The Evil Children
Mischief Unleashed: The Dark Tale of Evil Children and Their Unpredictable Ways
Lyrics
And so
Introduction to the narrative.
The very evil children
Refers to a group of children characterized as very evil.
Took the dog out to play in the park
Describes the evil children taking a dog to play in the park.
Then they took him home
The children bring the dog back home.
And refused
The children refuse to harm the dog by setting it on fire.
To set him on fire
Reinforces the refusal to commit a cruel act against the dog.
They were evil, evil, evil, children
Repetition emphasizing the children's evil nature.
And they refused to do
Continuation of the refusal to comply with instructions.
As they were told
Emphasizes the children's resistance to authority.
They would say,
Introduction to the children's dialogue.
"Why should we leave the elderly woman In the middle
The children question why they should abandon an elderly woman on the Expressway.
of the Expressway?
Describes the location where the elderly woman is left.
No way, we're not doing it."
The children assert their refusal to leave the woman there.
Then they would go downstairs
The children move downstairs, possibly changing the setting.
And prepare
The children start preparing Molotov cocktails.
The Molotov cocktails,
Continuation of the preparation for destructive actions.
Knowing full well
Highlights the children's awareness of the consequences.
That when they were finished,
The children acknowledge the completion of their preparation.
There was no way in hell
Expresses certainty that they won't carry out a destructive act on the neighbor's barn.
They were going to blow up
Reiterates the evil nature of the children.
the neighbor's barn
Specifies the target of their potential destructive act.
They were evil, evil, evil children.
Repetition underlining the evil nature of the children.
All their lives,
Reflects on the lifelong expectation of the children to engage in harmful activities.
People expected them to do bad.
People anticipated the children's tendency to do wrong.
They almost
The children rarely fulfilled the expectations of doing bad things.
Never delivered*
Further clarification on the infrequency of the children's harmful actions.
*Last verse stolen from Roger Manning.
Acknowledgment of the source of the last verse in the lyrics.
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