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DEVIL RAT

from DEMOS by Rick Berlin

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Robby saw these things, for real - bothered him for weeks

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DEVIL RAT

i saw a rat
a devil rat
i saw the devil

i was shooting pool
the milky way was trashed
i stepped outside to smoke a butt
but no one had my back
across the street a garbage can
was movin' by itself

i saw a rat
a devil rat
i saw the devil

you may think I'm joking
that i made the whole thing up
but them little beady eyes o' his
look at me / it sucked
i threw my cig in his direction
but it was not enough

i saw a rat
a devil rat
i saw the devil

they say yr s'posed t stare em down
the creatures will back off
but this bitch he had my #
in his scratchy lil paws
yeah he was com in' after me
his wolverine-like claws

i figured out
it had t be the weed
the red-eyed monster i was seeing
he was a just a dream

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from DEMOS, released November 18, 2012

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Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND) Jamaica Plain

A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more

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