Someone's dad passed out in the street 
The wind-up key worker bees 
Buzz right on by 
At night he still lies 
There 'cos nobody cares 

Insects with briefcases ignore him 
Been lying here for days 
Not my problem, man 
Look man, this is New York 

Now the rats are coming to feed 
Every night they bring more and more of their friends 
Immune to rat poison, totally unafraid 
And this is a very special treat indeed 

They crawl up my pantleg / I'm too weak to move 
No one hears my cries as they start on my toes 
Their teeth are like razors as they gnaw at my hands 
It sure beats McDonald's so get it while it lasts 

Chew Devour 
Chew Devour 
Chew Devour 
Chew Devour 

See the headline in the Post? 
No one helped that old man for a week 
They're homeless cos they wanna be 
Let's talk about sports 
Watch 'em tear that old building down 
On the way home 

But when a bulldozer pops the rubble like a pimple 
Volcanoes of rats swarm all over us like bees 
As big as a cat, not afraid to chase people 
Or nibble on the wipers and vinyl roofs of cars 

People are panicking, the cops have all fled 
A shotgun will only kill one at a time 
And it won't be the last time we run for our lives 
From those teeth sinking into our arms and legs 

Chew Devour 
Chew Devour 
Chew Devour 
Chew Devour 
Mmm Mmm Good 

City fathers see a bright future ahead 
Where the poor no longer exist 
Drive the neighborhood people away from their homes 
Paint 'em over and quadruple the rent 

Isolate the undesirables in places like Harlem 
Our Sowetos without walls 
If they won't go away 
Cops smash their heads 
Like they did in Tompkins Square 

Those stories give me the creeps 
I hope I didn't miss that last train 
Some smart-ass plastered life-size pictures of rats 
On the walls of the subway station 
Funny joke 

It's so quiet down here 
It's a little too quiet down here 

Who's that across the tracks 
Smoldering eyes are glaring up at me 
Inching closer and closer, almost laughing out loud 
The train finally comes, but it won't even stop 

Not here, not tonight 
I'm off in an hour, I don't wanna get involved 
With some guy in a suit fighting rats off his face 
Just leave 'em to the night, they'll be gone the next day 

Chew Devour 
Chew Devour 
Chew Devour 
Chew Devour