Well, Evil said to Stupid
You look like you could use a friend
And Stupid said that’s great
I ain't had me one of them
Then stupid said to Evil
How does this friendship work?
And Evil said it’s easy you just look away when I do my work
So stupid dug a hole and stuck his head deep in the sand
And Evil had free reign to carry out his wicked plans
Well Evil saw that Stupid was truly stupid and he had time
To tear the world apart and split the people into tribes
He said that war can have a winner
And that greed is not a sin
And a man can judge another man by the color if his skin
And all the while stupid sat while the world burned to the ground
Thinking gee it sure is nice to have a friend around
Well, Stupid opened his eyes one day and saw that he'd been tricked
The rich had all grown richer while the poor all took a hit
His friends were all in jail
And he'd lost all of his rights
The people were divided
And the earth wasn't even fit for life
And he wanted just to go back
But by then it was too late
Because stupid followed evil
And there was nowhere to escape
From Let's Make a King, released July 9, 2020
Produced by Roy Gurel
Benjamin Adair Murphy - vocals, acoustic guitar
Roy Gurel – acoustic & electric guitars, bass, piano, percussion, vocals
Gilber Gilmore - drums, acustic guitar
Peter Hess - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Roy Gurel at Roiki Productions in Brooklyn, NYC
Additional recording done in Mexico City at La Bestia Studios by Juan Victor Belisario Figuera
Horns recorded by Peter Hess at Fort Saint Marks, Brooklyn
Music by Benjamin Adair Murphy ASCAP (464341364) Watery Grave Music ASCAP (396517127) and Roy Gurel BMI (520647865)
Lyrics by Benjamin Adair Murphy