part one

the horror

it was zorro

he was wearin' a mask

i was out with my folks

and we was havin' a laugh

we didn't do this too often

mingle with the proletariats

folks with old money

and too often they were scaredy cats

always goin' out

leavin' me with the help

always raising funds

and i'm left by myself

they saw that i was missin out

on being a kid

dad said we're going out

and i'm flippin' my lid

i was lost in the dark

like that time in the cave

surrounded by bats

alone and afraid

big z on my screen

meant dueling and danger

someone so evil

can focus their anger

a hero that sent the unjust to their ruin

a mask to protect from people pursuin'

a cape to conceal a collection of tricks

and everything black

on this he insists

i am the batman

i jump up and then i land

you don't know what i got in my hand

the shape of a bat you go splat!" and "kablam!"