Scum Of The Earth

There was a group called called Scum of the EarthAnd they say they got their birthIn a basement bar on Greek Street down in SohoThe bass man he smoked grass and the drummer he kicked assAnd the lead guitar ate speed while everybody boogiedThe drummer's name was Mavis he was a twice convicted rapistThey say he learned to play in a garage band in BalhamHe'd cut out your heart for a dime and he kept lousy timeBut the rest of the band was too damned scared to tell himAnd The Scum of the Earth they just keep boogyin' onHigher and higher until the fire was burned out and goneAnd The Scum of the Earth they just keep boogyin' onNow the bass man's names was Spiker he dressed like a black jacket bikerBut underneath his leathers he wore black lace silk pantiesThey say he sang his sweet love number directly to the drummerWhile he kept his eye on the guitar player's fannyOn lead guitar was Static he was a hey health-food fanaticHe lived on berries and nuts and had scurvy and ricketsHe did his Yoga excercisin' and he kept on tryin' and tryin'til finally he could bend all the way over and lick itAnd The Scum of the Earth they just keep boogyin' onHigher and higher until the fire was burned out and goneAnd The Scum of the Earth they just keep boogyin' on.Now one night Scum of the Earth they was playin' for all they was worthGuitar screams and wails and cymbal crashes louder faster and higherTill their electric cords caught fire and the whole damn band was burned to a pile of ashesAnd The Scum of the Earth they just keep boogyin' onHigher and higher until the fire was burned out and goneAnd The Scum of the Earth they just keep boogyin' on