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THE MAIDENS PRAYER

from That .​.​.​and a Quarter. by Louis King

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THE MAIDENS PRAYER ©L KING2008
WELL I READ IT IN THE PAPER
AND I BOUGHT ALL THE MAGAZINES
THEY GOT A THING CALLED THE WAR FOR FREEDOM
NOW WERE SENDING IN THE MARINES
SOME GUY IS ON MY T.V
SAYS IT’S LOOKIN’ GRIM SAYS I GOT TO CHOOSE,IS IT ME OR IS IT HIM
WELL YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A EINSTEIN
TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IT ENDS
THEYT BEEN LYIN’ TO US FOR A HUNDRED YEARS / OOP’S HERE WE GO AGAIN
WELL THEY SAID IT ON THE RADIO/
SO IGUESS IT MUST BE TRUE
THEY GOT ALL THESE CRAZY PEOPLE
TRYIN’ TO BLOW UP ME AND YOU
WELL I DON’T KNOW WHY THEY HATE US
OR HOW IT EVER GOT THIS FAR
BUT I DON’T THINK THEY’RE JUST JEALOUS
OF JUST HOW RICH WE ARE
WELL I MAY NOT BE A GENERAL /OR THE HEAD OF THE FBI/ BUT I BEEN AROUND THIS WORLD ACOUPLE OF TIMES /SOHELL I’LL GIVE IT A TRY
GOVERNMENT SAYS WE GOT TO PAY UP BIG
FOR THE WAR THEY PUT US IN/ GAS GONE THROUGH THE ROOF/AND THE MARKETS IN A SPINMAN SAYS WE CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM
IF WE ALL GOT THE WILL
THE MAN GOT HIS NOSE RIGHT IN THE TROUGH
HE GOT HIS FINGERS IN THE TILL
S O IT’S EVERYBODY TIGHTEN UP YOUR BELT
IT’S COLLARS UP TILL SPRING
THEY BEEN LYIN’ TO US FOR A THOUSAND YEARSIT’S THE ONLY SONG THEY SING
FIRST THEY GET US IN THE MOOD
AND THEN WE MARCH RIGHT OFF TO WAR
FEED US ALL THIS CRAZYSHIT
ABOUT ALL THE SHOCK AND AND THE AWE
THEY’LL DEFEND US INTHE CITIES
THEY’LL PROTECT US IN OUR HOME
THEY GOT TO GO RIGHT THROUGH OUR MAIL
THEY GOT A WIRETAP ON YOUR PHONE
PEOPLE START TO DISAPPEAR
‘NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN
THEY ARE LYING TO YOU NOW
JUST LIKE THEY WERE LYIN RIGHT BACK THEN
TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE
TOO MANY FINGERS IN THE PIE
TOO MANY PEOPLE JUST WALKING AROUND
TELLIN’ TOO MANY LIES
TOO MUCH MONEY WASTED
TOO MUCH TIME BEEN SPENT
HOW COME NOBODY HERE EVER SEEMS TO KNOW
JUST WHERE ALL THE MONEY WENT
TOO LATE TO SAY WE’RE SORRY
TOO LATE TO CLEAN OUR HANDS
TOO HARD TO WASH AWAY THE BLOOD AND THE OIL
AND THE MESS WE LEFT IN THE SAND
MAYBE YOU AND ME WE’RE THE PROBLEM
MAYBE WE JUST DON’T CARE
MAYBE THE LIFE OF A GOOD MAN OVER HERE
IS WORTH A THOUSAND OVER THERE
BUT SOMETHING SOUNDS FAMILIAR
LIKE I HEARD IT ALL BEFORE
LIKE WHEN THEY TOLD US IT WOULD BEOVER/
BY CHRISTMAS TIME FOR SURE
‘COS WE’RE THE BIGGEST FOOL’S IN HISTORY
ANYBODY EVER SAW
THEY BEEN LYIN’ TO US TO A MILLION YEARS
HERE’S TO A MILLION MORE!

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from That .​.​.​and a Quarter., released May 9, 2020

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Louis King Melbourne, Australia

Louis has been at the top of the Roots music scene in Australia since their first CD was released in 1996 .
His music is a dangerous mix of Blues and Rockabilly songwriting with a stage act that is a mixture of an Outback roadhouse and a Glasgow Pub Dance.
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