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The Rabbit Skinner by David Sylvian album cover

The Rabbit Skinner

by David Sylvian

Lyrics
Who'll do for him

Child of the fifties

With no common sense

No easy resting place

Only lichen on beaches

Oil on gun barrel

And the hard taste of pennies

A God in his folly
Stands as proud as you please

The lungs won't full the heart won't start

Bad luck child of the seas

And he alone is a man without qualities

Combed his body for disorders

But the disease lived on in far-off quarters

As a God everything was filled to excess

As a man he settled for less

Here lies the rabbit skinner
God love the rabbit skinner

A life without purchase no story to tell

And three little *****es fight where he fell

Foxes foxes give her a sign

And tell the little girl and show her what's mine

Play hard and fast with the rules if you please

Here lies a man without qualities