PRAYING MANTIS BLUES lyrics

they say the praying mantis does his duty for he dies
they say the praying mantis does his duty for he dies
and while he's still in ecstasy she eats the male alive

the black widow spider has a reason for her name
the black widow spider has a reason for her name
when they're finished mating she sticks a needle in his brain

my cold-hearted woman threw me out without a coat
my cold-hearted woman threw me out without a coat
she said you got it comin' and that was all she wrote

I went to the door and said baby I'll be true
she stuck a gun into my face that was so cold and blue
she said if you don't know by now then I aint telling you

they say the praying mantis does his duty for he dies
they say the praying mantis does his duty for he dies
I guess I did my duty don't know how I will survive....

================