[Verse 1]
Ratworm lives under the sink
In a box of bread and strings
Jim Goo came with empty hands
Eyes on the yellow, sweet gold thing
He slid that wedge from the shelf
Like he knew he’d done it before
Ratworm heard the plastic crack
And skittered straight across the floor
[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, hey, where you run?
With a stolen chunk in the sun
Hey, hey, what’s your plan?
Why you grinning like a half-bad man?
[Chorus]
Jim Goo stole the cheese
Jim Goo stole the cheese
To build his soggy boats
And watch them sink in grease
Jim Goo stole the cheese
Jim Goo stole the cheese
Ratworm on his tail
Like, give that back, please
[Verse 2]
He packed those slabs in the rain
In a crate with a crooked nail
Said, “I’ll sail through the drain
Till the mold comes in and swells the sail”
Ratworm bit through a rope
Tied it fast to a fork and spoon
Then he chased him past the bins
Under the cracked back porch at noon
[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, hey, hear that shout
Cheese on board and the tide comes out
Hey, hey, turn around
Ratworm’s boots on the wooden ground
[Chorus]
Jim Goo stole the cheese
Jim Goo stole the cheese
To build his soggy boats
And watch them sink in grease
Jim Goo stole the cheese
Jim Goo stole the cheese
Ratworm on his tail
Like, give that back, please
[Bridge]
He wanted boats made of spoil
Wanted soft gold gone to rot
Ratworm stood in the mud
Said, “That’s not art, that’s just a lot”
Then the first one tipped
And the second one split
Jim Goo laughed too hard
As the whole damn pile went sick
[Chorus]
Jim Goo stole the cheese
Jim Goo stole the cheese
To build his soggy boats
And watch them sink in grease
Jim Goo stole the cheese
Jim Goo stole the cheese
Ratworm got his stash
Now the thief got nothing left to eat