Swamp Gas

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I was walking my watchmen's rounds one night When up in the sky I saw this flaming light It looked like a soup bowl flying upside down And a hundred people must've seen it cross our town But of all the folks questioned by the local fuzz Not one of them would call it what they knew it was [Refrain] They said it was swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas, oh yes But I know what I've seen [Verse 2] I saw the thing settle in an open yard It was glowing and shiny kinda sleek and hard I looked it over closely so I wouldn't forget And I was sure that it was nothing that this world's made yet I woke up all the neighbors made 'em look and see And as soon as they could talk again they said to me [Refrain] You know that's just swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas, oh yes But I know what I've seen [Verse 3] Then out of the saucer came this little green guy And he asked us for some water 'cause his tanks had gone dry He lifted up a building roof, looked in and said, "Ack!" Then he saw that we were worried so he put it back He thanked us for the water, got in and took off And behind me I heard someone discretely cough *cough* [Refrain] You know that was swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas, oh yes But I know what I've seen [Verse 4] So I called up the cops and I tried to explain And while they called the Air Force they called me insane I hauled in fifty people who had seen it too Though the shut up fast and let the experts through The answer from the experts raised a lot of smiles 'Cause there's no swamp nearer than three hundred miles [Refrain] But they said it was swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas, oh yes But I know what I've seen [Verse 5] So I went back to the cops and I said it was a crime That the government should lie so much of the time I guess a lot of people must've thought so too 'Cause just then a bomb down in the basement blew And they said that the station up and flew away I could swear that I heard someone below me say [Refrain] You know this is swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas, oh yes But I know what I've seen [Verse 6] Now the flying building took its time in coming down And scattered bits and pieces over half of our town And I'm here only 'cause a tall white tree With its big soft branches made a net for me Way up there in the branches I can sway and swing And the people walking past me didn't see a thing [Refrain] They said I was swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas, oh yes But I know what I've seen [Verse 7] Now why do they try to tell you that tale? And insist that you believe it or you go to jail Or worse they'll send you packing to the funny farm Oh government lying does a lot of harm 'Cause if they can tell you lies about what happens next door Don't you know that when you ask about the latest war [Refrain] They'll tell you it's swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas Swamp gas, oh yes But I know what I've seen [Outro] I know what I've seen I know what I've seen