De Bat (Fly In Me Face)
Lyrics & Music by: Carly Simon
Fly in me face
Fly in me face
Fly in me face
Fly in me face
Well I hope de bat don't come out and fly in me face tonight
Well I come home from a party
And I'm feelin' a little spaced
And I walk on in the kitchen and
A bat fly in me face
Well de bat come down the chimney
You see he wait in the fireplace
When he hear that I'm getting a little snack
De bat fly in me face
Fly in me face
Fly in me face
Well I hope de bat he don't come out
And fly in me face tonight
De bat he rat got wings
All the children know that
What I need to know from the Lord
Is how you get de wings on the cat
They say a bat's got radar
And he can fly through fan
But what I am afraid of is
That he got another plan
Fly in me face
Fly in me face
Well I hope de bat he don't come out
And fly in me face tonight
One thing I forgot to tell you
About the human race
Everybody get a little upset
When a bat fly in they face
Fly in me face
Fly in me face
Well I hope de bat he don't come out
And fly in me face tonight
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Congas & Bass Drums: Crusher Bennett
Percussion: Rubens Bassini
Background Vocals: Luther Vandross, Roderick George, Ken Williams, James Taylor & John Hall
Vocal Arrangements: James Taylor
© 1978, C’est Music, ASCAP