Feb 2022 bluegrass
A bluegrass takedown of Evangelical Christians who've been played by the majority, Republicans and Christian nationalists for generations.
YA BIN PLAYED BY THE MORAL MAJORITY
AND GUYS LIKE JERRY AND ORAL
WHO WERE NEVER IN THE MAJORITY
AND THEIR WORKS WERE LESS THAN MORAL
AND WHILE YOU RAISED YOUR HANDS TO GOD
AND SAID, "LET JESUS REIGN"
THEY WENT AROUND AND PICKED YOUR POCKETS
AND HOPPED ON THEIR PRIVATE PLANE
(minor section)
THEY GOT YOU TO BE DEATHLY SCARED OF
ANYONE THAT AIN'T YOU
OF BLACKS AND GAYS AND MEXICAN ASIANS
AND JEWS NOT IN YOUR PEW
YOU HAD TO VOTE REPUBLICAN
NOT DEMOCRAT, SATAN'S SPAWN
BUT WHEN IT CAME TO HELPING THE LITTLE GUY
THEY'S ALL UP AND GONE
(chorus)
YA BIN PLAYED, LORD, YA BIN PLAYED
LIKE A GAME OF 3-CARD MONTE, LORD, YA BIN PLAYED
YOU’RE DOING THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT LORD JESUS SAID
AND WHEN YOU GET TO THE PEARLY GATES, HE’LL TELL YOU “GO AWAY"
(slower)
AND WHEN YOU GET TO HEAVEN
TO CLAIM YOUR JUST REWARD
EXPECTING TO SPEND ETERNITY
JUST HANGIN’ WITH THE LORD
BUT WHEN HE SPLITS THE SHEEP AND GOATS
YOU NOTICE A BRIMSTONE SMELL
(a tempo)
HE’LL SAY, “I NEVER KNEW YOU”
AND CAST YOU ALL TO HELL
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@audrey Mar 2022
With these lyrics, you should probably label this song as political. I agree with you, though. Well you sure have some fine fiddlin' and banjo pickin' goin' on here. Very lively and entertaining music. It will be very easy to create a vocal melody to overlay on top of this fine music.