i had a dream last night a black rat in my bed i had a dream last night a black rat in my bed now youre gonna tell me what that means now baby or im gonna tell you instead well ill sleep here tonight but tomorrow ill be gone ill sleep here tonight but tomorrow ill be gone you see this bed that ive been lying in it just dont fit me no more i saw a rattlesnake this morning walking just like me i saw a rattlesnake this morning talking just like me and it said i aint scared of nothing im only scared of me from under rocks and things they all go east from under rocks and stones and dirt and bones they all go east and theyve been calling my name they say thats where i aught to be so im gonna light a fire and burn this place down im gonna light a big red fire and burn it down to the ground just because ive been living here dont mean thats where im bound