starving in the belly of a whale

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life is whittled
life's a riddle
man's a fiddle that life plays on

when the day breaks, and the earth quakes
life's a mistake all day long
tell me, who gives a good gooddamn
you'll never get out alive
don't go dreaming
don't go scheming
a man must test his mettle
in a crooked ol' world

starving in the belly
starving in the belly
starving in the belly of a whale
starving in the belly
starving in the belly
starving in the belly of a whale

dan't take my word
just look skyward
they that dance must pay the fiddler
sky is darkening
dogs are barking
but the caravan moves on

tell me who gives a good gooddamn
you'll never get get out alive
don't go dreaming
don't go scheming
a man must test his mettle
in crooked ol' world
starving in the belly...

as the crow flies
it's there the truth lies
at the bottom of the well
e-o-leven goes to heaven
bless the dead here as the rain falls
don't trust a bull's horn
a doberman's tooth
a runaway horse or me

don't be greedy, don't be needy
if you live in hope you're
dancing to a terrible tune
starving in the belly
starving in the belly...