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LYRICS
There’s a rustle in the henhouse
Must be a fox… or maybe a louse
Or a wolf in sheep’s clothing
… worth bothering looking?
Is it worth taking a look?
He stole your mother’s pocketbook
Gonna poke her in the eye
And by the roadside… die!
We’re talkin’bout yo mama
Political drama gonna kill yo mama
(Oh, give my mama back Obama!)
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: B C A / A C A E A D A / C E A
Recording: digital 1-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar
LYRICS AND CHORDS
A C A C A
A gremlin from the Kremlin
Em A
Wormed his way in
C A C A C A
Lyin', Cheatin', stealin'
Em A
Any which way he can
Can? Con? Can con
King Kong
Right's wrong
D C
Who does he think he's foolin'
Em A
With that foolish grin
D C
Maybe it's good thinkin'
Em A
If we go ahead and wall him in
The conman like King Kong
Swinging from a New York tower
Danglin', cryin', squeezin'
Tryin' to take away Her power
Flim... flam... flimflam
King Kong
Right's wrong
City slicker / rural grifter
Pennsylvania Avenue rotten few
Sighin', denyin', dyin'
Replyin' "Whatever you say, I'll do!"
Flip flop... flipflop
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Recording: digital 1-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar
LYRICS
I won’t take any salary
Nor discriminate at all
Going to give birth to a wall
And, Mexico is going to pay the dowry
Look me right in the eye
Tell me that is no lie
Cross your heart… hope to die
I won’t tolerate bribery
(Unless it’s from the Russian mob)
If the Russians blackmail me
I’m just an arrogant snob
Look me right in the eye
Tell me that is no lie
Cross your heart… hope to die
Let me tell you, Mama
Obama bugged my tower
And, what was that? Humanana
Don’t believe in golden showers
Look me right in the eye
Tell me that is no lie
Cross your heart… hope to die
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: E A / G A D E
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Organ
LYRICS
Jack and Jill went up to The Hill
But, The Hill just wanted to kill, kill, kill
Peter, Peter the pumpkin grifter
Had 3 wives and couldn’t keep ‘er
Colored like a pumpkin shell
Going to damn us all to hell
From Humpty Dumpty’s great wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
The jack(a$$) fell down
And broke his crown
We all came tumbling after
(Does anybody remember laughter?)
Little Boy Blue go blow your horn
The U.S.A. is all the scorn
Our worldly welcome’s been out worn
They all wish we were never born
Before you say “can we adjourn?”
Mother Goose, will we ever learn?
From Humpty Dumpty’s great wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
The jack fell down
And broke his crown
The bridge to freedom is falling down
(My Fair Lady, the King is shady)
Ashes, ashes we all fall down
Take the low road… I’ll take the ridge
Has anyone seen the confounded bridge?
From Humpty Dumpty’s great wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
The jack fell down
And broke his crown
We all came tumbling after
[Laughter]
Humpty Dumpty’s Great Wall.mp3
ABOUT THE SONG
What do you get when you cross Mother Goose and Led Zeppelin?
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: Esus4 E E7 / G A E
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Organ
Coversong originally made famous by the Youngbloods
Written by Chet Powers, also known as Dino Valenti
The song was originally recorded as “Let’s Get Together” by the Kingston Trio and released on June 1, 1964
A
Love is but the song we sing,
G
And fear's the way we die.
A
You can make the mountains ring,
G
Or make the angels cry.
A
Know the dove is on the wing,
G
And you need not know why.
D E
C'mon people now, smile on your brother,
A D
everybody get together, try and love one
E A G A
another right now.
Some will come and some will go..
And we shall surely pass.
When the one who left us here,
returns for us at last.
We are but a moments sunlight,
fading in the grass.
C'mon people now, smile on your brother,
everybody get together, try and love one
another right now.
If you hear the song I sing,
You must understand.
You hold the key to love and fear,
All in your trembling hand.
Just one key unlocks them both,
It's there at your command..
Features pictures from the Women’s March On Washington, Philadelphia and New York 2017.
INSTRUMENTAL
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental
Chords: Em Em7 Esus Em7(11)
Rhythm: 104 BPM
Recording: digital stereo
Keyboards and Synthesizers
LYRICS
Bow to the right
Bow to the left
Dough city dough
Swing to the left
Swing to the right
Come on, let’s go!
Damned to the right
Damned to the left
Am I along? Want to promenade home?
Alt. right? Demand an allemande left
Trouble cleft… bass lyin’
If we’re square dancing
How come we keep going round and round and round?
Are we just parsing
Any ole line found?
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: E E7 B E / A E / A B7 E
Recording: stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Faux-fiddle
A square dance for a round hole.
Coversong made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Cotton Fields” is a song written by American blues musician Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, who made the first recording of the song in 1940.
G N.C.
When I was a little 'itty bitty baby
C G
My momma would rock me in the cradle
D
In them old... cotton fields back home
G C G
It was down in Louisiana just about a mile from Texarkana
D G C
In them old cotton fields back home
G C
When them cotton balls get rotten
G
You can't pick very much cotton
D
In them old cotton fields back home
G C G
It was down in Louisiana just about a mile from Texarkana
D G C G
In them old cotton fields back home
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Faux-fiddle
LYRICS
Get it out of the system
I guess I am
Bring it into sight (the light)
That’s right
The mountain mile high
A new beginning nigh
Turn on what I am
Let the life begin
Climbed up the mountain
I can come down again
System restoration
“I am” reincarnation
Now the mountain an’ I
Are a mile high
Nothing I love better to do
Then, enjoy the view with you
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: E G A / C D A
Recording: digital live 1-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar
LYRICS
You cut off your nose to spite your face?
Another by-product of the human race
Do you cover your ears ’cause you fear to hear?
Do you cover eyes… no looking here!
Do you cover your lips ‘less truth slips?
In a disgrace did you rig the race?
Is your space way out of place?
Do you cover your ears ’cause you fear to hear?
Do you cover eyes… no looking here!
Do you cover your lips ‘less truth slips?
Pick up a guitar… pick up a bass
Why don’t we just rock this place
Uncover your ears we have no fears
Uncover your eyes stand-up to lies
Uncover your voice! We have a choice!
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: D G A E / D A C E
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Organ
The three wise monkeys (Japanese: 三猿 Hepburn: san’en or sanzaru ?, alternatively 三匹の猿 sanbiki no saru, literally “three monkeys“), sometimes called the three mystic apes, are a pictorial maxim. Together they embody the proverbial principle “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”.
LYRICS
There’s a chill running down my spine
Not so sure if I’m feelin’ fine
Should I be laughin’
Should I be cryin’
Farcical chill
You deliver a shiver
Have you heard? The herd’s absurd
Miraculous ridiculousness
Should I be laughin’
Should I be cryin’
Farcical chill
I don’t know…
Does this show blow?
There’s still a chill doin’ the spine drill
Skin’s got goosebumps… lumps…
I’m feelin’ ill
Farcical chill
The emperor is wearing no clothes
Every little detail… totally exposed
The brain salad took all the Russian dressing
Now we’re left with the embarrASSing
Should I be laughin’
Should I be cryin’
Farcical chill
You deliver a shiver
Believe I’m a believer
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: E A G / B E
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Organ
LYRICS
Man, that big ole government is sure turning mean
Ghost in the machine
Ghost in the machine
Yeah, it sure does undermine all that is mine
Sublime swine
Sublime swine
Where’s the responsibility
Of your representing me
Bring on accountability
In defining what is free
Are you trying to tell me it’s the government of the people
Shepherds on sheep hill
Shepherds on sheep hill
Are you trying to tell me that all of this time
The fault is mine?
The fault is mine
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Space Rock
Chords: A C E / G E
Recording: digital stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers
LYRICS
Can you tell me how you feel
For real
Is your heart an abode
Like-geode
Ugly and hard on the outside
But on the inside… wonder and beauty reside
Can you tell me what’s for real
The deal
Is truth in secret code
Stealth mode
Or is the truth obvious
To each and everyone… of us
How many layers to peel
Conceal
Then will it all erode
Forebode
What’s the substance of your soul
Glass half empty… or half full
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords: C Em / Am Em / Am D
Recording: digital 6-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
Is your love a buried treasure?
LYRICS
They call me a dreamer
It’s the best I can do
They call me a dreamer
Nuttin’ better to do
They call me the dreamer
With the follow-through
Look out, mama, I’m coming for you
American dreamer
In this day and age?
American dreamer
Future history page
American dreamer
Unlock your cage
Lookout, mama on the rampage
Come be a dreamer
For the best, if you do
Come be a dreamer
Nuttin’ better to do
Come be a dreamer
Grey sky turned blue
Come on, mama, we’ll make it come true
Come on, mama
You know you want to
Woohoo!
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords:
Recording: live digital 1-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded in downtown West Chester, Pennsylvania.
LYRICS
I’ve got to hand it to you
The things that you do
You take the driver
And, give it a screw
Hatchet or ratchet
Whack, whack, whack
And, give it a crank
Slammer of a hammer
Bam, bam, bam
Give ‘er a slam
You’re a real tool
Playing the part of the fool
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Chords:
Recording: live digital 1-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar