Murder Most Foul

[Intro] [Verse 1] It was a dark day in Dallas November ’63 A day that will live on in infamy President Kennedy was a-ridin’ high Good day to be livin’ 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 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 [Interlude] [Verse 2] 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 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 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 damn 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 business and it’s a murder most foul [Interlude] [Verse 3] Tommy can you hear me? I’m the Acid Queen I’m riding in a long black Lincoln limousine Ridin’ in the backseat next to my wife Headed straight on in to 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 trap Where 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 searchin’ for that Freedom oh freedom freedom over me I hate to tell you mister but only dead men are free Send me some 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 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 I’ve blood in my eye got blood in my ear I’m never gonna make it to the new frontier Zapruder’s film I seen (right?) before Seen it thirty-three times maybe more Ff  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 foul [Interlude] [Verse 4] 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" and 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 going down slow Play it for me and for Marilyn Monroe         [Verse 5] 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 Stan Getz Play "Blue Sky" play Dickey 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 them "We’re waiting 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 his grave Play Jelly Roll Morton play "Lucille" Play "Deep In a Dream" and play "Driving Wheel" Play "Moonlight Sonata" in F-sharp And "A Key to the Highway" for the king on the harp Play "Marching Through Georgia" and "Dumbarton’s Drums" 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" [Outro]