Once Upon A Time
Back long ago before the law
men took anything they saw,
a woman or fresh killed meat,
even you if not fleet of feet.
men took anything they saw,
a woman or fresh killed meat,
even you if not fleet of feet.
Then a king came along
to protect you with his song.
Obey me, protection you get,
but just not freedom yet.
to protect you with his song.
Obey me, protection you get,
but just not freedom yet.
Being ruled wasn't cheap
only a little that you reap
were you allowed to keep-
little to eat, no time to sleep.
only a little that you reap
were you allowed to keep-
little to eat, no time to sleep.
Rising up, Liberty
No more the king around.
No longer to an evil crown,
only to the law are bound.
only to the law are bound.
When did this take place
and by what luck or grace
do we keep ourselves free,
we the children ofLiberty
and by what luck or grace
do we keep ourselves free,
we the children of
A miracle never yet seen,
a law upon which to lean,
obtained by a revolution,
was called the Constitution.
a law upon which to lean,
obtained by a revolution,
was called the Constitution.
And now are blindly led
down a path of dread
with the devil now in bed
for a little security instead?
down a path of dread
with the devil now in bed
for a little security instead?
The founders are sure to weep
as to chains again we creep.
Our minds have gone to sleep,
led along no more than sheep.
as to chains again we creep.
Our minds have gone to sleep,
led along no more than sheep.
-John Mullinax July 2009
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