The man laid his hat on the table
Hung his coat up on the wall
Sat down to dinner said as soon as I am able
I'll say something nice to you all

Then he took a deck from his pocket
Spread 'em so I saw 'em all
Then he turned his back to me shuffled 'em and drew me
The card that said I never would fall

Oh Mary Lou won't you tell me what to do
I got a dollar on the corner and a laser in my shoe
If I don't get an answer gonna split myself in two

He spun 'till a ton was glistening
Turned to me and gave me a smile
He said I'm leaving now but I want what you owe me
I'll be back in a little while

That was the last time I saw him
Hope I never see him again
I know it sounds funny but I owe him some money
And I really don't want him for a friend

Oh Mary Lou won't you tell me what to do
I got a dollar on the corner and a laser in my shoe
If I don't get an answer gonna split myself in two


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    I think he's waiting to hear from his dealer.

    MaybeImJustTreedButon June 22, 2012   Link
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    Surrealism . Pure , surrealism. If "Split Mice Elf In Two" has a meaning, it is simply the feeling of dealing with the stress of reality's stupid games and rising above them or just avoiding them all outright.

    wooden1164on June 15, 2018   Link
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    great song, a wonderful way to open up II. and im the first to comment. its my lucky day.

    notthatguysomeoneelseon April 06, 2005   Link
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    I remember reading this song is about having children. I was written before Curt knew he was gonna have twins ironically.

    octopuseyeson January 17, 2006   Link
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    i'd just like to say that as a very blunt way of looking at it, it's about playing poker... plus its one of my favorite songs buy the meat puppets

    nirvanasam112on July 28, 2006   Link
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    Rumpelstiltskin?

    azkmon May 12, 2007   Link
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    This song is amazing. When Curt sings the "shuffled em and drew me" part the second time I could swear he was singing "she offered him a doobie". It's pretty obvious that it's about playing cards with a guy you don't really want to be around, at least to me.

    octopuseyeson August 25, 2007   Link
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    who is mary lou?

    robopatroloon January 30, 2009   Link

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