Fiction, Funnies, and Songs:

I Fought the Claw (and the Claw Won)

    by Edmund

"I Fought the Law", by Sonny Curtis.  Best known version is The Clash's.  If you don't know the tune, give it up!

Hidin' out down in Eisen
I fought the claw and the claw won
I fought the claw and the claw won
I needed Brawn because I had none
I fought the claw and the claw won
I fought the claw and the claw won

I left Castille now and I feel so sad
I had to pack and run
The Inquisition says I'm real bad
I fought the claw and the claw won
I fought the claw and the –

If they should catch me then I'm done
I fought the claw and the claw won
I fought the claw and the claw won
Being a heretic is no fun
I fought the claw and the claw won
I fought the claw and the claw won

I left my guitar and I feel so bad
These tentacles are dumb
Instead of fingers that I once had
I fought the claw and the claw won
I fought the claw and the –

I fought the claw and the claw won
I fought the claw and the claw won
I fought the claw and the claw won
I fought the claw and the claw won
I fought the claw and the claw won
I fought the claw and the claw won
I fought the claw and the claw won
I fought the claw and the –

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