No Tail to Tell

Lyrics: Timothy C Ames Music: Timothy C Ames You walked into the picture And I had not one clue Of the trouble you brought with ya But trouble's what I do I'll be sooner dead than let a case go cold And I'll take no cheddar with a trace of mold I got a hard nose and a whole lot of tools Rockin' like a rubber hose when I'm bendin' the rules While I'm on about a bender, bartender, I'm due For another tall pour of top shelf fondue There ain't jack that ol' Jack can't crack for you Toss out all your doubt, like a bad review Special Agent Pepper, P.I. for hire Veteran detective, ready to light some fires Sure, fortune and fame may sway the masses You're sorely mistaken if you think Jack is More than defame, I'll deface you fascists Better tuck tail before I erase your asses Like magic, hope you brought a gun, you goons Got you on the cuttin' board with the looney toons I don't got much left for pals Surrounded by the mob and femme fatales Oughta keep a gat handy if she's a dish Careful of rats, man, or you'll feed the fish I'm not a punk, don't play me for one The show ain't over 'til the fat lady is done Now, sock 'em to the left, rock 'em to the right Long as she keeps singin', I'll be swingin' all night Abyssinia, Abyssinia Abyssinia Dead mice got no tale to tell Abyssinia, Abyssinia Look for me Abyssinia sorry asses down in Hell Put 'em up, buddy A little fisticuffs never killed anybody I'm rough in the ring, tough in the rhyme With a mean right-hook, I really need to unwind Zippity-pop, pippity-pow Hit 'em with a bit of bippity-bow Clockity-clop, chip, chop, chippity-chow Crickety-crack your knuckles and you'll figure it out, ha Pip-pappity, plickity-plow With a quick skibidi-plop, blickety-blow Yackety-sack, zappity-ow And I won't stop kickin' if you're already down I'll make you into a doomer When I leave everything in ruins like a boomer Shoot first, questions should be saved for later That's the game, boss, so don't hate the player No shame in a little cheese-leggin' But I know most of us ain't gonna see Heaven Put a crater in your face, shaped like my fist And twice as many holes as a slice of swiss The bad actors tied to this go beyond showbiz, mad scientists Crackpot of cultists, even crooked cops I wouldn't be shocked if it goes all the way to the top You need a real wise guy to connect all the dots Who can lay the law down while he lines up his shots I'm a gamblin' addict, always ready to roll Gonna uncover how deep does the rabbit hole go Abyssinia, Abyssinia Abyssinia Dead mice got no tale to tell Abyssinia, Abyssinia Look for me Abyssinia sorry asses down in Hell No string left to use As I'm pouring over clues Any more sleep I could lose? As I dream of the blue cheese I'd abuse? Throw me for a loop? Never though a job woulda had me leap through a hoop But I'll tail every trail, always nippin' your heels Only time you'll catch spinnin' the wheel Is when I'm pickin' out a weapon, what I got in store Is every single kinda firearm across the board Like a charcuterie, call me a connoisseur You better clutch your curds, 'cause I brought a war Crime's on the rise and that ain't gonna fly All aboard, gang, now we're takin' a ride If the law's black and white, the line is drawn But I got bad news, fellas Mine is gone Abyssinia, Abyssinia Abyssinia Dead mice got no tale to tell Abyssinia, Abyssinia Look for me Abyssinia sorry asses down in Hell