Skeleton King

from Creepy by Robert Gently

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Skeleton King,
He was thrice the size of me
Had a sword the length of a shark,
And little knives for teeth.
He had a great, big ship
That sailed the seven seas.
His crew got drunk each night
And danced around on choral reefs.
I drugged her up and
I took her home.
I locked her in a room
And watched her die alone.
Shoved a pencil up her cunt,
A knife into her throat.
Boiled the meat off,
But made sure to save the bones.

So I wound up on
Skeleton's ship
Held to the wall by nails run
Through shoulder, hand and hip.
They had some problems
With wayward looters.
They put me on a leash
And sicked me on intruders.

What do you want
When you want what you've got?
And what you've got's yourself?
But its still not enough?
Cuz there's rubies and emeralds
And diamonds and rings,
But there's still no flesh
On the Skeleton King.

I watched them dance right
Beneath the moon,
Dressed themselves like snakes,
Possums, foxes, and raccoons.
On some foreign sea,
Far too far from home,
They hung me in the gallows
And watched me die alone.

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from Creepy, released June 22, 2015

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Robert Gently Richmond, Virginia

Robert Gently was born on a cold and silent day in 1993. Raised in captivity, Robert learned to walk approximately 20 years later than the average child and was deemed to have developmental issues. Unable to express himself through walking, Robert spent his formative years developing his enjoyment of music and performance art. ... more

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