Mantrap

They’re always stealing off the land
The Earl has to take his final stand
Build a device to catch them all
I don’t give a damn if they say they’re poor
If you get caught there’s no going back, it’s a man trap
The jaws of his baby tightly snap, man trap
He’s old and wicked and he hates the world
He’s wicked as sin and his mind is gnarled
He’s got plenty but he doesn’t share
And to ask for help they wouldn’t dare
If you get caught there’s no going back, it’s a man trap
The jaws of his baby tightly snap, man trap
A wall heath man with his wife to keep
Did his duty and stole a sheep
Refused to grovel, he refused to beg
Stepped on the trigger and lost his leg
If you get caught there’s no going back, it’s a man trap
The jaws of his baby tightly snap, man trap
Deported abroad and is long since dead
The gamekeeper’s found without his head
His body was torn like tissue paper
A hidden peg-leg found years later
If you get caught there’s no going back, it’s a man trap
The jaws of his baby tightly snap, man trap
The jaws of his baby tightly snap, it’s a man trap
If you get caught there’s no going back, man trap