Hail to the shaman and his cardboard drum and the riffraff Dancing in the sun I sing for thee Praise to the ugly and the dispossessed and the genius born of The viperв's nest You have set me free Heyyou cranks and you clowns with your heads hanging down I bring good tidings to you For all the talent that he has jehovah donв't play jazz like the devil do See the rose sprung from the heap of dung The shafthorse hot and heavy hung shamelessly Check the star dust oozing in the mud on it pilgrimage to flesh and blood Now ainв't that you and me Heyyou shakespeares in rags little heretics and hags To thine own self be true Wellhe may be beautiful and king but jehovah he donв't swing like the devil Birdmanbirdmanwhatв's the wordman Into the night we go Billiebillieknock me silly Sing to me soft and low Save me from losing my soul to a heaven as cold as ice Iв'd sooner be a free man in hell than a prisoner in paradise So I toot my toot for the man with roots Heyfifer on the e-flat flute play onplay on All you sinners and you infidels you you artful madmen bound for hell Come sing along Come onyou potty-trained saints spoutingв' isms and ainв'ts Dig the poetry my man Well all deference to his throne Gabriel he donв't play no saxophone like coltrane can Nowsave me from losing my soul to a heaven as cold as ice Iв'd sooner be a free man in hell than a prisoner in paradise Iв'd sooner catch fire than kill my desire Hail to the shaman and his cardboard drum and the riffraff Dancing in the sun I sing for you For all the talent he has jehovah donв't play jazz like the devil do Yeahthe devil do Must admit he do Ahda devil do Birdmanbirdmanwhatв's the wordman Into the night we go Billiebillieknock me silly Sing to me soft and low Foll all the talent that he has jehovah donв't play no jazz ....
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