INTRO (doo-wop chant style) Ohhhhhh… Mr. Crawling Man… Ohhhhhh… Shake my hand… --- VERSE 1 Well I came to town with a silver tongue Tailored coat and a serpent lung Got a suitcase full of shining cures Little glass dreams with iron lures Step right up, don’t be shy I got truth in a cherry pie Sign your name on the dotted line Everything’s gonna turn out fine --- PRE-CHORUS I can fix your heart I can change your name I can bless your house I can light your flame All it costs Is what you fear… Come a little closer Come right here… --- CHORUS (big 90s metal hook) Mr. Crawling Man Sing me a cure Make it sweet Make it pure Mr. Crawling Man Spin that tune Promise me heaven Deliver me doom Mr. Crawling Man Smile so wide Sell me tomorrow Take my pride --- VERSE 2 Got a tonic made of bottled stars Filtered through your hidden scars Sip it slow, let it sink Taste the lie you want to think Gold-plated hallelujah rain Sugar-coated serpent pain Every problem I can mend Long as you don’t read the end --- PRE-CHORUS 2 I can bend the sky I can shift the floor I can open locks You’ve never seen before All it takes Is just your trust… And a little drop Of sacred dust… --- CHORUS (bigger, stomp beat) Mr. Crawling Man Ring that bell Sell me heaven Buy my hell Mr. Crawling Man Tip your hat Make me whole Then take it back Mr. Crawling Man Golden grin Sign me up Let ruin begin --- BRIDGE (call & response, crowd chant) Hey! Hey! — What’s the cost? Hey! Hey! — Just a loss! Hey! Hey! — Of what you are! Hey! Hey! — And not much more! (Laughing whisper layer under guitars) You don’t need that soul anyway… --- FINAL CHORUS (anthemic) Mr. Crawling Man Take my hand Lead me out Across the sand Mr. Crawling Man Crown and cane Make me laugh Through the pain Mr. Crawling Man Sing so sweet Dance me down To my defeat --- OUTRO (doo-wop whisper) Ohhhhhh… Mr. Crawling Man… Ohhhhhh… Shake my hand…
