Ferdinand the Imposter — текст песни (The Band)

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(Intro)
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Ferdinand standing in the tower thinkin how to get the power

Empress knows that it would cost her
For Ferdinand The Imposter
Came to me to make a deal,
Dressed like General Butterfield.
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Couldnt wait to thank him for the stuffed birds and rubber door

A G D
Donated to him from the poor
D A
But its just his game
D A
And he carries no shame
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Still, he done nobody wrong
D A
He knew he didn`t belong
D A
But he went along
C#m
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Looking to see if there`s somebody else he`d like to be

Benny the Barber, Luke and me,
Passed out tickets cautiously,
To see the burning of the soup,
Down at Lucy`s chicken coop.
Then of course Ferdinand,
Started out doing Charlie Chan.
That last atlas honkey`s fall,
He says he`s gonna do them all.

A voice just said he`s not for real,
But its just his game,
And he carries no shame.
Still he done nobody wrong,
He knew he didn`t belong,
But he went along.
Lookin` to see if there`s somebody,
Else he`d like to be.

C#m Bm
Oh its hard, oh, don`t you know
C#m Bm
To be somebody that you dont even know
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But he`s friendly, yes he`s kind
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I can`t help wonderin why they`d want to change his mind

Got a message in the mail,
Ferdinand was thrown in jail.
I left the snow with Abigail,
Went on down to fix his bail.
They had him locked in a gunny sack,
His hands were tied behind his back.
He claimed he was a Doukhobor (*)
But they never heard of that in Baltimore.
The police said he`d better go home,
And he went back alone,
Back to the snow.

Still he done nobody wrong,
He knew he didn`t belong,
But he went along.
Lookin` to see if there`s somebody,
Else he`d like to be,
Mainly free.