lyrics and video -- john prine's "some humans ain't human. . ."

this, from the incomparable john prine
[he, of "sabu the elephant boy", now
three decades ago] -- this was offered, a few
days back on firedoglake, sans
the lyrics -- so, i repost it here, with
lyrics, this time, because prine's
poetry is far too sublime, and simple, in a
folksie-elegant-way, to miss. . .

lyrics:

Some Humans Ain't Human

John Prine

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Some humans ain't human, some people ain't kind
You open up their hearts, and here's what you'll find
A few frozen pizzas, some ice cubes with hair
A broken popsicle, you don't wanna go there

Some humans ain't human, though they walk like we do
They live and they breath, just to turn the old screw
They screw you when your sleepin', they try to screw you blind
Some humans ain't human, some people ain't kind

You might go to church, and sit down in a pew
Those humans who ain't human, be sitting right next to you
They talk about your family, they talk about your clothes
When they don't know their own ass, from there own elbows

Jealousy and stupidity, don't equal harmony
Jealousy and stupidity, don't equal harmony
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Have you ever noticed, when you're feeling really good
There's always a pidgeon, that'll come shit on your hood
Or you're feeling your freedom, and the world's off your back
Some Cowboy from Texas, starts his own war in Iraq

Some humans ain't human, some people ain't kind
They lie through their teeth, with their head up their behind
You open up their hearts and here's what you'll find
Some humans ain't human, some people ain't kind

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and the video:



p e a c e

n.b.: i'll be off-the-grid
tomorrow, but back on the law
relating to dick cheney by
monday, at the very latest. . .