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Thread #102943 Message #3870010
Posted By: Rog Peek
04-Aug-17 - 07:24 PM
Thread Name: Songs for/about Phil Ochs
Subject: RE: Songs for/about Phil Ochs
THE REFRAIN OF JOHN BUTLER TRAIN (Kyle Donovan/David Baldo)
Chorus That day John Butler Train Became a martyr At the risk of his life and limb, And Psyche first and foremost Cursed the drunken John Butler Train
He told how they love the reformer, A radical ritual of sorts Then they'll pull them off their pedestal Hastily hunt 'em for sport Train reported in song Tracing the tracks of his time In restless refrain he complained Of martyrs and murderous crime
Chorus The caricature is crude And always cannibalized Poor John knew it all too well He could see through the whites of their eyes Glitter fell from the sky While the awe-struck were stuck in cement Train cried out his refrain As if it were heaven sent
Chorus His current began to run counter As he ran from pole to pole His turret turned, he heard The cracks crumblin' below Swept up in the storm he swam A reformer that day he became The name of the man he was former Was hung by John Butler Train
Chorus Repeat last two lines
Notes: Written by Kyle and David in 2015, performed and recorded on The Sound Cloud under the name "The Baldo Bin".