song lyrics
Ferdinand The Imposter lyrics
Songwriters: Robertson, Robbie;

Ferdinand standing in the tower
Thinkin how to get the power
Empress knows that it would cost her
For Ferdinand The Impostor

Came to me to make a deal
Dressed like General Butterfield
Couldn t wait to thank him for
The stuffed birds and rubber door

Donated to him from the poor
It s just his game
And he carries no shame
But he done nobody wrong

He knew he didn t belong
But he went along
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 honky s fall
He says he s gonna do them all

A voice just said he s not for real
But it s just his game
And he carries no shame
But 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

It s hard, oh, don t you know?
To be somebody that you don t even know
But he s friendly, yes he s kind
I can t help wonderin
Why they d want to change his mind?

I got a message in the mail
Ferdinand was thrown in jail
I left the snow with Abigail
Went on down to fix his bail

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

But still he done nobody wrong
He just didn t belong but he went along
Lookin to see if there s somebody
Else he d like to be, mainly free