ShastaBallad of the Bard Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana

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Politics, UFO's, aliens, crop circles, fairy tales and weirdness. © 2007-2009 by E. Shasta Bates & Mountain Thunder Music (BMI)

Past, present & future of this here Bard! From new CD. "The Outsider"

Ballad of the Bard © 2007-2009 by E. Shasta Bates 1. As we tuned into America - Dorothy was asleep - The Big Bad Wolf was on the loose - in a field of dreaming sheep - Scarecrow reporters - they babbled the mundane - The Tinman he was rusting from -his tears that fell like rain - Well, you think the Lion’s brave - but there’s a Monkey on his back - The Man you thought would be your king - really don't know Jack - Yeah, you marvel at the Wizard - running your machine - And pray to the gods you’ll awake one day - to find it’s just a dream - (Refrain) Perhaps in another place in time the surroundings weren’t so hard - Back when they would listen to the ballad - ballad of the Bard 2. Now, big black triangles with laser cannon - floatin' in toxic skies - Overhead mile oblong platforms - make you wanna run and hide - Oh, the air force doesn’t know a thing - the government is mute - Maybe we’re just ruled by - reptilians in suits - Now the only thing left to hope for - is the time to drink the wine - Genetic harvesting is goin’ down - across the county line - Oh, they fill you up with implants - those nasty little grays - And just like animal mutilations - you wish they’de go away - (Refrain) Circles separate wheat from chaff - out in my backyard - It's just another day in the life in the ballad - ballad of the Bard - 3. Riding in a caravan - upon a humpback camel - Ali the Sheik was dressed in sheets - and a turban made of flannel - Ol’ Ali Baba’s wife - she had 40 Thieves - But, to get them in her tent that night - she had to make each one so brief - Then big ol’ Baba he showed up - she thought she was all done - But he knelt right down and kissed her hand - while worshiping the sun - Little Egypt, said I’m sorry - old Ali said, “Me too!” - And they both had their fill of Forbidden Fruit - until the morning dew - (Refrain) Well, I rode up to the pyramids - the Sphinx she was on guard - But I’d get through with the answers to the riddle - riddle of the Bard - 4. Oh, Xena was my heroin - I didn’t need no drug - If I wanted to fly, I would try - by sitting on my rug - Yeah, I grew up in Disneyland - Lassie by my side - I searched for Sleeping Beauty - but all I got was jive - I used to believe in Santa Claus & the Playboy Bunny too - Stars & cards, men from Mars - Oh, some may still come true - I searched for Long John’s Silver - in my mind I did set sail - But, the only treasure I found were the words - to tell this crazy tale - (Refrain) Now, charging through my dreams - for you with these wise words I depart - Are they just dumb rhymes without no reason - in the ballad of the Bard? - Charging through my dreams - for you with these wise words I depart - Are they just a tall tales without purpose in the ballad of the Bard? - x