Mailbox Baseball
Hail Mary Mallon Lyrics


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Brother to the boogie,(boogie) boys with the illest, (illest)
Cousin of the philly guts littering your plymouth (plymouth)
Bubble gum and duct tape holding in his innards (innards)
Outsides parched (parched), insides pickled, (pickled)
Flowed when he shoulda, (shoulda), ebbed or departed (parted)
Squarely in the byway of invaders painting targets (targets)
Black knights errant wading out into the harvest, (harvest)
Copper plated zinc, (zinc) compensated harlots, (harlots)
Jolly roger flags, glass in his gill
Mary wants the captain jacked and dragged to the bilge
Tethered to the weather vain and drained of his fill
Poured into cups, and drank once its chilled
Crazy fucking loon, bugs on his lips
Tugging on his handle bar mustache grips
Steiner full of shells and a belt full of clips
For the first, time he’s left off your list
Least sandbagged, (bagged), most unimpressed, (pressed)
Finger-nailed Creedmore walls in the flesh, (flesh)
Feed into the fabric of distraction and death, (death)
Statler alarmed, (larmed), waldorf upset (set)
Green moss chops (chops), dummy after dinner (dinner)
Bottle rockets soaring as little surrogate fingers, (fingers)
Draw claw marks across a permanent winter (winter)
Age-old husk, (husk), immature forever, (ever)
Run from the hounds, marking the wall
Mommy tattooed on the arm of the law
Maid milked drilled till the partridge appalled
More game got, cartridge installed
What’s on first? basses are warm
And all of them are mine and their faces deformed
Chin music played on the razors reward
P isn’t free, pay for the porn
Half great dane, (dane) half great depression (pression)
Tin can tail finding anarchy impressive (pressive)
Taught himself to rap and calibrate archaic weapons (weapons)
Wiz on the techs (techs), class pay attention, (tention)
Pocket knives theatre (theatre), mutiny houdini (dini)
Dissapear before appearing sorcery is easy (easy)
Might've picked the wrong week for cordially retreating, (treating)
Hang on to your fillings (fillings), organize your species, (species)
Red alert panic, hands on the deck
Motor mouth body shop canceled your check
East bound and up truck sample sex
Mouth full of miller handful of x
Skim from the top, undercut the take
Clubber lang the banker butter up the other 8




Wait for the beep leave your number and your name
And why it is you called, props or complaints?

Overall Meaning

Hail Mary Mallon's "Mailbox Baseball" is a highly chaotic and abstract poem that has a lot to do with themes such as violence, destruction, and absurdity. The song features a lot of abstract images and descriptions, with each line having little to no linear connection to the other. The opening verse paints a picture of a man, who's most likely been subjected to some form of violence, as he has duct tape holding in his innards and his insides are pickled. The second verse opens with the image of a pirate flag in someone's gill before moving on to a description of a crazy man with bugs on his lips and a belt full of clips walking away from a list he's been left off of.


Line by Line Meaning

Brother to the boogie,(boogie) boys with the illest, (illest)
He is as close as a brother to the most skillful and attention-worthy performers known as the boogie boys


Cousin of the philly guts littering your plymouth (plymouth)
He can be compared to a cousin of the individuals hailing from Philadelphia who carelessly leave their entrails all over the town's Plymouth vehicles


Bubble gum and duct tape holding in his innards (innards)
His organs are being kept together by the adhesive properties of bubble gum and duct tape


Outsides parched (parched), insides pickled, (pickled)
He is dehydrated externally while his internal organs have been preserved in alcohol


Flowed when he shoulda, (shoulda), ebbed or departed (parted)
He speaks too much when he should have kept quiet, or should leave and never return


Squarely in the byway of invaders painting targets (targets)
He is in the direct path of those who are attacking and marking their intended destination


Black knights errant wading out into the harvest, (harvest)
Individuals resembling medieval knights venture out into the field to collect the harvest crops


Copper plated zinc, (zinc) compensated harlots, (harlots)
Prostitutes are rewarded with fake money made of copper-plated zinc


Jolly roger flags, glass in his gill
He displays pirate flags, while also having glass pieces in his fish gills


Mary wants the captain jacked and dragged to the bilge
Mary desires to overpower and forcefully move the captain of the ship to the lower deck


Tethered to the weather vain and drained of his fill
He is bound to the weather vane and has been completely emptied of his resources


Poured into cups, and drank once its chilled
He is being collected into cups and consumed only after being cooled


Crazy fucking loon, bugs on his lips
He is an insane and irrational person with various insects crawling over his lips


Tugging on his handle bar mustache grips
He repeatedly pulls on his handlebar mustache with his fingers


Steiner full of shells and a belt full of clips
He is equipped with a firearm that is loaded with shells and an additional belt full of ammunition clips


For the first, time he’s left off your list
This is the first occasion where he has failed to make the cut or was left out of your intended lineup


Least sandbagged, (bagged), most unimpressed, (pressed)
Although he made the group, he was ranked the lowest and appeared to be uninterested


Finger-nailed Creedmore walls in the flesh, (flesh)
Using fingernails, he has left deep marks on the exterior walls of Creedmore facility's flesh-colored surface


Feed into the fabric of distraction and death, (death)
He falls into the same pattern of distraction and fatalities as others and is also subject to it


Statler alarmed, (larmed), waldorf upset (set)
These two individuals named Statler and Waldorf display alarm and frustration, respectively


Green moss chops (chops), dummy after dinner (dinner)
He manages to chop green moss, while also being compared to a mannequin that is placed on display post-dinner


Bottle rockets soaring as little surrogate fingers, (fingers)
Small surrogate fingers are represented through the use of soaring bottle rockets


Draw claw marks across a permanent winter (winter)
He has created claw marks that are traced across a perpetual winter environment


Age-old husk, (husk), immature forever, (ever)
Although he may be old and withered, he is forever immature and childish


Run from the hounds, marking the wall
He is racing away from dogs who are marking the territory


Mommy tattooed on the arm of the law
The word 'mommy' is permanently inked onto the arm of a law enforcement officer


Maid milked drilled till the partridge appalled
A maid is working hard until the activity becomes too much for an observing partridge bird


More game got, cartridge installed
With more game available, a cartridge is properly inserted into the appropriate location


What’s on first? basses are warm
Questioning what is happening first, while also acknowledging that the basses are operating optimally


And all of them are mine and their faces deformed
He has taken ownership of all individuals, and their facial structures have been altered in some way


Chin music played on the razors reward
Music is being played close to the chin, while also recognizing the benefits of using a razor


P isn’t free, pay for the porn
P (most likely pornography) cannot be accessed for free; payment is necessary


Half great dane, (dane) half great depression (pression)
He is essentially half Great Dane breed and half resembling the state of Great Depression


Tin can tail finding anarchy impressive (pressive)
He acknowledges the rebellious nature of anarchy and finds it intriguing through the use of a tin can tail


Taught himself to rap and calibrate archaic weapons (weapons)
He has learned to both rap and adjust old-fashioned armaments all on his own


Wiz on the techs (techs), class pay attention, (tention)
He is incredibly proficient with technology, and therefore demands the full attention of those around him


Pocket knives theatre (theatre), mutiny houdini (dini)
A display of pocket knives is being utilized for theatrical purposes, while also inciting rebellion similar to the famous Houdini


Dissapear before appearing sorcery is easy (easy)
It is quite simple to make something vanish before it has even materialized


Might've picked the wrong week for cordially retreating, (treating)
Leaving on good terms might not be the best option, especially if done at the wrong time


Hang on to your fillings (fillings), organize your species, (species)
It is recommended that you securely hold onto your dental fillings while ensuring proper order amongst your biological classification


Red alert panic, hands on the deck
There is a severe emergency which requires all hands to be on deck, in a state of red alert panic


Motor mouth body shop canceled your check
He is accused of excessive talking resulting in a body shop canceling a payment check


East bound and up truck sample sex
The truck is headed towards the East while also collecting various samples of sexual practices


Mouth full of miller handful of x
He has his mouth full of a brand named Miller, while also holding a handful of a substance with the variable name X


Skim from the top, undercut the take
He will siphon off a portion of the uppermost source, ultimately decreasing the quantity stolen


Clubber lang the banker butter up the other 8
The banker known as Clubber Lang will manipulate and con the remaining eight individuals


Wait for the beep leave your number and your name
The request is to wait for the beep and leave personal contact information


And why it is you called, props or complaints?
It is questioned why the individual chose to call and if it is for positive acknowledgement or negative criticism




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