Bedlam Blues

Cain killed Abel
On a Monday night
Abel didn't get a chance
To put up much of a fight
Cain said, "am I my brother's keeper?"
God said, "yeah," Cain said, "nah"
Adam just shook his head
And rubbed his jaw

And Adam said,
"Good grief
My oh my
We've got a Tom o' Bedlam
Get a load of this guy
Well this is not ideal,
But what ya gonna do?
It's the world we're living in"
Well Abel lived in it too

Orestes killed his mama
On a Friday night
Because his mama killed his daddy
Not the world's best wife
Orestes pleaded his case
That what he did was really good
The Fates said, "what the heck
Is wrong with this dude?"

But Athena said,
"Good grief
My oh my
We've got a Tom o' Bedlam
Get a load of this guy
Well this is not ideal,
But what ya gonna do?
It's the world we're living in"
Well his mama lived in it too

Jack the Ripper killed some women
On a Saturday night
With a couple of slashes
From his handy knife
The word got around
Through the city of London
But everyone said, "didn't those women
Kinda have it coming?"

And the people said,
"Good grief
My oh my
We've got a Tom o' Bedlam
Get a load of this guy
Well this is not ideal,
But what ya gonna do?
It's the world we're living in"
Those women lived in it too

And everyone says,
"Good grief
My oh my
We've got some Toms o' Bedlam
Get a load of these guys
These cases aren't ideal,
But what ya gonna do?
It's the world we're living in"
Well you all live in it too