Here I am
The little crippled one
On the floor is dying:
Move me to the casket
So that my blood won't
Bleach the carpet
Tuck me away
In a boxed metal frame
Then pack me in a bag
So that my blood won't
Bleach the bed
And on the hearse we go
Ridding through the storm
Then shove me into the oven
So that my blood won't
Bleach the coffin
And now the little one is dead
Finally at rest
All is well in the familly
As long as blood won't
Bleach the carpet
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