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"Insects Rule"

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by Brendan Benson from the album One Mississippi
Music and lyrics by Brendan Benson and Jason Falkner
Played in the key of E
Submitted by Justin Makeig
Requested 2383 times

[Verse]

E A C E

I once knew a woman she was skin and bones

E A C E

She invited all the insects to come into her home

E A C E

She trained them so well they could answer her phone

E A C B7

But the day finally came when the poor woman was overthrown

[Chorus]

C#m B A C#m

Her husband returned home from voyages at sea

C#m B A C#m

To find his lovely wife dead and a spider sipping tea

C#m B A C#m

He drew his knife and sawed into half the spider's eye

C#m D E

An army of red ants barely took him by surprise

[Verse]

The sailor and his wife lay dead while neighbors peeked in

Outside the dogs were mesmerized by the humming from within

News spread throughout the town of the insects' rervival

People gathered in the church to pray to god and quote from the bible

[Chorus]

Men came with gasoline and torches abright

A million flies covered the sky and it was dark as night

The crowds were barely heard beneath the buzzing of the bees

Now the insects rule so get down on your knees

[Interlude]

B A C#m

B A G

F C

B A C#m

B A G

F C

B D D#

[Verse]

And the town crier said, "You god fearing people had better beware

Gather up your idols and begin to prepare

The time has come the locusts have taken the air

Negotiation's on and the bugs don't even care"

[Chorus]

Men came with gasoline and torches abright

A billion flies covered the sky and it was dark as night

The crowds were barely heard beneath the buzzing of the bees

Now the insects rule so get down on your knees