God Bless the Vermin

Eva Hamer

E             A                                          A7
God bless the vermin. You’re the true righteous and the meek
         D                       A        E      A
The real rebellious- speak not in protests but in squeaks

VERSE 1
E7  Am                              E                   Am
I will sabotage traps in the alley, lest we poison your pups, my dear
Am                                        E                           E7
It’s a hard life here in the city, but you’re strong enough, you’re strong enough
          Am                           E         E7 E
How they try so hard to destroy you, and yet here you are
   Am                          E    Am    (walkdown to) E
How can I grow up like a mischief of the rats

CHORUS

VERSE 2
I will fix your feet if you let me, lest your toes fall off
It’s not safe in the trash in the city, but you’re making do, you’re making do
See those spikes on the ledge by the train tracks. how’d your nest get there?
Would you teach me to be as tenacious as you?

CHORUS

I would feed your kits in the backyard and I heard their song
Though the woods came down all around you, you keep on
See your family crossing the roadway, did they make it through?
Will our children ever be resilient as racoons?

BRIDGE
F#      Bm                                F#
You’re a heretic in the church of human supremacy
        Bm                F#            Bm (walkdown)
Your existence quite defies the lies we tell
Bm                                                          F#
You’re not food or clothing, you’re not for me, but not quite like me
Bm                                     F# B7  E
Oh so sacrilegious, you would live just for yourself

CHORUS