In a cave many miles to the South
Lives a boy born with fangs in his mouth
Sleeping until the fading light
Flying through bloody dreams
When he awakes the summer night
Is filled with screams
You have heard he was born in the bogs
That he feeds on the flies and the frogs
You call him "beast" or "changeling"
Or "demon chimpanzee"
But we will prove he's no such thing
He's much like me
And me, oh!
Hold me, Bat Boy
Touch me, Bat Boy
Help me through the night
Love me, Bat Boy
Save me, Bat Boy
Make it all turn out all right
He was dragged from his home and thrown down
At the edge of a coal mining town
They stripped him of his dignity
They beat him like a gong
And he was kicked repeatedly
And that was wrong
So wrong, oh!
Hold the Bat Boy (won't you hold him?)
Touch the Bat Boy (won't you touch him?)
Bring him to the light (oh, bring him to the light)
Love the Bat Boy (won't you love him?)
Save the Bat Boy (somebody save him!)
Make it all turn out all right
Would no one defend him, protect him, befriend him?
Would none hear his cry?
Yeah, would none hear his cry, y'all
Or would they detest him, arrest him, molest him?
Or just let him die?
You can't just stand by!
He has suffered and now it's your turn
You are here not to laugh but to learn
Listen to his ungodly shriek
Watch what we put him through
Heed the tale of a filthy freak
Who's just like you
And you
And you, oh!
Hold me, Bat Boy
Hold me, Bat Boy
Touch me, Bat Boy
Touch me, Bat Boy
Won't you help me through the night?
Make it all turn out all right
Love me, Bat Boy
Love me, Bat Boy
Save me, Bat Boy
Save me, Bat Boy
I've been calling out your name
Come and take away my shame
Hold me, Bat Boy
Hold me, Bat Boy
Touch me, Bat Boy
Touch me, Bat Boy
Hear me cry when no one hears
Won't you lick away my tears?
Love me, Bat Boy
Love me, Bat Boy
Save me, Bat Boy
Save me, Bat Boy
Sink your fangs into my soul
Only you can make me whole
Hold me, Bat Boy
Touch me, Bat Boy
Hold me in your arms tonight!