the tale of the flail (vocal upload experiment)

[Verse | sung-spoken|snarled] Ready up, my friends I gotta tale ta spill! And I ain't gonna stop ’til I’ve had my fill One tall tale ’bout a devil in human skin He sailed the seven seas, doing as he pleased With blood on his hands and death on the breeze [Verse 2 | sung-spoken|snarled] He pillaged and plundered A bastard with nuthin’ ta lose Crewed up at Tortuga Set out ta make the Spanish scream Wherever the Flail sailed— Death was near! [chorus] This is the tale of the flail tale of the flail tale of the flail tale of the flail Blood stains on his hands [|shanty-style| minor cords only] [Verse 3 | sung-spoken|snarled] He tortured his victims Tore out a heart with a grin on his face Left broken men begging For mercy and grace Burned bodies down blacker than coal But someday karma’s gonna demand its toll! [chorus] This is the tale of the flail tale of the flail tale of the flail tale of the flail His soul caked in sin [Verse 4 | sung-spoken | darker] His fortune ran dry His ship kissed the sand The Flail lost his fleet And wandered the land The butcher was captured With nowhere ta flee— And the devil met devils Far from the sea [chorus] This is the tale of the flail tale of the flail tale of the flail tale of the flail Karma gets you in the end