Two roosters I slew, and with all of my heart
I prayed hard for you in Haiti at night
Your skin has turned blue and your hair has turned white
Must be the voodoo of this Haitian moonlight

We can't take day trips, but we will have are strolls
Dressed up in silk slips, our ears and mink stoles
You swerve on your hips as I work the controls
No blood and no drips while I rot in your roles

Zombie boy
Zombie boy

You seem to have died of some form of the pox
They left you inside your tiny black box
I heard when you cried, and I answered your knocks
Let's make you a bride with another two cocks

You look pretty good for so long in the ground
You smell like a sewer, but you don't make a sound
I feed you odor make you oopsy, spellbound
I like to be sure you're be sticking around

Zombie boy
Zombie boy


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    Is in ito wonderful how elegantly Merritt touches on such commonly shared feelings such as longing for a perfect person of our making? He just tells a cartoon story about a zombie boy. Sweet!

    Titoiston February 05, 2008   Link
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    This song is so disgustingly beautiful. My friends cringe when I sing it (well... I mean.. some do. Some start singing with me or laugh)

    "No blood ever drips when I widen your holes" eww.. hahaha! Stephin... you really went too far there. That's why you rule.

    Endless_Rainon April 02, 2008   Link
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    the best song about necrophilia i've ever heard. but not being much into death metal, i can't say there are an awful lot of other contenders.

    foreverdroneon June 23, 2008   Link
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    this song. is awesomely beautiful

    _space_on December 09, 2011   Link

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