It Came From Beneath The Swamp

It came from beneath the swamp

where it had been festering
since before the dawn of man
where it had been festering
longer than me

It came from beneath the swamp

but I found it in my living room
dribbling slime all over my sofa
I found it in my living room
relaxing and reading a book

It came from beneath the swamp

and it smelled very bad
I tried various perfumes and remedies
and it smelled very bad
but one gets used to that

It came from beneath the swamp

but we became fast friends
We shared a love of music and poetry
We became fast friends
So long as we stayed in the house

It came from beneath the swamp

I couldn't introduce it to my other friends
It had no hands to shake with
I couldn't introduce it to my other friends
They would not understand because

It came from beneath the swamp