Baptise me in Elijah Creek,
How could I continue'
Near the furnace at debtors forge, just east of West Virginia,
Heard the strain as a small child,
The drum and bugle corps.

Oh, my blister soul,
Oh, my blister soul.

We interrupt this program; this report just in,
Carnage continues unabated, according to recent bulletins,
Yeah, we're live on the scene, baby, so let those cameras roll.

Oh, my blister soul,
Oh, my blister soul.

Why did you spend so much'
Why did you give it all'
Poured out on cold little misers, and the returns are so small,
Yeah, those strange economics, and the length that love goes.

Oh, my blister soul,
Oh, my blister soul.

No doubt, Your Honour, I stand condemned by law,
Wire photo of a grinning man beside a bullet-riddled fuselage,
I got this bolt-action heart, a lot of ammo.

Oh, my blister soul,
Oh, my blister soul.

Well, the patient looks healthy and the citizen free,
But there been lots of known cases of mistaken identity,
"And if the shoe fits..." the preacher extolled.

Oh, my blister soul,
Oh, my blister soul,
Oh, my blister soul,
Oh, my blister soul.