I contain multitudes
Got a tell-tale heart, like Mr Poe
Got skeletons in the walls of people you know
I'll drink to the truth and the things we said
I'll drink to the man that shares your bed
I paint landscapes and I paint nudes
I contain multitudes
Red Cadillac and a black moustache
Rings on my fingers that sparkle and flash
Tell me what's next, what shall we do?
Half my soul, baby, belongs to you
I rollick and frolic with all the young dudes
I contain multitudes
Am
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I'm just like Anne Frank, like Indiana Jones
C/g
D9/f#
E+
And them British bad boys The Rolling Stones
Am
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I go right to the edge, I go right to the end
C/g
D7/f#
I go right where all things lost are made good again
I sing the songs of experience, like William Blake
I have no apologies to make
Everything's flowing, all at the same time
I live on a boulevard of crime
I drive fast cars and I eat fast foods
I contain multitudes
Pink pedal pushers, great blue jeans
All the pretty maids and all the old queens
All the old queens from all my past lives
I carry four pistols and two large knives
I'm a man of contradictions, I'm a man of many moods
I contain multitudes
You greedy old wolf, I'll show you my heart
But not all of it, only the hateful part
I'll sell you down the river, I'll put a price on your head
What more can I tell you? I sleep with life and death in the same bed
Get lost madam, get up off my knee
Keep your mouth away from me
I'll keep the path open, the path in my mind
I see it to it that there's no love left behind
I play Beethoven's sonatas, Chopin's preludes
I contain multitudes
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Today and tomorrow and yesterday too
D
A
The flowers are dying like all things do
Cdim7
C#m
Bm
Follow me close, I'm going to Bally-na-Lee
A
E
I'll lose my mind if you don't come with me
D
Dm
I fuss with my hair and I fight blood feuds
A
D/a
A
I contain multitudes
F#m/c#
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I'm just like Anne Frank, like Indiana Jones
/e
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And them British bad boys The Rolling Stones
F#m
I go right to the edge, I go right to the end
/e
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I go right where all things lost are made good again
False Prophet
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F
C
F
Another day that don't end, another ship goin' out
F
Bb
F
Bb
Another day of anger, bitterness, and doubt
C
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C
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I know how it happened, I saw it begin
F
G
I opened my heart to the world and the world came in
Hello Mary Lou, hello Miss Pearl
My fleet-footed guides from the underworld
No stars in the sky shine brighter than you
You girls mean business and I do too
Well I'm the enemy of treason, enemy of strife
I'm the enemy of the unlived, meaningless life
I ain't no false prophet, I just know what I know
I go where only the lonely can go
I'm first among equals, second to none
Last of the best, you can bury the rest
Bury 'em naked with their silver and gold
Put them six feet under and pray for their souls
What are you lookin' at? There's nothing to see
Just a cool breeze that's encircling me
Let's go for a walk in the garden, so far and so wide
We can sit in the shade by the fountain-side
I search the world over for the Holy Grail
I sing songs of love, I sing songs of betrayal
Don't care what I drink, I don't care what I eat
I climbed the mountains of swords on my bare feet
You don't know me darlin', you never would guess
I'm nothing like my ghostly appearance would suggest
I ain't no false prophet, I just said what I said
I'm just here to bring vengeance on somebody's head
Put out your hand, there's nothing to hold
Open your mouth, I'll stuff it with gold
Oh you poor devil, look up if you will
The city of God is there on the hill
Hello stranger, a long goodbye
You ruled the land, but so do I
You lusty mule, you got a poison brain
I'll marry you to a ball and chain
You know darlin', the kind of life that I live
When your smile meets my smile something's got to give
I ain't no false prophet, no I'm nobody's bride
Can't remember when I was born and I forgot when I died
I'm gonna create my own version of you
Well, it must be the winter of my discontent
I wish you'd have taken me with you wherever you went
They talk all night and they talk all day
But not for a minute do I believe anything they say
I'm gonna bring someone to life, someone I've never seen
You know what I mean? You know exactly what I mean!
I'll take the Scarface Pacino and the Godfather Brando
Mix it up in a tank, and get a robot commando
If I do it up right and put the head on straight
I'll be saved by the creature that I create
I'll get blood from a cactus, gunpowder from ice
I don't gamble with cards and I don't shoot no dice
Can you look in my face with your sightless eye?
Can you cross your heart and hope to die?
I'll bring someone to life, someone for real
Someone who feels the way that I feel
I study Sanskrit and Arabic to improve my mind
I wanna do things for the benefit of all mankind
I say to the willow tree, "Don't weep for me"
I'm saying the hell with all things that used to be
Well, I get into trouble, then I hit the wall
No place to turn, no place at all
I'll pick a number between one and two
And I ask myself, "What would Julius Caesar do?"
I'll bring someone to life in more ways than one
Don't matter how long it takes, it'll be done when it's done
I'm gonna make you play the piano like Leon Russell
Like Liberace, like St. John the Apostle
I'll play every number that I can play
I'll see you maybe on Judgement Day
After midnight, if you still wanna meet
I'll be at the Black Horse Tavern on Armageddon Street
Two doors down, not that far to walk
I'll hear your footsteps, you won't have to knock
I'll bring someone to life, balance the scales
I'm not gonna get involved in any insignificant details
You can bring it to St. Peter, you can bring it to Jerome
You can bring it all the way over, bring it all the way home
Bring it to the corner where the children play
You can bring it to me on a silver tray
I'll bring someone to life, spare no expense
Do it with decency and common sense
Can you tell me what it means, to be or not to be?
You won't get away with fooling me
Can you help me walk that moonlight mile?
Can you give me the blessings of your smile?
I'll bring someone to life, use all of my powers
Do it in the dark in the wee, small hours
I can see the history of the whole human race
It's all right there, it's carved into your face
Should I break it all down? Should I fall on my knees?
Is there light at the end of the tunnel, can you tell me please?
Stand over there by the cypress tree
Where the Trojan women and children were sold into slavery
Long before the first Crusade
Way back before England or America were made
Step right into the burning hell
Where some of the best-known enemies of mankind dwell
Mr Freud with his dreams, Mr Marx with his axe
See the rawhide lash rip the skin from their backs
Got the right spirit, you can feel it you can hear it
You've got what they call the immortal spirit
You can feel it all night, you can feel it in the morn
It creeps in your body, the day you were born
One strike of lightning is all that I need
And a blast of electricity that runs at top speed
Shimmy your ribs, I'll stick in the knife
Gonna jump-start my creation to life
I wanna bring someone to life, turn back the years
Do it with laughter and do it with tears
I've Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You
D
A
D
I'm sittin' on my terrace, lost in the stars
D
A
D
Listening to the sounds of the sad guitars
D7
G
Been thinking it all over and I've thought it all through
D
A
D
I've made up my mind to give myself to you
I saw the first fall of snow
I saw the flowers come and go
I don't think that anyone ever else ever knew
I've made up my mind to give myself to you
Bm
Em
I'm giving myself to you, I am
D
G
From Salt Lake City to Birmingham
Bm
Em
From East LA to San Antone
D
G
I don't think I can bear to live my life alone
My eye is like a shooting star
It looks at nothin' here or there, looks at nothin' near or far
No one ever told me, it's just something I knew
I've made up my mind to give myself to you
If I had the wings of a snow white dove
I'd preach the gospel, the gospel of love
A love so real, a love so true
I've made up my mind to give myself to you
Take me on traveling, you're a traveling man
Show me something I don't understand
I'm not what I was, things aren't what they were
I'll go far away from home with her
I've traveled a long road of despair
I've met no other traveler there
Lot of people gone, lot of people I knew
I've made up my mind to give myself to you
Well, my heart's like a river, a river that sings
Just takes me a while to realize things
I've seen the sunrise, I've seen the dawn
I'll lay down beside you when everyone's gone
I've traveled from the mountains to the sea
I hope that the gods go easy with me
I knew you'd say yes, I'm saying it too
I've made up my mind to give myself to you
Black Rider
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Dm
A7
Black rider, black rider, you've been living too hard
D7
Gm
Been up all night, have to stay on your guard
E7/d
A7/c#
The path that you're walking, too narrow to walk
D7/c
Gm/bb
Every step of the way, another stumbling block
Dm/a
A
The road that you're on, same road that you know
Dm6/a
A
Dm
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A7/d
Just not the same as it was a minute ago
Dm
A7
Black rider, black rider, you've seen it all
D7
Gm
You've seen the great world and you've seen the small
E7/d
A7/c#
You fell into the fire and you're eating the flame
D7/c
G/b
Better seal up your lips if you wanna stay in the game
Bb6
F/a
Be reasonable, mister, be honest, be fair
E/g#
A
Dm
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A7/d
Let all of your earthly thoughts be a prayer
Dm
A7
Black rider, black rider, all dressed in black
Gm
Dm
I'm walking away, you try to make me look back
Bb
F/a
My heart is at rest, I'd like to keep it that way
E7/g#
A7/g
I don't wanna fight, at least not today
D/f#
Em7b5
Go home to your wife, stop visiting mine
Dm7b5/a
A7
Dm
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A7/d
One of these days I'll forget to be kind
Dm
A7
Black rider, black rider, tell me when, tell me how
D7
Gm
If there ever was a time, then let it be now
E7/d
A7/c#
Let me go through, open the door
D7/c
G/b
My soul is distressed, my mind is at war
Gm/bb
A
Don't hug me, don't flatter me, don't turn on the charm
E/g#
A
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I'll take a sword and hack off your arm
Dm
A7
Black rider, black rider, hold it right there
Gm
Dm
The size of your cock will get you nowhere
Bb
F/a
I'll suffer in silence, I'll not make a sound
E7/g#
A
Maybe I'll take the high moral ground
Ab/a
A7
Some enchanted evening I'll sing you a song
G9/a
A
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Black rider, black rider, you've been on the job too long
I live on a street named after a saint
Women in the churches wear powder and paint
D
Where the Jews and Catholics and the Muslims all pray
A
I can tell a Proddie from a mile away
E
D
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Reed indeed
A7
E7
Give me that old-time religion, it's just what I need
For thine is kingdom, the power, the glory
Go tell it on the mountain, go tell the real story
Tell it in that straightforward, puritanical tone
In the mystic hours when a person's alone
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, godspeed
Thump on the Bible, proclaim the creed
You won't amount to much, the people all said
'Cause I didn't play guitar behind my head
Never pandered, never acted proud
Never took off my shoes, throw 'em into the crowd
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye and goodnight
Put a jewel in your crown and I put out the lights
They threw everything at me, everything in the book
I had nothing to fight with but a butcher's hook
They had no pity, they never lend a hand
I can't sing a song that I don't understand
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye, good luck
I can't play the record 'cause my needle got stuck
Transparent woman in a transparent dress
Suits you well, I must confess
I'll break open your grapes, I'll suck out the juice
I need you like my head needs a noose
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye and so long
I thought I could resist her but I was so wrong
God be with you, brother dear
If you don't mind me asking what brings you here?
Oh, nothing much, I'm just looking for the man
Need to see where he's lying in this lost land
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, and everything within ya
Can't you hear me calling from down in Virginia?
Mother Of Muses
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Mother of Muses sing for me
A
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Sing of the mountains and the deep dark sea
A
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Sing of the lakes and the nymphs of the forest
A/c#
D
E/g#
D/a
Sing your hearts out, all your women of the chorus
D6
A/e
A
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F#m
Sing of honor and fate and glory be
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E7
A
Mother of Muses sing for me
Mother of Muses sing for my heart
Sing of a love too soon to depart
Sing of the heroes who stood alone
Whose names are engraved on tablets of stone
Who struggled with pain so the world could go free
Mother of Muses sing for me
Sing of Sherman, Montgomery and Scott
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Em
A
And of Zhukov, and Patton, and the battles they fought
Who cleared the path for Presley to sing
Who carved the path for Martin Luther King
Who did what they did and they went on their way
Man, I could tell their stories all day
I'm falling in love with Calliope
A
Em
A
She don't belong to anyone, why not give her to me?
She's speaking to me, speaking with her eyes
I've grown so tired of chasing lies
Mother of Muses, wherever you are
I've already outlived my life by far
Mother of Muses, unleash your wrath
Things I can't see, they're blocking my path
Show me your wisdom, tell me my fate
Put me upright, make me walk straight
Forge my identity from the inside out
You know what I'm talking about
Take me to the river, release your charms
Let me lay down a while in your sweet, loving arms
Wake me, shake me, free me from sin
Make me invisible, like the wind
Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm a-slow coming home
Crossing The Rubicon
Key:
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C
G
I crossed the Rubicon on the 14th day of the most dangerous month of the year
At the worst time, at the worst place, that's all I seem to hear
C
G
I got up early, so I could greet the Goddess of the dawn
D
I've painted my wagon, abandoned all hope
C
G
And I crossed the Rubicon
Well, the Rubicon is a red river, goin' gently as she flows
Redder than your ruby lips and the blood that flows from the rose
Three miles north of purgatory, one step from the great beyond
I prayed to the cross, I kissed the girls
And I crossed the Rubicon
What are these dark days I see, in this world so badly bent?
How can I redeem the time, the time so idly spent?
How much longer can it last? How long can it go on?
I embrace my love, put down my hair
And I crossed the Rubicon
I can feel the bones beneath my skin and they're tremblin' with rage
I'll make your wife a widow, you'll never see old age
Show me one good vantage site, that the sun shines down upon
I pawned my watch, I paid my debts
And I crossed the Rubicon
Put my heart up on a hill where some happiness I'll find
If I survive, then let me love, let the hour be mine
Take the high road, take the low, take any one you're on
I poured the cup, I passed it along
And I crossed the Rubicon
Well, you defiled the most lovely flower in all of womanhood
Others can be tolerant, others can be good
I'll cut you up with a crooked knife, Lord, and I'll miss you when you're gone
I stood between heaven and earth
And I crossed the Rubicon
You won't find any happiness here, no happiness or joy
Go back to the gutter, try your luck, find you some nice pretty boy
Tell me how many men I need, and who can I count upon
I strapped my belt, I buttoned my coat
And I crossed the Rubicon
I feel the holy spirit inside, see the light that freedom gives
I believe it's in the reach of every man who lives
Keep as far away as possible, it's darkest 'fore the dawn (oh Lord!)
I turned the key, I broke it off
And I crossed the Rubicon
Mona, baby, are you still in my mind? I truly believe that you are!
Couldn't be anybody else but you who's come with me this far
The killing frost is on the ground and the autumn leaves are gone
I lit the torch, I looked to the east
And I crossed the Rubicon
Phoenix 2022 (live debut)
G
I can feel the bones beneath my skin and they're tremblin' with rage
I'll make your wife a widow, you'll never see old age
C
G
Summer turn to gold and the winter chill is gone
D
I pawned my watch and I paid my debts
Eb
G
And I crossed the Rubicon
Well, you foxy man, you're the talk of the town
You've been sucking off all the younger men
I trusted you once and that was more than enough
I'll never trust another person again
Cut your head off with a broken knife
And I'll run until it's gone
I stood between heaven and earth
And I crossed the Rubicon
I feel the holy spirit inside, see the light that freedom gives
I believe it's within the reach of every man who lives
The dying sun is going down and the night is coming on
I harnessed the mule, took out the pins
And I crossed the Rubicon
Brooklyn 2023
The summer meadows turn to gold and the winter chill is gone
Right or wrong, what can I say? What more needs to be said?
I'll spill your brains out on the ground
You'll be better off over there with the dead
Seems like ten, maybe twenty years and I'll be gone
I stood between heaven and earth
And I crossed the Rubicon
Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
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Am
McKinley hollered, McKinley squalled
C
Am
Doctor said, "McKinley, death is on the wall
F
Am
Say it to me, if you got something to confess"
C
Am
I heard all about it, he was going down slow
C
Am
I heard it on the wireless radio
Fmaj7
Am
From down in the boondocks way down in Key West
I'm searching for love, for inspiration
On that pirate radio station
Coming out of Luxembourg and Budapest
Radio signal, clear as can be
I'm so deep in love that I can hardly see
Down on the flatlands, way down in Key West
F
Key West is the place to be
C
Am
If you're looking for immortality
C
Am
Stay on the road, follow the highway sign
F
Key West is fine and fair
C
Am
If you lost your mind, you'll find it there
Fmaj7
Am
Key West is on the horizon line
I was born on the wrong side of the railroad track
Like Ginsberg, Corso and Kerouac
Like Louis and Jimmy and Buddy and all the rest
Well, it might not be the thing to do
But I'm sticking with you through and through
Down in the flatlands, way down in Key West
I got both my feet planted square on the ground
Got my right hand high with the thumb down
Such is life, such is happiness
Hibiscus flowers, they grow everywhere here
If you wear one, put it behind your ear
Down in the bottom, way down in Key West
Key West is the place to go
Down by the Gulf of Mexico
Beyond the sea, beyond the shifting sand
Key West is the gateway key
To innocence and purity
Key West, Key West is the enchanted land
I've never lived in the land of Oz
Or wasted my time with an unworthy cause
It's hot down here, and you can't be overdressed
Tiny blossoms of a toxic plant
They can make you dizzy, I'd like to help you but I can't
Down in the flatlands, way down in Key West
Well, the fish tail ponds, and the orchid trees
They can give you that bleeding heart disease
People tell me I ought to try a little tenderness
On Newton Street, Bayview Park
Walking in the shadows after dark
Down under, way down in Key West
I played Gumbo Limbo spirituals
I know all the Hindu rituals
People tell me that I'm truly blessed
Bougainvillea blooming in the summer and the spring
Winter here is an unknown thing
Down in the flatlands, way down in Key West
Key West is under the sun
Under the radar, under the gun
You stay to the left, and then you lean to the right
Feel the sunlight on your skin
And the healing virtues of the wind
Key West, Key West is the land of light
Wherever I travel, wherever I roam
I'm not that far from the convent home
I do what I think is right, what I think is best
History Street off of Mallory Square
Truman had his White House there
East bound, West bound, way down in Key West
Twelve years old, they put me in a suit
Forced me to marry a prostitute
There were gold fringes on her wedding dress
That's my story, but not where it ends
She's still cute, and we're still friends
Down on the bottom, way down in Key West
I play both sides against the middle
Trying to pick up that pirate radio signal
I heard the news, I heard your last request
Fly around, my pretty little miss
I don't love nobody, give me a kiss
Down on the bottom, way down in Key West
Key West is the place to be
If you're looking for immortality
Key West is paradise divine
Key West is fine and fair
If you lost your mind, you'll find it there
Key West is on the horizon line
F/c
C#dim
McKinley hollered, McKinley squalled
Dm
Am
Doctor said: "McKinley, death is on the wall
Bb
C
F
Say it to me, if you got something to confess"
Dm
Key West is the place to be
If you're looking for immortality
Bb
Stay on the road, follow the highway sign
Eb
B/d
Cm
Bb
Murder Most Foul
'Twas a dark day in Dallas, November '63
A day that will live on in infamy
President Kennedy was a-ridin' high
Good day to be livin' and a good day to die
Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb
He said, "Wait a minute, boys, you know who I am?"
"Of course we do, we know who you are!"
Then they blew off his head while he was still in the car
Shot down like a dog in broad daylight
Was a matter of timing and the timing was right
You got unpaid debts, we've come to collect
We're gonna kill you with hatred, without any respect
We'll mock you and shock you and we'll put it in your face
We've already got someone here to take your place
The day they blew out the brains of the king
Thousands were watching, no one saw a thing
It happened so quickly, so quick, by surprise
Right there in front of everyone's eyes
Greatest magic trick ever under the sun
Perfectly executed, skillfully done
Wolfman, oh wolfman, oh wolfman howl
Rub-a-dub-dub, it's a murder most foul
Hush, little children, you'll understand
The Beatles are comin', they're gonna hold your hand
Slide down the banister, go get your coat
Ferry 'cross the Mersey and go for the throat
There's three bums comin' all dressed in rags
Pick up the pieces and lower the flags
I'm goin' to Woodstock, it's the Aquarian Age
Then I'll go to Altamont and sit near the stage
Put your head out the window, let the good times roll
There's a party going on behind the Grassy Knoll
Stack up the bricks, pour the cement
Don't say Dallas don't love you, Mr President
Put your foot in the tank and then step on the gas
Try to make it to the triple underpass
Blackface singer, whiteface clown
Better not show your faces after the sun goes down
Up in the red light district, they've got cop on the beat
Living in a nightmare on Elm Street
When you're down on Deep Ellum, put your money in your shoe
Don't ask what your country can do for you
Cash on the ballot, money to burn
Dealey Plaza, make a left-hand turn
I'm going down to the crossroads, gonna flag a ride
The place where faith, hope, and charity lie
Shoot him while he runs, boy, shoot him while you can
See if you can shoot the invisible man
Goodbye, Charlie! Goodbye, Uncle Sam!
Frankly, Miss Scarlett, I don't give a damn
What is the truth, and where did it go?
Ask Oswald and Ruby, they oughta know
"Shut your mouth," said a wise old owl
Business is business, and it's a murder most foul
Tommy, can you hear me? I'm the Acid Queen
I'm riding in a long, black Lincoln limousine
Ridin' in the backseat next to my wife
Headed straight on in to the afterlife
I'm leaning to the left, I got my head in her lap
Hold on, I've been led into some kind of a trap
Where we ask no quarter, and no quarter do we give
We're right down the street, from the street where you live
They mutilated his body and they took out his brain
What more could they do? They piled on the pain
But his soul was not there where it was supposed to be at
For the last fifty years they've been searchin' for that
Freedom, oh freedom, freedom over me
I hate to tell you, mister, but only dead men are free
Send me some lovin', then tell me no lie
Throw the gun in the gutter and walk on by
Wake up, little Susie, let's go for a drive
Cross the Trinity River, let's keep hope alive
Turn the radio on, don't touch the dials
Parkland hospital, only six more miles
You got me dizzy, Miss Lizzy, you filled me with lead
That magic bullet of yours has gone to my head
I'm just a patsy like Patsy Cline
Never shot anyone from in front or behind
I've blood in my eye, got blood in my ear
I'm never gonna make it to the new frontier
Zapruder's film, I've seen like before
Seen it thirty-three times, maybe more
It's vile and deceitful, it's cruel and it's mean
Ugliest thing that you ever have seen
They killed him once and they killed him twice
Killed him like a human sacrifice
The day that they killed him, someone said to me, "Son
The age of the Antichrist has just only begun"
Air Force One comin' in through the gate
Johnson sworn in at 2:38
Let me know when you decide to throw in the towel
It is what it is, and it's murder most foul
What's new, pussycat? What'd I say?
I said the soul of a nation been torn away
And it's beginning to go into a slow decay
And that it's thirty-six hours past Judgement Day
Wolfman Jack, he's speaking in tongues
He's going on and on at the top of his lungs
Play me a song, Mr Wolfman Jack
Play it for me in my long Cadillac
Play me that "Only the Good Die Young"
Take me to the place Tom Dooley was hung
Play St. James Infirmary and the Court of King James
If you want to remember, you better write down the names
Play Etta James, too, play "I'd Rather Go Blind"
Play it for the man with the telepathic mind
Play John Lee Hooker, play "Scratch My Back"
Play it for that strip club owner named Jack
Guitar Slim going down slow
Play it for me and for Marilyn Monroe
Play "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Play it for the First Lady, she ain't feeling any good
Play Don Henley, play Glenn Frey
Take it to the limit and let it go by
Play it for Carl Wilson, too
Looking far, far away down Gower Avenue
Play tragedy, play "Twilight Time"
Take me back to Tulsa to the scene of the crime
Play another one and "Another One Bites the Dust"
Play "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In God We Trust"
Ride the pink horse down that long, lonesome road
Stand there and wait for his head to explode
Play "Mystery Train" for Mr Mystery
The man who fell down dead like a rootless tree
Play it for the Reverend, play it for the Pastor
Play it for the dog that got no master
Play Oscar Peterson, play Stan Getz
Play "Blue Sky," play Dickey Betts
Play Art Pepper, Thelonious Monk
Charlie Parker and all that junk
All that junk and "All That Jazz"
Play something for the Birdman of Alcatraz
Play Buster Keaton, play Harold Lloyd
Play Bugsy Siegel, play Pretty Boy Floyd
Play the numbers, play the odds
Play "Cry Me A River" for the Lord of the gods
Play Number nine, play Number six
Play it for Lindsey and Stevie Nicks
Play Nat King Cole, play "Nature Boy"
Play "Down In The Boondocks" for Terry Malloy
Play "It Happened One Night" and "One Night of Sin"
There's twelve million souls that are listening in
Play "Merchant of Venice", play "Merchants of Death"
Play "Stella by Starlight" for Lady Macbeth
Don't worry, Mr President, help's on the way
Your brothers are comin', there'll be hell to pay
Brothers? What brothers? What's this about hell?
Tell them, "We're waiting, keep coming," we'll get them as well
Love Field is where his plane touched down
But it never did get back up off the ground
Was a hard act to follow, second to none
They killed him on the altar of the rising sun
Play "Misty" for me and "That Old Devil Moon"
Play "Anything Goes" and "Memphis in June"
Play "Lonely At the Top" and "Lonely Are the Brave"
Play it for Houdini spinning around his grave
Play Jelly Roll Morton, play "Lucille"
Play "Deep In a Dream", and play "Driving Wheel"
Play "Moonlight Sonata" in F-sharp
And "A Key to the Highway" for the king on the harp
Play "Marching Through Georgia" and "Dumbarton's Drums"
Play darkness and death will come when it comes
Play "Love Me Or Leave Me" by the great Bud Powell
Play "The Blood-stained Banner", play "Murder Most Foul"