ðə ɹˈæts dˌuːɪŋ kˈʌvɚ tˈuːnz, ˈædɪŋ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəlz ˈɪn, tˈɪl ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəlz wɜː pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ˈæskt fɔːɹ, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs tˈaɪm sˈɔŋz sˈʌtʃ ɐz "ˈaʊɚ ɡlˈæs", "ɪndʒˈʌn dʒˈoʊ", "mˈiːn mˈʌðɚ", "jˈɛloʊ flˈaʊɚ", wɜː ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd baɪ ɐ fˈæn bˈeɪs ðæt kəntˈɪnjuːd tə ɡɹˈoʊ ɹˈæpɪdli.
The Rats doing cover tunes, adding originals in, till originals were primarily asked for, during this time songs such as "Hour Glass", "Injun Joe", "Mean Mother", "Yellow Flower", were requested by a fan base that continued to grow rapidly.