Empathy for the Boll Weevil

from HIPPIE WHIP & OTHER DELIGHTS by John Soeder

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EMPATHY FOR THE BOLL WEEVIL
John Soeder
© 2009

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I’m running outta time
And I’m running outta breath
Jokers on the left of me
Fools on the right
And I forget the words to “I Saw the Light”
For goodness sake
Say your prayers and suck it up, cupcake

Introductions are in order
Boll Weevil said
You’re new here, ain’t you
Don’t be misled
Every man
Will meet his fate
At the appointed hour on the designated date
See
I’ll give it to you straight if you listen to me

Andale
Andale
Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger
(repeat)

There’s a light
That shines
Even on the darkest night
(repeat)

I take my coffee black
Like my soul, you see
I don’t drink horchata and I don’t drink tea
I prefer iced mocha
Or better yet chai
But don’t get it twisted
I’m a simple guy
Capiche
I can’t abide the airs of the nouveaux riche

Don’t tell your mama
Don’t tell your pa
Keep it on the down low and you’ll go far
See it in their faces
A need-to-know basis
Don’t spill the beans and it’s off to the races
Of course
All bets are off if you back the wrong horse

Andale
Andale
Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger
(repeat)

There’s a light
That shines
Even on the darkest night
(repeat)

Back to the valley of the shadow of death
No exit on my GPS
Boll Weevil laughed
He said, You’re wasting your time
Your time is up and your soul is mine
Oh no
When you gotta go I guess you gotta go

But then the darkness lifted
Boll Weevil cursed
He said, Beat it goody two-shoes
I got him first
Then lightning stuck
Boll Weevil down
Not a trace of him was ever found
Yippee
I saw the light
Or did the light see me

Andale
Andale
Hold that tiger
Hold that tiger
(repeat)

There’s a light
That shines
Even on the darkest night
(repeat)

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from HIPPIE WHIP & OTHER DELIGHTS, released January 26, 2010
music & lyrics by John Soeder

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