Oh! Sandfly!

from Cool Music for a Big Dumb World: The Best of the Bean Hoy Years by Mike Starling

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Swarmin’ ’round your ankles in the quiet of the night
These pesky little buggers carry quite a bite
You’ll itch all day, you’ll itch all night
Oh no, it’s another sandfly bite

Oh! Sandfly!

I used to think that our skeeters were bad
But at least the little mozzies send a warning when they land
These down under nasties never make a sound
Then it’s munch, munch, munch!
A bunch more biting down

Oh! Sandfly!

Scratchin’ and scratchin’, my skin is turnin’ red
So full of venom I might as well be dead
The locals say just apply some vinegar
I say an AK-47 would be much handier

Oh! Sandfly!

Now we’re gone from the Land of the Long White Cloud
But we’ve got souvenirs that’d make the Kiwis proud
It’s not a wool jersey or a jar of Vegemite
It’s a body full of welts from their sandfly bites

Oh! Sandfly!

Words and music copyright ©1994, 1997 Mike Starling
Published by Bean Hoy Music (BMI)

Mike Starling: vocals, electric rhythm and lead guitar (solo #2), didgeridoo
Bob Mueller: drum kit, backing vocals
Jared Drake: upright bass, backing vocals
Tom Plutshack: electric rhythm and lead guitar (solo #1)

Recorded by Brett Huus at Studio J, Shorewood, Wisconsin, with additional overdub recordings and final mix by Starling

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from Cool Music for a Big Dumb World: The Best of the Bean Hoy Years, released March 8, 2019
Mike Starling: vocals, electric rhythm and lead guitar (solo #2), didgeridoo
Bob Mueller: drum kit, backing vocals
Jared Drake: upright bass, backing vocals
Tom Plutshack: electric rhythm and lead guitar (solo #1)

Recorded by Brett Huus at Studio J, Shorewood, Wisconsin, with additional overdub recordings and final mix by Starling

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