Preacher in the Ring (Pt. I) / Variation II (Webern) / Caténaires (Carter)
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Spent the night over at a friend's place
Sunday morning came he was in my face
Said I wanna take you to a place
Put you in a state of grace
Drove way out to a cinder block house
I walked in like a tommy sit-down
Saw a man with a reptile suit
With a rattling sound
Oh no, oh no
I can't get with this here, I know
Never seen nothing like this before
Oh no, no, no
Hallelujah and praise the man
Upstairs with the longhand
A rattlesnake and the angels sing
Take your ride with the preacher in the rain
There was biting and moaning
There was biting and jumping
There was biting and jumping
Biting and jumping and moans and wails
Believers out shaking on the spirit trail
Then some came and threw the man in jail
The man in jail
He lifted up his neck overhead so high
Eyes closed tight, well he praised the sky
Was a wild eyed scramble over tables and chairs
To see the light
Oh no, so long
Copperheads and sacred, sacred songs
Book of Mark, well that couldn't be wrong
Oh no, no, no, no, no
Hey, hallelujah and praise the man
Upstairs with the longhand
A rattlesnake and I watch 'em all sting
As they go tend out the preacher in the rain
Say they locking 'em up, they got 'em on the run
Might as well sue all the doctors when they don't get it done
Not everything everybody does works all the time, son
Oh no, oh no
Say you got the answer, well how do you know?
It works for me, that's all I know
Well, the rattlesnake and the angels sing
Take your ride with the preacher man in the rain
Sonny Emory on the drums!