[Performed by Will Franken & The Jonah Kit; Lyrics by Will Franken; Music by Will Franken & Jonah Watchman]
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I like to go down to Tompkins Square Park. . .
I often go there at night on a lark. . .
to watch the rats come and play after dark. . .
and chew away the flesh. . .
of every girl who won't kiss me.
[CELLO SOLO]
Late in the night when the children have gone,
I see the rats come, their noses so long,
rooting in the trashcans, where they belong,
chewing away the flesh. . .
of every girl who won't kiss me.
[FRENCH HORN SOLO]
Sparkling and glittering girls should beware
the rats they attract in old Tompkins Square.
Yet they laugh and flirt with nary a care
for the flesh they will lose
when the rats hear they won't kiss me.
[OCARINA SOLO]
I hope the cops know I'm just helping out.
These rats are poor and there's no food about.
Please don't arrest me, or they'll do without.
Besides, the rats in jail
aren't as nice as those in Tompkins Square
[ICE CREAM SODA]
