Karpis’s namesake, and of whom the song is about, is the Depression-era gangster Alvin “Creepy” Karpis. He was the leader of the bank robbing group known as the Barker-Karpis Gang, which terrorized the American Midwest (specifically Illinois) and was known as one of the most violent of the notorious...
Alvin's feelin' restless, cellblock H
A carton of smokes for 10 minutes of pleasure
Say, if I cannot have you, nobody will
If nobody will, what, nobody
No, no, no, yes, no, no, no
Yes, yes, no, no, yes, no (nobody)
Alvin's feelin' randy, ready to roll
Shovin' a shiv between the shoulders
Say, if I cannot have you, nobody will
If nobody will, what, nobody
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no (nobody)
Do ya wanna (dance now??), I shaved my ass
Hey boy, I got no hair on my ass
I got no hair on my cock
I shaved my whole body
How do ya like that boy, how do ya like that boy
Hey come here, hey, come here
Alvin's feelin' randy, ready to roll
Shovin' a shiv between the shoulders
Say, if I cannot have you, nobody will
If nobody will, what, nobody
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no
No, yes, no, yes, no
Nobody
No, no, yes, no, no
Nobody, no
Karpis was written by Mac McNeilly & David William Sims & Duane Denison & David Yow.
Karpis was produced by Steve Albini.
The Jesus Lizard released Karpis on Thu Feb 21 1991.