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Poorman Thief

from Prophecy Blues by Reverend Moon

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Richman, poorman, beggarman thief
No one knows where to get relief
An ounce of pleasure buys a pound of grief
And Dolly's in bed with the police chief
Church got a van full of belief
And Mama finds solace in the burning leaf
Burn an acre for a pound of beef
And the Ship of State is caught on the reef

Poorman, beggarman, richman, Death
Everyone breathes one final breath
Baby Jane's high on crystal meth
and made a bong from the skull of Queen Elizabeth
Can't find Jesus 'cause he's gone out west
And he ain't comin' back until we pass the test
The jury's rigged and the judge confessed
There's a cuckoo in the President's nest

Beggarman, richman, poorman, cop
The man with a gun comes out on top
With a boom, boom, boom and a pop, pop, pop
The crying starts when the shooting stops
Call the police if you feel you must
Well there ain't no authority you can trust
Coughing up lead and asbestos dust
Bake it in pie for the upper crust

Richman, poorman, beggarman, child
Going south since the west was wild
Like his women young and burritos mild
Spent another night out on the tiles
Found him in bed with Baby Jane
Rode him out of town on a cattle train
Branded his cock with the mark of Cain
He'll be back with the summer rains

Poorman, beggarman, richman, God
He blessed everybody's piece of sod
Accuse each other of holy fraud
Like back in the days with old Nimrod
Keep building towers and electric stairs
They're all empty but no one cares
Judge a man by what he wears
Bring back the noose and electric chairs

Richman, poorman, beggarman thief
No one knows where to get relief

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from Prophecy Blues, released November 16, 2016

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REV. MOON (Jakob Rehlinger) heralds secular prophecies of the coming ruination.

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