[Verse 1]
Down by the pier in the crab pot rain
Ratworm saw Jim Goo with a sack of gold
Cheese stacked high in a rusted crate
Jim Goo grinned like a fox gone cold
He snatched that brie from the fisherman's shed
Ran to the dock with his greasy haul
Said, "I'll make boats, let the whole thing rot"
And laughed as the wheels hit the seawall
[Pre-Chorus]
Ratworm bared his teeth
Scratched the tar in rage
"You thief with a cheese-slick grin
You're dead on my stage"
[Chorus]
Jim Goo, cheese thief
Jim Goo, cheese thief (hey!)
You stole that wheel
To sink it away
Jim Goo, cheese thief
Jim Goo, cheese thief (hey!)
Ratworm's coming
For the mold and the pay
[Verse 2]
He carved those slabs with a pocket knife
Built little boats from the yellow spoil
Pushed them out where the black tide bit
Watched them swell, watched them split and boil
The hulls went soft in the brine and foam
Green fuzz bloomed on the passenger decks
Jim Goo sang to the gulls like a king
While Ratworm climbed with a chain round his neck
[Pre-Chorus]
But the wind turned mean
And the ropes went taut
Ratworm said, "That stinking dream
Is all you brought"
[Chorus]
Jim Goo, cheese thief
Jim Goo, cheese thief (hey!)
You stole that wheel
To sink it away
Jim Goo, cheese thief
Jim Goo, cheese thief (hey!)
Ratworm's coming
For the mold and the pay
[Bridge]
Clang of the hook
Stomp of the boot
Ratworm leapt the crate
With a bite and a boot
Jim Goo slipped
On the rind and the muck
Cheese boat cracked open
Then the whole thing stuck (stuck!)
[Final Chorus]
Jim Goo, cheese thief
Jim Goo, cheese thief (hey!)
You stole that wheel
To sink it away
Jim Goo, cheese thief
Jim Goo, cheese thief (hey!)
Ratworm's coming
For the mold and the pay
Jim Goo, cheese thief
Jim Goo, cheese thief (hey!)
The sea took your boats
And spat back the shame