Baptize me in Elijah creek How could I to continue? Near the furnace of debtors forge Just east of West Virginia Heard the strain as a small child of that drum and bugle corps Oh, my blister soul We interrupt this program This report just in The carnage continues unabated According to recent bulletins Yeah, we're living on the scene, baby So let those cameras roll Oh, my blister soul Why did you spend so much? Why did you give it all? Poured out on cold little misers And the returns are so small Those strange economics And the length that love goes Oh, my blister soul No doubt your honor I stand condemned by law Wire photo of a grinning man Beside a bullet-riddled fuselage I got this bolt-action heart and a lot of ammo Oh, my blister soul The patient looks healthy The citizen free But there have been lots of known cases of mistaken identity And "if the shoe fits" the preacher extolled Oh, my blister soul