Meet Jack Slim, a man Who'll always do the he can An upright guy, he'll always In his home by the sea
Amongst the and tupelos From boy to man did our Jack He never faltered, sinned, or Or but righteously
He grew up tall and up strong An honest man, right from wrong He tended fields and studied How we were of he
To but one he did go And there's the Devil with to sow A soul that didn't know The that was on he
Her eyes black, as was her hair And in the light, just there She caught eye without a care Jack Slim, the to be
Now the bells of bronze and steel out the coming ills Of a man I'd rather Than see endlessly
Into the home of she came Her and kin, drunk and insane The just damn near everything To for good was their true aim
wife's bed always hot All the town did have their The football team, the mascot All comers and came a lot
Jack walked round grinding teeth To yell or scream or cry His subtle pride and Tested and frequently
One foul day, our Jack snapped And kicked the sorry bums and Out his door a chat To the road by the sea
The wife, she didn't take this Told him to go to to hell An evil man with a smell Oh old Jack did she
She took boy and ran away To a shark who was the man To lay the blame and lend and a To the by the sea
the judge old Jack stood Staring down, no good come from souls who harbor hate For an man as he
He lost his house. He lost his Lost all he or cared about His boy was and he was out Of luck or love or
Now Jack lives inside a No left for food or rent The homeless man's already Keeping Law at bay
One day Jack woke an aching head His gums bled; his was red He wept a little and then said, I think this kill me
No money for a trip took an awl and placed the tip Against his tooth, his rotting tooth
He once. He hammered twice Let out a scream that nice The tooth was stuck dirt in ice And just where it was
So town stumbled our Jack He a gun inside a sack In the sheriff's car parked way out Behind the club
He took that gun and a knife Intent on taking his own To put an end to all his And die just
He placed the gun his head he would soon be dead As would his
He the gun But the gun The shattered and the bullet broke What a poor and sad bloke In his cave by the sea
So finally Jack a plan And took the gun his hand Approached my just like a man Who was out to sea out to sea
From the dock, and rocks A few chains and extra locks Heavy I've not forgot And a made of iron
He waved the gun and out we I'll die, from this earth sent I said to I to me
Old man, I mean you no don't fear, don't be alarmed Your life I'll spare despite my Back home you will be
Further out we went and Past the and all the scents Of life and And
Into the bucket Jack's feet The concrete followed and I That death that day wasn't for me
Around his he chained the rocks Secured them tight all the locks And then he ordered I stop And turned his to me
Mother, invite me home son's tired, no wish to roam Any way from thee Away thee
Without word Jack dived But soon righted to side From the at his feet
The bubbles, they soon enough And I could breath when could not As he into the sea the sea
Now he rests far below One thousand deep or so fish for company, for company I looked and saw a storm
And aimed my girl for close But up I saw the coast And house by the sea house down by the sea