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14) Beast of the Jungle - m.litton

Beast of the jungle he knows my name
Now I hunt every night and sleep every day…

My little mistress Mary, she slipped he spirit in my tea
Now as I close my eyes, what’s this on the ceiling
A lady in green
Is it her ballerina thighs or merely the dream of her
That I find so appealing, that I now find so revealing
That I will lie here and despise her till she’s mine
But when that sweet moment comes
I’ll hear heaven’s own chimes and lift up my arms
Like leaves raised in the wind and fly to her

Beast of the jungle he don’t like chains
All the ladies try to but he won’t be tamed…

(Extra verses): Oh my dear Mother Mary
Take them and go away from me
You say live peacefully but that is more than I can give
Go tell the world your prayers were too late for me
I do not seek to be blessed, give me a savage priestess
Wild like the night wind singin’ and dancin’ o’er the ocean
An ancient blood with long Medusa curls
With rich moist lips – when I find her I’ll hurl her
Deep through the passion of my memory

Beast of the jungle he ain’t afraid
Of the pagan’s red fire or Calypso’s cave…

Her hair would be braided ‘n black
And flow down her dark muscled back
And her ballerina thighs would have the strength
To make men cry a glorious pain
Could this be the magic of beautiful Magdalene
Oh just to speak her name nearly drive me insane
If I could but find her grave
There’re be another sinner laid beside her
Even if she lies over the ocean
I’d rather drown than stay here and die here
Never to have known nor called to her

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from Bare Bones, released October 2, 2020

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I'm a creekbank ghetto boy. Began my singin' near half a century ago in Canada, then hit northeast, down thru Nashville, Austin, out to Colorado and back to Kansas where I started out and will likely remain. My influences are Leadbelly, Jimmie Rodgers, CCR and The Band, while the juices of a hundred others flavor my music, not to mention the devil himself if that's what it takes to make a song... ... more

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