Gremlin Lyrics

I spy with my little eye

Creeping in quickly

Spilling secrets and and infection

Suspicious and prickly

The urchin that we all know so well

That we all dread

He'll punctuate the evening

With the bees inside his head

Now, I'd be less than truthful

If I refused to admit it

He comes by it honestly

His daddy never hid it

The moonshine that he aspirates

Becomes his ammunition

Don't bother trying to finish your thoughts

The bastard's on a mission

Every heartfelt reunion

Every banquet, every feast

Is a secret invitation

To the bark of the beast

You hope this time

He won't descend

And stoop to conquer once again

A ruckus you can't comprehend

There's no living with the Gremlin

I hear with my little ear

An opening salvo

A broadside from the crossed eyes

It's time for the sideshow

Sometimes, I confess

I forget to act my age

And poke the bear that's crumpled there

Drooling in his cage

Every tear-stained remembrance

Every loved one departed

Is a open opportunity

To get the carnage started

You hope this time

He won't descend

And stoop to conquer once again

A ruckus you can't comprehend

There's no living with the Gremlin

Every heartfelt reunion

Every banquet, every feast

Is a secret invitation

To the bark of the beast

You hope this time

He won't descend

And stoop to conquer once again

A ruckus you can't comprehend

There's no living with the Gremlin

There's no living with the Gremlin

There's no living with the Gremlin

There's no living with the Gremlin