easy loan shark start up business
pretending to be your friend
feeding on you like krill
If I was a loan shark
I would fail
some can ask exorbitant prices
I cannot ask for money at all
Some loan sharks demand thirty-percent interest
I would not even be able to ask for my initial investment.
always been shy about asking for repayment.
I would have to gift everyone their money
and I would go broke
it is my way
A cold night on a dim lit back street
slinks a demon you don't want to meet
He is looking for a specific kill
for someone that forgot to pay their bill
His boss does not give mercy to any
even if one is only short a penny
So remember not to ever get a loan from the devil
because he does not take kind to those who do not settle
Finkle Rat and Derby Cat
Opened up a specialty shop
Which was running rather smoothly
Till kids teeth began to rot
For what it was they sold were
Candy apples, Sugar Cubes, and Lemon Drops
With Fizzie Soda to make their quota
On the loaner they had got
You see the latest shipment of Fizzies
Came from the loan shark Marco Mole
To save themselves a buck or two
Our naive friends both sold their souls
And Marco doesn't care about
Any kids or their rotten teeth
Cause he also owns a piece of Charlie Cockroach
The dentist down the street
quick to spot a wounded loser,
easy prey, so clear,
in his dry laughter a coarse, scratching
sound one can hear,
much like that coming from a badly meshed,
rusty gear,
as he prowls the darkest hours
in seedy hubs of vice
the thrill of making another kill
he can't disguise,
there in the predatory gleam
of his vicious eyes.
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