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Salem Mass

The Roar
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The Commonwealth called us up one Halloween So me and ol' Tommy-gun fled to the scene Of a crime left unsolved, for the devil's involved And the bad girls of Salem took blame for it all We paid up our tributes to Mikey McKeogh A fella like Atlas, a belly of booze We burned us a fifty of green B.C. trees A real forest fire on top of the eaves Of Boston town, we heard the sound Of harbor bells a-ringing All the men down there were singing I'm going to hell So stab my back and wish me well Before the reaping's come to pass I'll be saying a prayer at Salem mass We hopped on a train pulling north from the station To find us the witches we knew would be waiting We sat ourselves down next to Ketchup and Mustard A-stirring the cauldron, those two Southie fuckers We stepped off the platform and into the maelstrom The belfry bats were winging All the ghouls out there were singing I'm going to hell So stab my back and wish me well Before the reaping's come to pass I'll be saying a prayer at Salem mass The mass was in session, a ghoulish procession Of spectres all seeking salvation in heaven The masks that they wore and the oaths that they swore The bonds that they broke, just as quickly reforged The brimstone that fell for their sins, what the hell All the beasts, they were repenting Trying to crash the gates of heaven I'm going to hell So stab my back and wish me well Before the reaping's come to pass I'll be saying a prayer at Salem mass We sat ourselves down at the Burying Point 'Til the cops came along, kicked us out of the joint Fed us to the mob that was stalking the street Without ever knowing that under their feet Were the very same stones that were unjustly thrown They were crushing the accused You could hear the women's blues They have used me Set torch to me For I will not bow my head To any man In this new land 'Til the day they find me Dead on the streets of Salem, Mass Dead on the streets of Salem, Mass Dead on the streets of Salem, Mass I'll be dead on the streets of Salem, Mass