FALSE PROPHET

Another day that don't end - another ship going out

Another day of anger - bitterness and doubt

I know how it happened - I saw it begin

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 - a 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

The last of the best - you can bury the rest

Bury 'em naked with their silver and gold

Put 'em six feet under and pray for their soul

What are you looking 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’ve searched 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 a mountain of swords on my bare feet

You don't know me darling - 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 up there on the hill

Hello stranger - Hello and goodbye

You rule the land but so do I

You lusty old mule - you got a poisoned brain

I'll marry you to a ball and chain

You know darling the kind of life that I live

When your smile meets my smile - something has 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



FALSE PROPHET Another day that don't end - another ship going out Another day of anger - bitterness and doubt I know how it happened - I saw it begin 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 - a 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 The last of the best - you can bury the rest Bury 'em naked with their silver and gold Put 'em six feet under and pray for their soul What are you looking 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’ve searched 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 a mountain of swords on my bare feet You don't know me darling - 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 up there on the hill Hello stranger - Hello and goodbye You rule the land but so do I You lusty old mule - you got a poisoned brain I'll marry you to a ball and chain You know darling the kind of life that I live When your smile meets my smile - something has 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
PERFORMANCES no live performances yet "FALSE PROPHET" was released online in early May of 2020, and is included in the album "Rough And Rowdy Ways" released in June 2020. The album was recorded and mixed by Chris Shaw, the engineer who from 1999 to 2006 had also recorded ... Things Have Changed Love and Theft Waitin’ for You Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking ‘Cross the Green Mountain Tell Ol’ Bill Can’t Escape From You Modern Times Huck’s Tune