Satan's Miracle Bait

Описание: Satan's Miracle Bait
...From Satan's perspective

[INTRO]
In 1966 they killed the screwworm clean,
Eradicated — gone from the American scene,
Sixty years the cattle been safe from harm,
Panama holds the line — sterile fly farm,
But the barrier only watches the land below,
Nobody's watching the Gulf where the trade winds blow,
Nobody's checking the bait on the fishing line,
Nobody's asking what's wriggling — and that suits me fine,

[VERSE 1]
Satan pulled up to the dock at dawn,
Cooler full of something wrong,
Smiled and said "I got a worm farm south,
Overstocked — gotta move 'em out,"

[VERSE 2]
"Practically giving these away today,
Sixty-six cents a jug — just take a tray,
Farm's too full — they're breeding fast,
Gotta clear the stock before they're past,"

[CHORUS]
Miracle bait — miracle bait,
Satan's selling at the harbor gate,
Sixty-six cents a jug of fate,
Texas won't know until it's too late,
Miracle bait — miracle bait,
Thirteen million head of cattle wait,

[VERSE 3]
Bait shop man said "let me try a few,"
Saturday morning — sold clean through,
Fish went crazy — couldn't stop the bite,
Every boat came back to load that night,

[VERSE 4]
"What you using — how'd you catch that fast?"
"New worm guy — cheap — they're selling past,"
CCA STAR tournament — Memorial to Labor Day,
Forty-five thousand anglers — Satan's relay,

[CHORUS]
Miracle bait — miracle bait,
Satan's selling at the harbor gate,
Sixty-six cents a jug of fate,
Texas won't know until it's too late,
Miracle bait — miracle bait,
Thirteen million head of cattle wait,

[VERSE 5]
Handful tossed to get the fish to swarm,
Leftovers floating — drifting warm,
Washed to shore on the evening tide,
Burrowed in the mud where the cattle hide,

[VERSE 6]
Seven days in Texas sand they grew,
Wings spread wide and the summer flew,
Found the wound on a feral hog,
Three million carriers in the coastal fog,

[VERSE 7]
One fly laid where the flesh was torn,
Two hundred eggs and the plague was born,
Panama barrier didn't mean a thing,
When Satan's farm supplied the bait come spring,

[CHORUS]
Miracle bait — miracle bait,
Satan's selling at the harbor gate,
Sixty-six cents a jug of fate,
Texas won't know until it's too late,
Miracle bait — miracle bait,
Thirteen million head of cattle wait,

[BRIDGE]
I didn't need a plan or a master scheme,
Didn't need a thing but a cooler's steam,
Just an overstocked farm and a friendly face,
Gave the worms away — you did the rest in place,
You built the boats — you spread the seed,
Every dock a garden for my breed,
Sixty years of safety burned for free,
'Cause cheap bait's something no one flees,

[OUTRO]
King Ranch cattle standing in the heat,
Don't know the flies came off a tournament fleet,
A penny worm — a billion-dollar weight,
Texas fell for Satan's bait,

[ENDING]
Texas..
Louisiana..
Mississippi..
Alabama..
Florida..
Georgia..
South Carolina..
North Carolina..

Twenty million head..
Six hundred and sixty-six jugs..
Sixty-six cents..
Satan's miracle bait..

created 2/13/2026
uploaded 2/15/2026 12:18AM