cause I was a bad boy, so my daddy tol me the story ‘bout the wolf and lil red rilin hood ~HowlinWolf 1 It’s licking your door knob You know it’s there (yesyoudo) Sound so subtle if not for the scent you might pretend it’s the rustle of needles over theporch boards you might pretend it’s a coon’s back up against the pine-bark But it’s there lilgirl that tongue like a language all its own And you know it (and you know more than that) 2 I said, Run river can’t help you How’s the river gonnahelpyou? All that wet pullin at you pullin you down into more of itself I was baptized like any other Didn’t do a damned thing to stop me Just look at my mouth I’ll put it to anything (whatyoubet) 3 A wolf will make you faint A wolf will have you happy on your knees and make you want more of the same 4 By the time we were done I couldn’t tell me from it it from me Who was on the floor? Whowascryinglikethat? 5 Good jug What do you know about it? (Nothin) (not yet) 6 By the time we finished I knew we’d never be finished 7 When I meet the one who ain’t a wolf I’ll let you know (maybe) (maybe I’ll keep that all to myself) Have you seen my teeth? 8 I wanted to hide my pine-filled hunger my breath of sawdust my hardtack heels Enough shame to splinter a belly Enough needles to gag on to be fucked forever (what the fuck are you looking at?) 9 O white socked blue man O foul-tongued hero Shout down the wolf (now) Shoot the damned thing 10 I‘m a wolf baby and you can’t believe what I say