Here is "Praying Mantis" by Don Dixon. The song emerged from the 80's, and the spirit of the 80's is definitely captured in this little jam. The song is about a guy who has an unstoppable sex drive for a good looking girl, but he knows that she will just have him and "tear his head off." He knows inside that trouble is coming but in the end he does not resist. I like the song because it is upbeat, and the story is humerous. It also sheds light on praying mantis courtship and mating; because the female mantis tears the head of the male off and eats it just after mating.
PRAYING MANTIS LYRICS (Don Dixon)
I saw a girl
She reminded me of you
She did the things that a girl like you might do
Her body was green & she had two vicious jaws
she polished her mate as she kissed him with her claws
I'll survive
It was on TV
She had six strong legs & it frightened me
She had insect eyes
But i could still see that the look she gave him
You give to me
I feel like a praying mantis
I sense your antics but i can't help it
I've been too frantic too long
She bit off his head
So he would not feel the pain
She wanted his body so much she ate his brain
I'll survive
No you won't catch me
I'll resist the urge that is tempting me
I'll avert my eyes
Keep you off my knee
But it feels so good when you talk to me
I feel like a praying mantis
I sense your antics but i can't help it
I've been too frantic too long
I saw a girl
She reminded me of you
She did the things that a girl like you might do
Her body was green & she had two vicious jaws
she polished her mate as she kissed him with her claws
I'll survive
It was on TV
She had six strong legs & it frightened me
She had insect eyes
But i could still see that the look she gave him
You give to me
I feel like a praying mantis
I sense your antics but i can't help it
I've been too frantic too long
She bit off his head
So he would not feel the pain
She wanted his body so much she ate his brain
I'll survive
No you won't catch me
I'll resist the urge that is tempting me
I'll avert my eyes
Keep you off my knee
But it feels so good when you talk to me
I feel like a praying mantis
I sense your antics but i can't help it
I've been too frantic too long