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Ode To Bill Monroe

from The Gettysburg Address by The Speak Easy

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William Smith Monroe (September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American musician who helped develop the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader. He is often referred to as The Father of Bluegrass.

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My words burn like fire from a dragon,
Yes I brush my teeth but my pants keep sagging.
Going to church seems a little bit phony,
God isn't only at religious ceremonies.

Just a feel good tune,
Crazy funky styles like my boy Dangerdoom.
And it's soon to be a full moon for the
Optimistic, stick with the sick,
Hold the hands of the young, treasure the old,
Life's cards are dealt, try not to fold.

We got love for the hip hop nation,
Like the Dead tune Terrapin Station
Raw and rugged like a preying mantis
Keep it underground like Atlantis.
Live to a hymza, not by force,
Don't know how? Here's a crash course.

Live it through and hold your head high,
BQ's slashing like a samurai,
Sam or I? I choose A-Tel.
Excel, don't tell, go out and go sell.

Freshman year, done with a quarter,
Let everyone across the fucking border.
Things don't go well, just shrug it off and laugh,
Don't sweat the small things, just live with what you have.

My fam's in my heart, my boys are where I'm at,
No 90's hit like a Whiggity Whack,
I'm fatter than the PH, keeping clean from the THC,
To the BQ beat of love and compassion,
Swiveling your head with kind interaction.

Being close minded, that's treason,
Killing human beings like it's open season.
All of us think about the things in fashion,
Come on bring it back, love, compassion.

Let's be strong. Act on what we know.
Keeping heads bobbing to this BQ flow.
Let's be strong. Act on what we know
Little bit of hip hop, Bill Monroe.

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from The Gettysburg Address, released October 7, 2008

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