Oh Oh ohh Long for the sailor beneath the skies Long for the white dove no matter where she flies (White dove) Long for the stranger you know so well, so well (Stranger) Pray for the soldier who's wounded bad Pray for the dreamer he's still so sad Pray for the stranger you know so well 'Cause I'm comin' home (I'm comin' home) Now the time has come Oh yeah Now the time has come Oh my Oh oh oh ohh, for me to come back home Long for the eagle on wings so strong Long for the hunter he won't be long Long for the stranger you know so well (Stranger) 'Cause I'm comin' home (I'm comin' home) Now the time has come Oh yeah Now the time has come Oh my Oh oh oh ohh, for me to come back home Ohh Now the time has come Oh yeah Now the time has come Oh yeah, yeah Now the time has come I'm headin' back home again So baby, now the time has come Oh oh my So baby, now the time has come Oh oh yeah

Now one fell asleep in the street And he never woke up Now one died in pieces In his bed with the mouth full of bones And one threatened me long ago when I saw him Melt in the bright light of day And one laid to rest in a field under starlings and crows, hey! I've been wandering sideways I've stared straight into the sun Still, I don't know why you're dying Long before your time has come Your time has come Now one took some bullets in the chest in a deal gone wrong One got a little too depressed and he went and jumped the gun One got shot right in the face and he somehow survived But he doesn't know my name or who I am And I'm not surprised, hey! I've been wandering sideways I've stared straight into the sun Still, I don't know why you're dying Long before your time has come Yeah I've been wandering sideways And I've stared straight into the sun Still I don't know why you're dying Long before your time has come Your time has come, yeah! I've seen fifty thousand names all engraved on a stone Most of them, met an early grave years before I was born All of them left brothers and sisters and mothers behind And most of their family and friends alive, doing time I've been wandering sideways I've stared straight into the sun I don't know why you're dying Long before your time has come Yeah, I've been wandering sideways I've stared straight into the sun And I don't know why you're dying Long before your time has come Long before your time has come Long before your time has come Your time has come

Folks are always droppin' names Rubbin' up to those who've got great fame I've spent years raisin' chickens I couldn't eat 'em 'cause I give 'em all names Like Bozo, Sugar feet, Little feet, Toe nail Pickle and Fickle, and Bertha and Snail mail Two-bits, Four-bits, Six-bits, A dollar Glu-glu crowed like a frog in the hollow "Uh-errrrrrr!" What a voice! Half-pint, Teeny, Weany and Beany, Twinkle-toes, Red rose, Queenie and Meany Never had a chicken like sweet Loretta She was grabbed by a fox in nasty weather Well I fired some buckshot over his head He dropped Loretta and she wasn't quite dead She lost an eye and half her butt The local vet stitched her up, "Ouch that hurt!" From that day on she ate out of my hand The greatest chicken in all the land Nah, chickens ain't stupid, all chickens ain't the same They've got good sense to come out the rain (Got good sense to get out the rain) Sneezer, Teaser, French horn and Pop corn Lightnin' was born in a thunder storm Fruitcake, 'Possum and Sweet potato Doodle, and Noodle and Ol' tomato That's the list, there's more I missed All darn good chickens in the mist Chickens ain't stupid, all chickens ain't the same They got good sense to come out the rain What can we learn from chickens? Just think about it It's not just brawn, it's not just brains It's how we chickens play the game People ain't stupid, all people ain't the same But, do we got good sense to come out the rain? Let me repeat that People ain't stupid, all people ain't the same But, do we got good sense Do we got good sense Do we got good sense To come out of the rain? (No no no no) Ain't too sure about that one! Ha ha! (Oh yeah) yeah

There's the pusher who sells poison, S.O.B. There's the rapist 'round the corner, S.O.B. There's the bully who throws around his bulk May he come in contact with the Hulk After that he'll be a kinder gentler, S.O.B. There's the leader who misuses, S.O.B. There's the driver full of booze, S.O.B. There's the man who went to Spain and he didn't take a thin' But the charity collection, S.O.B. There's the witness who refuses, S.O.B. There's the teacher who abuses, S.O.B. But the biggest of them all blows up the party hall Full of smilin', happy faces, S.O.B. S.O.B., dirty rotten S.O.B. How we get to be one, there's no mystery We're the one who kicks a dog We're the one who totes a log, in front of our eyes Yet we don't let others see There's the vote-riggin' liar, S.O.B. There's the murderer for hire, S.O.B. There's the one who screams so loud, yes, the big mouth of the crowd Incitin' folks to riot, S.O.B. There's the dictator that gobbles up liberty, gobble gobble gobble! If you sell-out your country, you're an S.O.B. There's the 'heaven-selling preacher' who forgot his humble teacher Don't send your money to that S.O.B. There's the hunter who don't eat what he kills There's the killer who kills just for the thrills, yoohoo! There's the man who lit the spark and burned the redwoods in the park In Bible talk, "Hark!" a dee-double S.O.B., yeah! S.O.B., double S.O.B. How we get to be one, there's no mystery We're the one who kicks a dog We're the one who totes a log, in front of our eyes Yet we don't let others see There's the journalist that would kill for a scoop There's the guru that's in it for the loot There's the real-estate investor Who sold his folks a home out west, sir That turned out to be some polecats chicken coop Well, a kidnapper nappin' is an S.O.B., that's for sure The creep that steals from grandma is an S.O.B. There's the doctor with the Golden-phone, who leaves you dyin' all alone With a heart attack on weekends, S.O.B. The insurance man that won't pay is an S.O.B. The terrorist that slays is an S.O.B. Say that last once again, 'cause his evil has no end Even his lawyer friend is an S.O.-S.O.B. S.O.B., dirty rotten S.O.B. How we get to be one, there's no mystery We're the one who kicks a dog We're the one who totes a log, in front of our eyes Yet we don't let others see All tyrants fall to their wicked ways, wicked ways Their mouths are bigger than their heart or brains They bark commands to the wind and rain It whoops up storms and hurricanes They'll bite the dust, those lousy jerks When they cross the likes of... They'll bite the dust, those lousy jerks When they cross the likes of Sheriff Wyatt Earp He'll plug 'em good, give 'em the works with a, "Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat! Burp! Gotcha, you sorry S.O.B." Ha ha ha ha, Ha ha ha ha ha ha, yooh!

I've got two black eyes, why I can barely drag my feet I done run into the tough guy on the street Was feeling mighty good, just like I thought I should 'Til I blew my fuse now, I'm feeling mighty weak No way you could get close to me I'd blasted-off into a blue eternity At the end of the line was a loan took on my time And them interest payments got the best of me And I got sunstroked, I got half-choked By the biggest and the meanest dude around I got half-baked, I got my coals raked I spinned my wheels 'til they almost oh, melted down People tend to think they knew it all I wasn't any different and took a fall, fall, fall Gone with the wind, I forgot about my friends I forgot to take a drink when mercy called Had a garden full of crops, but then I stopped Started thinkin' on the bottom, not the top And it was pin-ball machines, I was a joker in jeans It was far too late to even call the cops And I got sunstroked, I got half-choked By the biggest and the meanest dude around I got half-baked, I got my coals raked I spinned my wheels 'til they almost melted down If I've learned anything in life's game And could do it all again a different way I'd hesitate to sign my name on the line I'd throw that line clear 'cross the USA 'Cause there's surprises in life Like a sleigh ride on the ice We can never know just what's around the bend And if you've been sunstroked, and had your dreams choked, friends Well you're one of the folks who can better understand That even small oaks laugh at good jokes And the thrill of life is just to go around, hey hey! And if you've been sunstroked, and had your dreams choked Well you're one of the folks who can better understand That even small oaks laugh at good jokes, "Ha ha, ha, ha ha, ha!" And the thrill of life is just And the thrill of life is just, just, just To go around Do the best you can though

Have you seen the rickshaw driver? A member of life's brotherhood Peedlin' about the city, knowin' of the bad and good This particular fellow, went to school and ABCD Havin' no Indian rupees, but he's got a soul that's freed From the rippin' off, of the fleetin' tourist And drivin' them just where they've been He is not a member of the rat-race But a humble voyager, a friend A friend Then there is, the man snake charmer With business partners of the fang, ouch! Cobras mesmerized by music No one else can play his game Next in line is the peanut vendor Knowin' what he's got to do Settin' on the dusty highway Sellin' crunch to passers through Oh, the haze and the maze of the incense burnin' Naked temples and no-style clothes Jewels and gems, and beggars beggin' With clay and copper and golden bowls, begging, "As you please, sir", "As you please, sir", "Help me fill my needs" "As you please, sir", "As you please, sir", "Help me fill my needs" There are no words, to sum up the many Roads and acts of yearnin' men All have breath and laugh together As the barrier wears thin, oh oh oh Let the barrier wear thin So, if you meet a rickshaw driver And you, he is a heavin' up the hill Climb to the top, your loads together And just fly Fly together down the hill Realize the space-flight thrill The space-flight thrill

Hoo-hoo-hoo The great American Indians, free upon the open plain Had a life so complete Until the European came A hoopin' and a hollerin Rdin' on a pony's back, hoo hoo hoo, better than a Cadillac With the Squaw and little papoose Without no railroad tracks, wow! The great American Indian, fishin' in the Everglades Was a part of all around And took care of all that was made Paddlin' his canoe, through reeds of grass so tall He was the Big Alligator But left enough for all, yeah The great Amrican Indian, dwellin' in the Canyon Grand Had a life so specialized Tuned to wind and rain and sand No attempt to control, what cannot be tamed Hе knew Earth as a Mother And would not not rape hеr for gain, ooh ooh ooh They knew Earth as their Mother And would not not rape her for gain, wow hoo hoo The great American Indian, saw as only eagles saw Swam like fish, ran like lightning Wore the sign of the big bear claw Each job to its season Down valley, down valley, path or trail, oh yeah And the racoon knew the reason The corn never failed, ooh ooh The great American Indian, considered Sun and Moon and Fire All is somethin' delicate To someone grateful to inspire Nothin' was left out Nothin' was thrown away And every step was taken, in the Great Spirit's way The great American Indian, saw as only eagles saw Swam like fish, ran like lightning Wore the sign of the big bear claw A hoopin' and a hollerin', hoo hoo hoo hoo Ridin' on a pony's, pony's back, better than a Cadillac With the Squaw and little papoose Without no railroad tracks, wow hoo hoo!

Slavery's medieval, baby, you made me do such evil things, oh oh Oh, slavery's medieval, you made me do such evil things, oh Oh, I put horns on like the devil, and took the devil for my king God forbid, that was bad, wrong Like the ancient 'gyptian empire You keep me fallin' with a ball 'n' chain Oh, like the ancient 'gyptian empire You keep me fallin' with a ball 'n' chain Oh, once your pyramids was built Like the Pharaoh done done, you give me the jilt, oh oh Boy, you hurt me baby! You put the whammy on me baby, then you lulled to sleep my brain You put the whammy on me baby, then you lulled to sleep my brain Then you done the hocus-pocus, zip-zap! I was tied on the track, Here come the train, chug chuga chug, chuga chuga chug! Well we'd fall out every mornin' baby, Then you'd punch me out at night, ouh! Well, we'd fall out every mornin', then you'd punch me out at night Well, the ref said, " Clear decision, that woman sho' can fight", oh oh! The manicure you gave me baby, Took my nails off to the bone, oh oh oh oh Well, the manicure you gave me, took my nails off to the bone, hmmmm Huh! Such a pedicure you gave me, The ambulance had to come and carry me home Yes it did, oh oh oh oh oh You let me hold it baby, but I couldn't give none away Well, you let me hold it baby, but I couldn't give none away I'd have to be strong as Godzilla, To stay with you another day, wooh oh oh oh oh oh So I took to heavy drinkin', Barrels of rum and buckets of gin, what I did? Well, I took to heavy drinkin', Barrels of rum and buckets of gin, oh oh Smoked so much maragoochee The hippies had to go plant them seeds again, yeah baby But I'm crazy 'bout you baby, no matter how much it hurts, oh oh oh oh Oh, I'm crazy 'bout you baby, no matter how much it hurts Well, I'm afraid of your thunder and lightning But I love your fireworks Yeah yeah yeah yeah Oh, I'm afraid of your thunder and lightning Oh, but I love, oh yes I love, oh yes I love, love, love, love, love I love, love your, love your fireworks Oooh, oh yeah I do baby! ha ha ha ha ha! Yeah, love your fireworks, ain't nothin' like it