Intro :
It was a d ark day in Dallas November '63
A day that will live on in infamy
President Kennedy was a-ridin' high
Good d ay to be livin' and a good day to die
Being le d 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 coll ect
We're gonna kill you with hatre d 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 barrel head money to b urn
Dealey Plaza make a left-hand turn
I'm g oing down to the crossroads gonna flag a ride
The p lace 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 dam n
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 bus iness and it's a murder most fou l
Tommy can you hear me? I'm the Acid Queen
I'm riding in a long black Lincoln limousi ne
Ridin' in the backseat next to my wife
Headed straight on in t o 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 t rap
Where we a sk no quarter and no quarter do we give
We're right down the s treet from the street where you live
They mu tilated his body and they took out his b rain
What more could they do? They piled on the p ain
But his sou l was not there where it was supposed to be at
For the la st fifty years they've been searc hin' for that
Freedom oh freedom freedom over me
I hate to tell you mister but only dead men are free
Send me so me 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 dr ive
Cross the T rinity River let's keep hope alive
Turn the radio on don't touch the dials
Parkland hospital only si x 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 beh ind
I've blood in my eye got blood in my ear
I'm never gonna make it to the new fron tier
Zapruder's film I seen (right?) before
Seen it thirty-thr ee times maybe more
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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 fou l
What's n ew pussycat? What'd I say?
I said the soul of a nation been torn aw ay
And it's beg inning 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 Infirm ary" and the Court of King James
If you w ant 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 mi nd
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 Monro e
Play "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Play it for the First Lady she ain't feeling too 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 Sta n Getz
Play "Blue Sky" play Dickey Betts
Play Art Pepper Thelonious Mo nk
Charlie Parker and all that junk
All that junk and "All That Jazz"
Play something for the Birdman of Alcatraz
Play Buster Keaton pl ay Harold Lloyd
Play Bugsy S iegel play Pretty Boy Floy d
Play the numbers play the odds
Play "Cry Me A River" for the Lord of the gods
Play Number nine play Number six
P lay it for Lindsey and Stevie Nicks
Play Nat King Cole play "Nature Boy"
Play "Do wn In The Boondocks" for Terry Malloy
Play "It H appened One Night" and "One Night of Sin"
There's tw elve million souls that are listening in
Play "M erchant of Venice" play "Merchants of Death"
Play "St ella by Starlight" for Lady Macbeth
Don't worry Mr. President he lp's on the way
Your brothers are com in' 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 dow n
But it never did get back up off the groun d
Was a hard act to f ollow second to none
They killed him on the altar of the rising sun
P lay "Misty" for me and "That O ld Devil Moon"
Play "Any thing Goes" and "Memphis in Ju ne"
Play "Lonely At the Top" and "Lonely Are the Brave"
P lay it for Houdini spinning around his grave
P lay Jelly Roll Morton play "Lucille"
Play "Deep In a Dream" and play "Driving Whee l"
Play "M oonlight Sonata" in F-sharp
And "A Ke y to the Highway" for the king on the harp
Play "M arching Through Georgia" and "Dumbarton's Drums"
Play da rkness and death will come when it comes
Play "Love Me Or Leave Me" by the great Bud Powell
Play "The Blo od-stained Banner" play "Murder Most Foul"
