Non-Bush Song Lyrics

The Ballad of Black Jack Ketchum

©David Morgan 07

Billy The Kid & Jesse James Had Notorious Newspaper Billings

Jesse For Robbing Banks & Trains

Billy For His Number Of Killings

But Billy The Kid Was Truly A Kid

& Jesse Was Quite the Amuser

Neither Could Be Said For Black Jack Ketchum

The Wild-West’s Biggest Loser

Now The Man Wasnt Black & His Name Wasn't Jack

But 4 Robbin & Killin He Had Quite A Knack

Perhaps The Nickname Referred To His Heart

It Was Black As Coal From The Very Start

Ch: Bad Bad Black Jack Repeat

He Shot Down A Man In Texas

Then The Posse That Went To Fetch Him

Both Far & Near His Name Struck Fear

Beware OfBlack Jack Ketchum

His Rampage Raged Through NM Utah & AZ

He Murdered 2 Men In Camp Verde

Just A Few Miles South Of Sedona

Now Jack Didn’t Fancy Dance Hall Girls

And HeWasn’t Known As A Boozer

But When You Read The History Of Outlaws

You’ll Find Black Jack Under Loser

Bad Bad Black Jack Repeat

He Was Finally Caught & Sentenced To Hang

An Event Most Eagerly Anticipated

And Tho Admission Was Charged No One Complained

Cuz Black Jack Done Got Decapitated

He May Have Lost Any Hope Of Eternal Rest

He Did Lose An Arm The One He Liked Best

He Lost His Brother To A Chunk Of Lead

& On The Gallows Old Black Jack Even Lost His Head

In The End He Lost His Head

MAKE YOUR PARENTS PROUD
©David Morgan 04

It doesn't matter what kind of drive you have
A Chevy or a Mercedes Bendz
You might nail your shoes down
Become a fixture in town
Or wanderlust may be your best friend
You may finagle a formal education
Frame sheepskins from wall to wall
But get that one degree above a PhD
That teaches how to get up when you fall

Ch: I just want you to fly

With the bluebird of happiness
Sigh a little less than you smile
Try to live in the moment & accept yourself
Then when twilight kisses the sun good-night
Truth starts to shimmer like a neon light
It was all worthwhile, it was all worthwhile

I don't care if you give me lots of grandkids
Or pick a passel of puppies to raise
I just wish you good health & a star you can trust
As you maneuver this amazing maze
You don't need to leap over tall buildings
Or have your name mentioned on the marquee
Just tell me you've flown with a bluebird
I'll be as proud as a parent can be

HAROLD AND ALYS
©DMorgan 2004

Harold & Alys met in the twilight

After too many meals at a table for one
Drawn to a twinkle each saw through the dimness
There was no time to waste only time to have fun

So they danced in the ballroom, they danced in the desert
They danced til their shoes wouldn't dance any more
Cuz they'd checked out the ballrooms & sifted through deserts
Til they found in each other what they'd been searching for

Since Harold & Alys discovered each other
They've stopped getting older cuz time now stands still
Day after day they prove through their actions that over the rainbow isn't over the hill

Now they'll dance in the ballroom

They'll dance in the desert
They'll dance til their shoes

Just won't dance any more
Cuz they checked out the ballrooms

& sifted through deserts
Til they found in each other

What each had been searching for

THE MAN IN BLACK WHO WALKED THE LINE
© 2003 David Morgan

He walked the line for common folks, people like me & you
And sometimes the not so common types
Like that boy everybody called Sue
His voice was a locomotive, rumbling into the night
Seizing the souls of Americans both pros and cons alike

Ch: Have another round to honor his name
The name that put country in the hall of fame
Raise your glass one final time
To the legend in black who walked the line

He walked the line for the workers

Who struggled to make ends meet
And he walked the line for the sorry souls

Who slept on city streets
He walked the line for those who had

No chance of ever getting hired
The unfortunate ones imprisoned

In their burning rings of fire

He wandered a broken meandering line
That took him through the tortures of hell
But even from the depths he could hypnotize
From a pulpit or a prison cell
He walked a fine line between freedom

And living his life behind bars
But he listened to God who said change your ways
And I'll make you a movie star

The Nashville brass first chuckled
At the loner, unpolished and scarred
But they lost their sense of humor As he piled up Grammies Like a kid collecting baseball cards

Music fans will honor him til our song runs out of time
We'll never know another like the man in black
The legend who walked the line

THINK AGAIN
©2004David Morgan

I know that you expected to come waltzing back again
Just like you have a hundred times or more
You thought I'd fall down on my knees
And thank the lord above
When you flashed that charming smile outside my door

Well lots of things are different since you ran away this time
I wouldn't even know where to begin
But before you kick your shoes off
And think we're playing house
Huh-uh, baby, think again.

Chorus: Think again, don't get too comfortable
Think again, I wouldn't unpack
Think again before you call your friends
To tell them that you're back
You figured everything would stay
The way it's always been
But I've had time for second thoughts
Now you can think again

You left without a single word
Whenever things got tough
Then talked your way back in my life
When you fooled around enough
I know you only see me as a mindless mannequin
You think I lack both brains and guts
Well baby think again (chorus)

fear of Flying fat

©dmorgan 7/8/2007

If you’re contemplating flying those friendly skies

Be apprised and advised don’t act surprised

If your boarding pass announces you’ve been super sized

Perhaps you think you’re heavy set, thick, big boned or stout

Hop aboard a Southwest flight in no time you’ll find out

You’ll need to buy two tickets if you’re prosperous or plump

If muscle mass you lost has found a new spread in your rump

Think before you cram another cookie in your mouth

Or pay a stocky surcharge for each chocolate chip gone south

Ch: If you have a fear of flying learn to travel lite

Lose the excess baggage; take off, enjoy the flight

While waiting at the weigh in line,

It won’t do any good to whine

A tubby tantrum only asks for trouble

If you can force your fanny in

The sample seat, hurrah you win

But overlapping flab will cost you double

Once she had a tiny hiney he was quite the athlete

But all of that’s behind them now

And both require a double seat

Are you permanently grounded

Amtracked or greyhounded

Jawbones can be wired shut staples can resize a gut

A lawsuit might be apropos

Only if you find your seats assigned in different rows

Frequent fliers know the skinny

Chunks of change are in the air

The airline claims it isn't piggy,

Seeking only fairer fares

Profits will not multiply by doubling fees for biggies

Cuz prices will be cut in half for anorexic Twiggys

Yo Momma Obama c David Morgan 2008

When I was a kid the colored folks sat by themselves on the back of the bus

They had their own toilets, their very own schools

Everything was equal just separate from us

A few things have changed throughout my life & when this election's done

Barak will where he damn chooses up there in air force one

Chorus: O papa o momma we need Barak Obama

My brothers & sisters we've suffered too much pain

To end the deadly drama we must elect bema

If we fail we'll end up with a very weary very dreary very Bushed Mccain

Nixon got booted right out on his ass/ Reagan was a worldwide joke

But having to swallow Bush & Dick make civilized people choke

Dubya couldn't hide his smarmy smirk after rigging the election

& everybody knows that trading oil for blood is the basis for his erections (chorus)

If Americans want to show the world we're not a bunch of bush-league numb-nuts

We have to get out & vote for courage & strength

Obama has shown us he has the guts

John is hoping that 72 is a number the voters won't nix

Clinton retired number 69/ let's give John the old 86 (chorus)

Seriously though don't you think we've had enough warmongering & deceivin’

Obama's quite clear about what he'll bring us--change we can believe in