Archie & His Gang in: The Day of Atonement Lyrics by The Holy Gasp
...And the Lord Hath Taken Away
2023
[Verse I] I wanted a turtle real bad I asked my old man He said A man must go wanting The value of a dollar is the truth Can you earn it Come to shul on Yom Kippur Sit down stand up in scratchy clothes And read from a book filled with words you don’t know And remember Treblinka REMEMBER YOU’RE WORSE THAN HITLER, DIG IT? When the shofar blows, God knows, if He’s listening You can have a turtle Tekiah! [Verse II] Three turtles for twelve dollars down at Big Al’s Aquarium Services I named ‘em after the characters in an Archie Comics Magazine I put ‘em in a tank on top of my dresser I too am a turtle on top of my dresser I suffеr and move I bask in the heat I swim to thе top for a raw piece of meat And I sink when I’m sick The Feeder is God—oh I hunger and long And my turtle stopped breathing And the shofar is blowing I fear for you, Betty I dream of you, Hitler I sent my old man to the showers, I’m sorry Shefarim! [Verse III] It’s 3AM on a Thursday night I’m 15 on a Thursday night I’m on mushrooms on a Thursday night And the whole world is a turtle tank I go to my room I turn on the light Look over at Archie it gives me a fright Oh DAMN DADDY YUCK! Archie is dead HIS EYES ROLLED back in his head Cold Daddy DAMN! Death is a bust I remember Treblinka I weep for you, Betty I bag up my turtle (HEIL HITLER!) I’m sorry I’m dragging the shovel (Heil Hitler!) I’m coming I dig for you, Archie I dig for you, Tatte (Heil Hitler!) I’m sorry (Heil Hitler!) I’m sorry Entschuldig mir, Tatte, I’m sorry, I’m sorry Teruah! [Verse IV] In ’99 my Daddy ain’t fine In 2010 man it happens again The monitor’s beeping My mother is weeping I dream of you Archie, your spoon, and your bread I’m digging a hole, Veronica’s dead A capo’s on guard at the foot of the bed Archie I see your striped pyjamas Betty I see your sunken eyes The snow is crunching under my clogs I’m digging a hole for Veronica Lodge I’m torching the earth to soften the soil Tekiah Gadola! [Outro] I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry
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