Shadowjack – foto Smith
Took a fragment of a 2005 poem and turned it into a bluesy rasp rock song called Uncle Sham. It walks the moral dark side of “Do unto others as they’ve done.” But other than that, it’s a nifty little number, bounces right along.
Click to play Uncle Sham: www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_11543779.
Uncle Sham
Monkeys monkeys moneys and more
My monkey’s so hungry I gotta score
So I’m takin’ names, I’m makin’ lists
Of faker folk who got me pissed
Save your seedy greedy soul
Before you find you’re masshole
My monkey’s not drugs or food
But fairness, truth, trying to do good
Though I forgive I never forget
Those who think truth is sublet
So make my day, try your lies
Watch them weave among the wise
And hurtin’ the bad begins to look right
Along these paths we walk to light
Let’s do the monkey on money’s men
Hurt those who hurt and then begin
De-tongue the liars lying their load
Run the road ragers off the road
Cast the priests with very dull spoons
Engage in cage the Man’s police goons
Though I forgive I never forget
Those who may think they sublet
So make my day, try your lies
Watch them weave among the wise
— Smith, fragment of 2005 poem
Music, mix, recording by Peter Ball of Apartment One; words and voice me.
There are 38 Ball/Smith word/music jams at revernbation.com/mutantsmith.
Flutterbye – foto Smith