FAWM: "Since I Got Rabies"

Since I Got Rabies

2025 by @chrisshepard

Liner Notes

Vocals, Guitar

https://soundcloud.com/chris-shepard-12/since-i-got-rabies

Lyrics

Well, Ever since I got rabies I can't do nothin' right Ever since I got rabies I can't do nothin' right Well, my baby's mad at me I'm sleeping all alone tonight

I was born mighty thirsty, now I'm foaming at the mouth I was born mighty thirsty, now I'm foaming at the mouth I should have left that raccoon alone Instead of letting him in my house

Well, I'm afraid of air and water and I'm looking for a fight I'm afraid of air and water and I'm looking for a fight Well, when I see you in your yard, baby I wanna take a bite

Well, ever since I got rabies I can't do nothin' right Ever since I got rabies I can't do nothin' right Well, my baby's mad at me I'm sleeping all alone tonight

(various growls)

Comments

@kaiju_tea_party 2025

Lyrics are great, singing is great, but god, that guitar, SO GOOD

I could listen to that slide guitar all night. Hydrophobia never sounded so cool

@rcook 2025

A universal theme that anyone can relate to!

@philnorman 2025

Good work, old yeller! This would be great in a live set.

When I was maybe 5 years old and visiting my grandma's house, a chunky racoon got into the house in the middle of the night. I can still remember the commotion when grandma woke everyone up screaming at the thing, though I have no idea how it got back out of the house. I guess I was sent back to bed. Thanks for bringing back that glimpse of a memory.

I love that this is both funny at face value, and sort of a charged innuendo when you look twice. You can't hardly tell at first, not till they get to the point of slobbering and staggering around.