Ferdinand the Imposter
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
I 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 small 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 and went on down to fix his bail
Locked him 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