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Rhododendron Honey

from Sea of Dreams by Leslie Fish

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lyrics

What do we do for our freedom, oh, what do we do for our corn?

Poor Big Boss Jones and his bully boys came here last Sunday morn.

He marched right into the village square and grabbed everybody in sight
And made a big speech about how he'd come to set this country right.

He said that he'd come to save us all from living in anarchy.

He'd give us a government and laws again, the way it used to be.

He swore he'd make this country great like it was before the war,

And all that he wanted was half our crops like taxes was before.

When he was finished, he took his boys and went to the meeting hall
And chased out everybody left in sight and moved in one and all.

So we strolled over to the teacher's house and held town meeting there

To talk about what we were gonna do, just how and when and where.

Early next morning the old folks come, all smiling to beat the band.

They told Boss Jones they were glad he's here, and they're proud to shake his hand.

They fawned on him and his bully boys and flattered 'em left and right

And promised a big feast in their honor in the meeting hall that night.


That evening everyone in town showed up, all bringing the food and beer.

Boss Jones, he sat at the head of the table, and all his boys sat near.

Oh, they ate and drank and bragged no end about what they were gonna do

While they scarfed up rhododendron honey and amanita stew.

Now, we'd been careful of what we ate, so we didn't take no harm,

But the Boss and his bully boys all keeled over while the coffee still was warm.

We dragged 'em down to the old mine shaft that was dug before the war

And dropped 'em down there with all the others who'd tried that trick before.

Yes, we remember the world that was and the way that it used to be,

And we'd just rather be left alone; we're used to being free.

Don't want no more of laws or bosses, don't want no government here.

I hope they don't come again too soon... they've tried three times this year.

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from Sea of Dreams, released January 22, 2022

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Leslie Fish Phoenix, Arizona

If there's one name that's practically synonymous with filk (Science Fiction folk music), it's Leslie Fish. Leslie has written literally hundreds of songs covering almost every subject, from the space program ("Hope Eyrie"), to Star Trek ("Banned From Argo") to urban life, history, and space fantasy ("Carmen Miranda's Ghost"). ... more

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