Time for a Mutiny !!

Hey Folks,

You can listen at:
http://www.awrenchinthecogs.com/Ahab.mp3
(a ukethanks to Phyll)

- Uke Man

Ahab

I was down by the seaside down by the shore
I was wading in the water while I listened to the roar
There were sirens in the sky, I said what the heck
I was up to my knees, now I'm up to my neck
People on the rooftops, trying not to drown
While the Hummers all are moving to higher ground
They told me son, now don't be a bore
We're gonna study this thing a little bit more
We're busy making profits so cut that jive
Pray to Jesus there's no category five
Put a gag on the doctor, tell him to shove it
Put your ray-bans on, you're gonna learn to love it

Who's got their hand on the tiller
Who's got their hand on the wheel
Cause it's looking to me like we're lost at sea
I can’t tell you how sick I feel
Somebody call for the captain
Cause looks like we're going down
But the captain ain’t the one
Look at what he's done
He’s running this ship aground

I was down on the tarmac watching planes come in
They fill 'em up with boys and girls and send 'em off again
Some clown asked why, tell me what's this for
Somebody said something 'bout a permanent war
I turned around the man's got his hand in my pockets
Saying spare some change son, for guns and rockets
Step right up it's a big shell game
There weren't any weapons and we don't take the blame
The numbers keep climbing higher every day
You come back in a box then they hide you away
I said, this ain't livin, we act like we're dead
The next thing I know there's a bag on my head

There was a knock on the door it was a man in a suit
He was talking on a cell phone wearing snakeskin boots
He took me to the courtroom and he put me on trial
When I said where's the justice everybody smiled
The judge was a wolf, the jury was too
The only lamb there was you know who
The DA said we got you, and it wasn't that hard
We found all your guilt on a library card

Readin' bout Buddah, Suess, and Camus
You read that much something's wrong with you
The judge found me guilty, said the terror will cease
They put me in the slammer for talking 'bout peace

I was down in the alley, I was down on my knees
Feeling like I had some strange disease
Like I was living in a bubble or a fog or a cloud
Dreaming of the truth spoken right out loud
There's a storm in the ocean, there's a storm in my head
The sun's coming up and the sky's turning red
The captain's in his cabin and he won't come out
Sayin’ everything's fine there ain't any doubt
There's a story I read, it reminds me of a tale
About somebody chasing some big white whale
I was wondering what the answer to the riddle might be
When I heard someone talking 'bout a mutiny.

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