Somebody's always cookin' somethin' in the lean-to Somebody's always cookin' somethin' in the lean-to There's a camp, there's a camp by the frozen lake Wah wah oh oh oh There's a camp, there's a camp by the frozen lake Wah wah oh oh Oh, with every belly starving and every finger numb But up on the hill, it's a red, red rum Somebody's always cookin' somethin' in the lean-to There's a note, there's a note on the lean-to gate Wah wah ooh ooh There's a note, there's a note on the lean-to gate Wah wah ooh ooh ooh All ye little hungries, come in for a bite But every mother knows hold your children tight, oh Somebody's always cookin' somethin' in the lean-to If you have to go out, take a gun and a lamp 'Cause everybody knows there's a devil in camp Awo! Awo! There's a trail, there's a trail leading to his gate Wah wah oh oh oh There's a trail, there's a trail leading to his gate Wah wah oh oh oh Oh, of gingerbread men and buttons of red And another boy missing and another girl dead, oh Somebody's always cookin' somethin' in the lean-to There's a cot, there's a cot where a woman wept Wah wah oh oh oh There's a cot, there's a cot where a woman wept Wah wah oh oh oh But we ain't seen of her for a moonlight or two That's her blanket in the snow and one of her shoes Somebody's always cookin' somethin' in the lean-to If you have to go out, take a gun and a lamp 'Cause everybody knows there's a devil in camp Awo! Awo! There's a hole, there's a hole in a sick man's wall Wah wah oh oh oh There's a hole, there's a hole in a sick man's wall Wah wah oh oh oh And his eyes are yellow and he's too weak to shout And a hand creeps in and covers his mouth, oh Somebody's always cookin' somethin' in the lean-to If you have to go out, take a gun and a lamp 'Cause everybody knows there's a devil in camp Awo! Awo! There's a hill, there's a hill with a boiling pot Wah wah oh oh oh There's a hill, there's a hill with a boiling pot Wah wah oh oh oh And a man with an apron and a dragglin' hoof B-b-bodies piled up, up as high as the roof Somebody's always cookin' somethin in the lean-to Somebody's always cookin' somethin' in the lean-to Somebody's always cookin' somethin' in the lean-to Somebody's always cookin' somethin' in the lean-to Somebody's always cookin' somethin' in the lean-to Somebody's always cookin' somethin' in the lean-to