D G A# C I am a rough ball of twine D G A# C I have a duty to do D G A# C I Have been tied to the table D G A# C But now I am frazzled and aloof [Chorus] D G A# C Degenerate, disintegrate the tight knots D G A# C Degenerate, rot away the nooses D G A# C Degenerate, out come those tangles D G A# C D Oh degenerate, oh degenerate [Verse 2] D G A# C Acorn squash and a hearty rows of okra D G A# C Stand of sweet corn by the trickling creek D G A# C Winter dead that was buried 'neath the pole beans D G A# C Behold a sink-hole in the spring [Pre-Chorus] D G A# C Degenerate, washed by weather cycles D G A# C Degenerate, bleach the deadly night shades D G A# C Degenerate, prepare to take the profit D G A# C D Oh degenerate, oh degenerate [Chorus] D G A# C Degenerate, disintegrate the tight knots )D G A# C Degenerate, bleach the deadly night shades D G A# C Degenerate, out come those tangles D G A# C D Oh degenerate, oh degenerate