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Once upon a time in the village of Hamelin

Had a dirty job, so they hired an alien

Showed up with my pipe, now their rats are gone

Drowned in the river, that's extermination

You got to know

That it didn't have to go

Down this way

You made a choice

When you got the invoice

And decided not to pay

I've got your children in my basement

Just trying to get out

I've got policemen searching my neighborhood

I hope they don't find out

Ten little fingers and ten little toes

Where they gonna end up, nobody knows but me

It's not about the money, it's the principle

Keep your gold, it won't pay my toll, ya see

I asked ya once

Ain't askin' twice

I'm not playing, I'm done being nice

You got the bill

Ain't paid me still

So this my new price

I've got your children in my basement

Just trying to get out

I've got policemen searching my neighborhood

I hope they don't find out

I've got your children in my basement

Hear them cry and shout

I've got policemen searching my neighborhood

Ain't got no reasonable doubt

And now we're even

We're even

Yeah, even

You got to know

It didn't have to go

Down this way

You made a choice

When you got the invoice

And decided not to pay

I got your children in my basement

Just trying to get out

I've got policemen searching my neighborhood

They'll never figure it out

I've got your children in my basement

I got the rock in my pipe

I've got your children in my basement

For the rest of their lives

I've got your children in my basement

Feeling scared and alone

I've got your children in my basement

They're never gonna come home

And now we're even

Even

Yeah, even