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Rat Bat Astard

from Swampland Flowers by Chris Monti

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Rat-Bat Astard –written by Chris Monti and Gabriel Luddy Words and music © 2002 Chris Monti

Gonna tell you a story about some Rat-Bat Astard | Who couldn't get it through the mail | Spent his days pining away, his foot caught in the milking pail | His hair was dirty and his beard was long | And he had a very powerful smell | Just-a-waitin' around, lyin on the ground | For God to ring that dinner bell

But what is God gonna say to you that you ain't heard already? | And what is God gonna give to you that you ain't already got plenty?

Wishing well send you straight to hell | Who you gonna run to? Who you gonna tell? | You ain't been kind, you ain't been discreet | With that look in your eyes and your pants around your feet

Runnin' around that underground | Looking for your soul in the lost and found | Of religion books on the dime-store shelves | But not one of them is gonna delve | Into the heart of the matter | Like why you're running circles mad as a hatter | While your soles are wearing thinner | And your body's getting fatter

Writin letters from your jail cell | From above the taiga where it's cold as hell | The snowy owl comes
billowing by | And the air is crisp ant the sky is high

Lean back your head | This will never be read

Chained to a root in a mobile suit | Is there ever an end to your days? | You suck it all in through an indigo wind and the stars turn on in a blaze | A panel of planes sweeps you into the sky | And out into space you will sail | And hear some story about some Rat-Bat Astard | Who couldn't get it going through the mail

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from Swampland Flowers, released December 1, 2002
Chris on vocals and all instruments.

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Chris Monti Providence, Rhode Island

Known for his effortless style and musical curiosity, Chris has immersed himself in West African guitar, dug deep into country-blues and old-time music, and moves seamlessly between diverse styles from Egypt, Peru and India. He has toured the East Coast, Canada and points west. He also enjoys his singular role in the community as a strange combination of entertainer, educator, and magician. ... more

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