The Werewolf - Paul Simon

Milwaukee man led a fairly decent life

Made a fairly decent living, had a fairly decent wife

She killed him.

Ah, sushi knife

Now they’re shopping for a fairly decent afterlife

The werewolf is coming

The fact is most obits are mixed reviews

Life is a lottery, a lotta people lose

And the winners, the grinners with money-colored eyes

Eat all the nuggets, then they order extra fries

The werewolf is coming.

(Extra fries)

The werewolf is coming.

The werewolf’s coming,

the werewolf’s coming, yes, the werewolf is coming, Joe

I hear her howling, prowling on the hill

The werewolf’s coming, Bill

Ignorance and arrogance, the national debate

Put the fight in Vegas, that’s a billion dollar gate

Revenue, pay per views, it should be pretty healthy

The usual deductions, then it all goes to the wealthy

Still, the werewolf’s coming

Yeah, the werewolf’s coming

I’m not complaining, just the opposite my friend

I know it’s raining, but we’re coming to the end

Of the rainbow, the lyin' and the spyin' are through

Oh, you don’t know me?

OK, I don’t know you, too

The werewolf’s coming.

Werewolf’s coming, oh

The werewolf’s coming, and a werewolf’s coming

The werewolf is coming, Joe

I hear her howling, prowling on the hill

The werewolf’s coming, Bill

You’d better stock up on water, canned goods off the shelves

And loot some for the old folks who can’t loot for themselves

The doorbell’s ringing, could be the elves

But it’s probably the werewolf.

It’s quarter to twelve

And when it’s midnight, and the wolf bites

It’s a full moon, she really got the appetite

The werewolf’s coming

(The werewolf, the werewolf.)

The werewolf’s coming

(The werewolf, the werewolf.)