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From the Meat Puppets II liner notes:
The album strikes an outsider theme right away with “Split Myself in Two”, a song based on the fairy tale of Rumpelstiltskin. “The whole idea there is how you fit in as the interloper, the pariah, the outsider,” Curt says.
[Verse 1]
The man laid his hat on the table
Hung his coat up on the wall
Sat down to dinner, said, "As soon as I am able
I'll say something nice to you all."
Then he took a deck from his pocket
Spread 'em so I saw 'em all
Then he turned his back to me, shuffled 'em and drew me
The card that said I never would fall
[Chorus]
Oh, Mary Lou, won't you tell me what to do?
I got a dollar on the corner and a laser in my shoe
If I don't get an answer, gonna split myself in two
[Verse 2]
He spun 'til a ton was glistening
He turned to me and gave me a smile
He said, "I'm leaving but I want what you owe me
I'll be back in a little while."
That was the last time I saw him
Hope I never see him again
And I know it sounds funny but I owe him some money
Really don't want him for a friend
[Chorus]
Oh, Mary Lou, won't you tell me what to do?
I got a dollar on the corner and a laser in my shoe
If I don't get an answer, gonna split myself in two
[Instrumental break]
[Verse 3]
The man laid his hat on the table
Hung his coat up on the wall
Sat down to dinner, said, "As soon as I am able
I'll say something nice to you all."
Then he took a deck from his pocket
Spread 'em so I saw 'em all
Then he turned his back to me, shuffled 'em and drew me
The card that said I never would fall
[Chorus]
Oh, Mary Lou, won't you tell me what to do?
I got a dollar on the corner and a laser in my shoe
If I don't get an answer, I'll split myself in two
Split Myself in Two was written by Curt Kirkwood.
Split Myself in Two was produced by Meat Puppets.
Meat Puppets released Split Myself in Two on Sun Apr 01 1984.