they razed the buildings...on that piece of land
where ol' charlie's...clubhouse used to stand
he used to pull...lost hippies from the alley
he gave 'em food...and soon, they all were pallies
and all day long...the beatles' songs would play
but charlie heard...those tunes a different way

chuck manson...all his girlfriends used to cook and ball
they all loved chuck manson...they ran when he would call

there'll be a day...their leader used to say
when you'll be ready...to find some folks to slay
in a cruel way...with total degradation
we want to shock...and horrify the nation
we'll wind up killing lots of people in a week
and make it look like it is black folks that they seek

chuck manson...he sure abused those crazy mixed up kids
but they loved chuck manson...and followed what he did

they took the car and left after midnight
the innocent awaited their fate
they started searchin' 'round for the right house
they didn't want to show up late

(spoken)...they looked through the window
and they saw them sitting in the firelight
they killed them that night in a bloody rage

the day the cops nabbed his pallies
ol' chuck...just...seemed...surprised
he said he stayed behind in the valley
he didn't go with those guys

(bad guitar solo by charles manson)

he was locked up...as well, as his whole band
they went to court and had to get up on the stand
and when they finally got the crazy story straight
it was decided, on death row, they had to wait
but death was outlawed, so the sentence never stood
but still, it seems that they will be in jail for good

chuck manson...go on, brother...have yourself a ball
you'll be in jail, chuck manson...until...your...funeral
chuck manson...no, you'll never...see the light of day
and those friends of chuck manson ?
the same for them, i'd say