Legend Of George Nelson by Tishamingo
Legend Of George Nelson lyrics
Well his Christian name is George but most call him
Babyface
screamin� towards Innabena with Johnny Law puttin� on a
chase
Picked up three drifters (just) wanderin� down a
lonesome road
one of them pointed out to him (that) his foldin�
money�d come unstowed
George was in a line of work (that) required him to
carry a gun
(the)drifters met up with him on the tail end of a
three bank run
Bigger than any Johnny Law is all that George wanted to
be
the title he yearned for was crim�nal of the century
Chorus
Well it looks like ol� George is back on top again
hands bound behind him, he�s beaming with pride
Lightnin� will be shootin� through his fingertips
for that moment of glory, he was willing to die
Jesus saves, George withdraws, (and) the drifters seem
to benefit from both
a live wire and a Tommy gun, makes for a quite an
outlaw show
So hold your paws and drop your drawers, and don�t you
dare ring that warnin� bell
(cause) folks my name is George Nelson � and I was born
to raise hell
With thrill-seeking folks like George, what goes up
must come down
all it takes is another thrill to bring their battered
souls around
Well a lynch mob caught up George and put him back on
top again
they brought livestock, fire, and fiddle, they even
brought a mandolin
Solo
Chorus
(When) Babyface was electrified, power moved in a weird
sort of way
George�s prayer was answered when he took all the power
from the state
You see control is merely relative, when perceived it
certainly is a lie
and in the end it was George �Babyface� Nelson who
wound up bonafide
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