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MURDER MOST FOUL ‘Twas a dark day in Dallas - November ‘63 The day that will live on in infamy President Kennedy was a-ridin' high Good day to be living 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 grin 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 coming they’re gonna hold your hand Slide down the bannister, 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 going to Woodstock, it’s the Aquarian Age Then I'll go over 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 Black face singer - white face clown Better not show your faces after the sun goes down I’m in the red-light district like a 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 barrel head, 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 died 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 Scarlet, I don’t give a damn What is the truth, 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 ridin’ in a long black Lincoln limousine Ridin’ in the back seat, next to my wife Heading straight on into the afterlife I'm leaning to the left, got my head in her lap Oh Lord, I’ve been led into some kind of a trap Well, 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 searching for that Freedom, oh freedom, freedom over me I hate to tell you, Mister, but only dead men are free Send me some loving - tell me no lie Throw the gun in the gutter and walk on by Wake Up, Little Suzie, 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 Got 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 night 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 coming in through the gate Johnson sworn in at two thirty-eight 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 judgment 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 in 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 - Goin’ 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 Lookin’ 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 Dickie 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 ‘em we’re waitin’- 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 in his grave Play Jelly Roll Morton, play Lucille Play Deep in a Dream and play Drivin’ Wheel Play Moonlight Sonata in F sharp And a Key to the Highway for the king of the harp Play Marchin’ Through Georgia and Dumbarton’s drum 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 |
PERFORMANCES no live performances yet "MURDER MOST FOUL" was released online at the end of March 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 Freedom, oh freedom, freedom over me Play The Old Rugged Cross Play The BloodStained Banner ... ... play Murder Most Foul |
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