Death Watch Beetle

A song for two voices, by Eric Alexander

Voice one Death watch beetle keeps a-hanging around A-tap, tap, tapping at the beam above my ceiling. All day long is this monotonous sound, A-tap, tap, tapping all the time It's very noisy overhead It's time that I got out of bed. I ought to go .... I ought to go .... I ought to go buy some beetle-killing powder Ought to know .... I ought to know I ought to know that that tapping will get louder Till I buy some beetle powder That tapping will get louder Death watch beetle sings a dismal refrain A tap, tap, tapping oh that beetle .... Oh, that beetle, that beetle, that beetle Tap, tap, tapping at the beam above my ceiling Ought to know that beetle keeps a-hanging around A-tap, tap, tapping at the beam above my ceiling All day long is this monotonous sound A-tap, tap, tapping all the time It's very noisy overhead It's time that I got out of bed Tap, tap, tapping all the time Tap, tap, tapping all the time I ought to know

Voice two Death watch beetle keeps a-hanging around A-tap, tap, tapping at the beam above my ceiling. All day long is this monotonous sound, A-tap, tap, tapping all the time It's very noisy overhead It's time that I got out of bed. I ought to go .... I ought to go .... I ought to go buy some beetle-killing powder Ought to know .... I ought to know I ought to know that that tapping will get louder Till I buy some beetle powder Death watch beetle sings a dismal refrain A tap, tap, tapping at the beam above my ceiling Stops one minute then he's at it again A-tap, tap, tapping all the time Oh is it never going to end? It really drives me round the bend I ought to go .... I ought to go .... I ought to go buy some beetle-killing powder Ought to know .... I ought to know I ought to know that that tapping will get louder Till I buy some beetle powder Some powder Death watch beetle keeps a-hanging around A-tap, tap, tapping all the time Tap, tap, tapping all the time Tap, tap, tapping all the time