KING OF THE SERPENTINE

He was the king of the serpentine
Between love and hate he couldn't draw the line
A monster living in the watermill
He said, "If nothing else I got some time to kill."

And all the boys were singing
And all the bells were ringing
And everyone was going home
And all the children happy
To be with mom and daddy
But I knew there was something wrong

Following the rules of suicide
Signing his letters do or die
Don't ever say I didn't try to fight
But the last one to leave better turn out the lights

And all the boys were singing
And all the bells were ringing
And everyone was going home
And all the children happy
To be with mom and daddy
But I knew there was something wrong

Go down Maria
Don't you ever get caught up here
Oh, my Maria
They're gonna change the color of your hair
Oh, Maria
It's a world full of evil and tears
My Maria

He was the son of Niagara Falls
A true believer with a big set of balls
A haunted man on a murderous lark
Or another tough guy just afraid of the dark

Go down Maria
Don't you ever get caught up here
Oh, my Maria
They're gonna fill you full of hate and fear
Oh, Maria
You'll never get out of here
My Maria