‘Twas a dark day in Dallas - November ‘63 The day that will live on in infamy
President Kennedy was riding high A good day to be living and a good day to die
Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb Say wait a minute boys, do you know who I am?
Of course we do, we know who you are Then they blew off his head
when he was still in the car Shot down like a dog in broad daylight
‘Twas a matter of timing and the timing was right You got unpaid debts and we’ve come to collect
We’re gon’ kill you with hatred and without any respect
We’ll mock you and shock you, we’ll grin in your face
We’ve already got someone here to take your place The day that 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 murder most foul
Hush lil children, you’ll soon understand
The Beatles are coming 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 going to Woodstock, it’s the Aquarian Age Then I’ll go over 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 and pour the cement Don’t say Dallas don’t love you, Mr. President
Put your foot in the tank and step on the gas Try to make it to the triple underpass
Black face singer - white face clown Better not show your faces after the sun goes down
I’m in the red-light district like a 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
Go down to the crossroads, try to flag a ride
That’s the place where Faith, Hope and Charity died
Shoot ‘em while he runs, boy, shoot ‘em while you can
See if you can shoot the Invisible Man
Goodbye, Charlie, goodbye Uncle Sam
Frankly, Miss Scarlet, 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, says the wise old owl
Business is business and it’s murder most foul
Tommy can you hear me, I’m the Acid Queen
I’m ridin’ in a long black Lincoln limousine
Ridin’ in the back seat, next to my wife
Heading straight on into the afterlife
I’m leaning to the left, got my head in her lap
Oh Lord, I’ve been led into some kind of a trap
We ask no quarter, no quarter do we give
We’re right down the street from the street where you live
They mutilated his body and 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 searching for that
Freedom, oh freedom, freedom over me
Hate to tell you, Mister, but only dead men are free
Send me some loving - tell me no lie
Throw the gun in the gutter and walk on by
Wake up, Little Suzie, 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’s 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 I never shot anyone from in front or behind
Got blood in my eyes, got blood in my ear
I’m never gonna make it to the New Frontier
Zapruder’s film, I’ve seen that before
Seen it thirty three times, maybe more
It’s vile and deceitful - it’s cruel and it’s mean
Ugliest thing that you ever have seen
They killed him once, 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 anti-Christ has just only begun.”
Air Force One coming in through the gate
Johnson sworn in at two thirty-eight
Let me know when you decide to throw in the towel
It is what it is and it’s murder most foul
What’s New Pussycat - Wha’d I say
I said the soul of a nation been torn away
And it’s beginning to go down 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 that Only The Good Die Young
Take me to the place where Tom Dooley was hung
Play St. James Infirmary in the court of King James
If you want to remember, 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 - Goin’ Down Slow
Play it for me and for Marilyn Monroe
And 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
Lookin’ 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’s got no master
Play Oscar Peterson and play Stan Getz Play Blue Sky, play Dickie Betts
Play Art Pepper, play 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 all the numbers, play all 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 the Merchant of Venice,
play the 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 ‘em we’re waitin’- keep coming - we’ll get ‘em as well
Love Field is where his plane touched down But it never did get back up off of 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 in his grave
Play Jelly Roll Morton, play Lucille Play Deep in a Dream and play Drivin’ Wheel
Play Moonlight Sonata in F sharp
And Key to the Highway by the king of the harp
Play Marchin’ 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
Kennedy: If a free society, cannot help the many who are poor,
it cannot save the few who are rich.
Let both sides join in creating a new endeavor.
Where the strong are just. And the weak secure. And the peace preserved.