Billy's Tune - Peter Kaukonen
Billy hangs upside down like a bat upon a bar he
don't need his eyes they've been put away in jars and
kept in the dark in the dark
He lost both his arms in early '92 the doctors
sayd they'd fix him up as good as next vut they
couldn't get the spare parts from the city
His left leg went in early '93 he
stepped on a mine when he went out to see the
countryside goig up in smoke going up in flames
A plane left a trail of thunder cross the sky it
left the light of novas to burn out Billy's eyes and
all the birds have flown
And the meek shall inherit
The mild shall take over
The meek shall inherit the whole earth
For what is worth
His liver and kidneys replaced with plastic parts he
sits in the dark and he contemplates his heart it's
about the only thing bill's got left now
There'll be no more dinig in family restaurants a
doggy diner would satisfy his evet want bu
the neighbar are the dog up yesterday