s no light in anyone’s eyes I ride an old paint Got a sack on my shoulder Gonna find out where I came from I want to live simple But not simple minded Chained to the judgement of no one In the cities they’re all hypnotized There’s no light in anyone’s eyes I sleep when I’m hungry I eat when I’m tired At sunset I rest by the campfire The whippoorwill moanin’ The milkweed a bloomin’ They never do cease for to inspire In the cities they’re all hypnotized There’s no light in anyone’s eyes And when night has fallen The wolves come a huntin’ An eerie moon glows on my shoulder I talk to the trees I sing with the birds Content in the wonder of nature In the cities they’re all hypnotized There’s no light in anyone’s eyes No beast half as bad As the parasite man He’s poisoned the air and the water But now his own greed Got him down on his knees I welcome you all to the slaughter In the cities they’re all hypnotized There’s no light in anyone’s eyes No one to cry When man do die No one to cry When man do die Wah wah wah
2.
Unwanted 04:24
Wanted unwanted all I ever wanted Was to be haunted by you The pitchfork hanging in the shed It does not shovel hay The creaking doors into the barn Are rotted with decay The yoke is broke the cow is thin The garden will not grow This mess of mud and cursed glass Is awful hard to hoe Yeah oh yeah Wanted unwanted all I ever wanted Was to be haunted by you I got a silver bullet here Tattooed on my chest Among these ugly people here Whom do you like best? The sound of revving motors Really gives some folks a thrill Me I like the sound of skulls Rolling up a hill Yeah oh yeah Wanted unwanted all I ever wanted Was to be haunted by you I lay in bed just counting goats High as I could get An angel with a broken wing Said you are not sleeping yet So I read a book about a man Who wished that he was dead I laughed so hard my brain did burst And birds flew out my head Yeah oh yeah Wanted unwanted all I ever wanted Was to be haunted by you I smashed a broken bottle Upside my fathers jaw Oh dear God I prayed so hard That he would live no more The letters you once sent me dear Are tied with rubber bands I sure do miss the reptile touch Of your uncaring hands Yeah oh yeah Wanted unwanted all I ever wanted Was to be haunted by you You’re just like the rest A rotten stain of putrid stinkin’ flesh That’s right You’re just like the rest A rotten stain of putrid stinkin’ flesh That’s what you are
3.
Pedal to the metal And I’m headed nowhere Pedal to the metal And I’m headed nowhere Baby baby baby I thought you was mine Honey honey honey In my arms for all time But then a handsome stranger Bought your love for a dime Pedal to the metal And I’m headed nowhere Pedal to the metal And I’m headed nowhere You spend your whole life Waiting for someone to adore A gal with an evil mind Who knows what you are Might as well just walk out there In front of a car Pedal to the metal And I’m headed nowhere Pedal to the metal And I’m headed nowhere Tell me darlin’ are you worried? This emptiness can’t be buried The things that mean a lot to you Mean nothing to them The world you created now Is starting to dim The life you have built you see Is vapid and grim Pedal to the metal And I’m headed nowhere Pedal to the metal And I’m headed nowhere If only there was someone You could talk to at night When you’re feeling lonely And you can’t see no light All the things you thought were wrong Turns out they were right Pedal to the metal And I’m headed nowhere Pedal to the metal And I’m headed nowhere Tell me darlin’ are you worried? This emptiness can’t be buried Money that you gave me You ain’t getting it back I don’t care your father’s heart It had an attack My empathy for humans It do certainly lack Pedal to the metal And I’m headed nowhere Pedal to the metal And I’m headed nowhere You’re acting like a cripple With no arms and no legs You drank all the cider Now you’re down to the dregs Every stupid life is crushed Like hard boiled eggs Pedal to the metal And I’m headed nowhere Pedal to the metal And I’m headed nowhere Tell me darlin’ are you worried? This emptiness can’t be buried
4.
I went and stole myself the devil’s heart ‘Cause mine was pulverized and crushed Then I drank all the whiskey in this town Still I could not get enough And I know that it’s too late But I’m sorry for everything And now I’m stuck out here all by myself It’s hard to fill the empty hours I’d like to force some gal to stay with me But I just haven’t got the power And I know that it’s too late But I’m sorry for everything You cannot live in constant solitude Or your mind will surely bust The rain will fall down on your withered soul And then your bones will start to rust And I know that it’s too late But I’m sorry for everything
5.
Hound's Bone 02:22
Sittin’ at home on a Saturday night Never had I felt so all alone Dreamin’ of a gal who doesn’t exist Gnawin’ on an old hound’s bone Wonderin’ how to cleanse myself Of the darkness in my soul Sittin’ at home on a Saturday night Gnawin’ on an old hound’s bone Sittin’ at home on a Saturday night Fillin’ my gills with booze Drinkin’ it down and chokin’ it up Either way I lose Wonderin’ if this pain I feel Is what folks call the blues Sittin’ at home on a Saturday night Gnawin’ on an old hound’s bone Sittin’ at home on a Saturday night Burnin’ old pictures in the fire Thinkin’ of the skin of a pretty young thing And feelin’ no desire Wonderin’ how to start again And tryin’ to atone Sittin’ at home on a Saturday night Gnawin’ on an old hound’s bone Sittin’ at home on a Saturday night Dialin’ old numbers on the phone Even though the line is dead I hear a distant drone Wonderin’ how my skull would feel If I smashed it with a stone Sittin’ at home on a Saturday night Gnawin’ on an old hound’s bone
6.
Got me a ten ton hammer It’s gonna be my voice Got me a ten ton hammer Now you got no choice You got too much money You got too much money Better give it to me You got too much money You got too much money Better give it to me Ain’t that sad? Got me a ten ton hammer For every gal who was cruel Got me a ten ton hammer Don’t you be no fool You got too much honey You got too much honey Better give it to me You got too much honey You got too much honey Better give it to me Ain’t that sad? Got me a ten ton hammer Think I’ll just murder ‘em all Got me a ten ton hammer Oh every building must fall You got too much ugly You got too much ugly Better give it to me You got too much ugly You got too much ugly Better give it to me Ain’t that sad? Ten ton hammer
7.
Let’s quit foolin’ each other Let’s quit messin’ around Let’s wrap a man in the chains of a beast Then hold him underwater ‘til he drown Let’s go huntin’ for demons Let’s follow their tracks in the snow Let’s get a gun and shoot ‘em in the neck Then watch their evil blood start to flow Let’s find a farm nice and lonely Let’s climb down the chimney if you dare Let’s howl like dogs ‘til the moon starts to rise And mosquitoes are thick in the air Let’s sleep on graves in the graveyard Let’s talk of mysterious things Let’s walk on all fours ‘til our hands turn to claws Forget that we ever had names Let’s get a bell and a bible Let’s make ‘em boldly ring Let’s crack the skull of a man with no teeth And see what good fortune it do bring Let’s float up the side of a mountain Let’s scream and cuss in the gale Let’s beat a drum ‘til the Indians come And see how terrible we did fail
8.
The loneliest time of the night it is here And I wait for your scratch on the door It’s true you are gone you’re not coming back And I cannot accept that no more I know I am awful I know I deserve this I wish I was not what I am Evil selfish fool Give me your money your youth and your charms I’ll squander and piss it away Hand me a gal whose love it is true I’ll abuse her and it will decay I know I am awful I know I deserve this I wish I was not what I am Evil selfish fool At last I’m alone I pity myself Though I am the cause of my pain Always I try to blame someone else My presence is a big ugly stain I know I am awful I know I deserve this I wish I was not what I am Evil selfish fool
9.
No No No 04:22
I’m gonna hang you from a rope I’m gonna take me to a picture show I’m gonna knock on bolted doors And I ain’t gonna be afraid no more No no no No no no No no There’s something off up in my brain And in my jaws I feel a throbbing pain When I’m with people I get mad I don’t believe the rage I feel is bad No no no No no no No no I’m always dreamin’ of the past Forever haunted by the hourglass Let’s have a rumble at your place I’m gonna kick the skull out of your face No no no No no no No no They make you think a certain way You have to compromise the words you say Man who would ever want to fit With all them finger fuckin’ hypocrites? No no no No no no No no Oh I don’t want to sing no more To seven demons in an empty bar I want to live out in the wild Be filled with strangeness like a sheltered child No no no No no no No no I don’t know Don’t know
10.
Follow me dear into the night Wouldn’t you like to be alone? Follow me dear into the dark I’d sure like to beat your heart ‘Til it’s black and blue ‘Til it’s black and blue Follow me dear into the woods I don’t think that you could Follow me dear into the gloom Looks like there’s plenty of room And it’s black and blue It’s so black and blue Follow me dear into the sea What would you like to be? Follow me dear under the waves What use have we for graves? They’re black and blue They’re so black and blue
11.
Choke the moon Crush the sky Don’t let life pass you by Summer storm Spring parade March along in this charade On a raft of bones and ivy I sailed the Mississipp In a pool of boiling water I took myself a dip Lost at night In a maze of pine I begged the stars to make you mine The needles tore My aching back I tensed to meet the next attack On a raft of bones and ivy I sailed the Mississipp In a pool of boiling water I took myself a dip When all life Is no more Listen to the silence roar Find a hole Twelve feet wide Curse your birth then crawl inside On a raft of bones and ivy I sailed the Mississipp In a pool of boiling water I took myself a dip I took myself a dip

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On "Sing It Ugly," Those Poor Bastards journey ever deeper into their own savage world of ominous mystery and untamed ugliness. The music wheezes and creaks like archaic field recordings from the primeval forests of hell, and the vocals are eerily akin to the sickly screams of a rabid, wounded animal. This is Lonesome Wyatt and The Minister at their most ornery and inspired.

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released March 15, 2016

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