Dumbo
Deliberately obtuse in reaction to most people’s reluctance then anger at the very idea of discussing the scientific facts; the song -which I have attempted to record on several occassions- has lost it’s place in time. God forbid the matter should ever get past the official channels. I’ve brushed off the dust to place it here alongside my tin-foil cap and get an airing until then..
Dumbo
Words and music by Wayne James
The world is flat and that is that.
And there's nothing worse than an educated t**t!
I’m pushing hard ‘gainst
A stubborn mule
But I can't complain
Cos I got cheap fuel
And I know why elephants fly
Cos Newton’s laws just don't apply
Sitting in a cave
With a popular mechanic
Questions answered
Gist of the politics
No doubts ‘bout the facts
The Man presented
Opinion's right
And the anger's vented
Those kids have all grown
Folks were busy anyway
They fell into the plan
There wasn’t any other way
I can't smell the char
Can't see the scorch
Cos I clean my boots
On my neighbour's porch
And I know why them pachyderms glide
Cos Newton's law just don't abide..
So let's move on ‘cos
The birds have flown
And the dust done blown
And the trees regrown
And the steel reground
From pools unfound
And the traders and the punters
And the bounty hunters
Cos Newton’s laws just don't apply
And Santa Claus don’t let me lie
6000 years we done this world
Some say more but how'd they know?
The good Lord gave us
A God given right
To take what we need
When it's outa sight
Yeah, we got da tools
And we got da plight
We love to watch foxes at night
Galileo don't see the light
When Elephant’s fly
Gravity don’t bite
So let's move on cos
The birds have flown
And the dust done blown
And the trees regrown
And the sparks and sounds
And the papers found
And the cameras and the mutters
And the cheap box cutters
Cos Newton’s laws just don't apply
And you’ve no cause to ask me ‘why?’
Cos Newton’s law need not apply
That day we all saw elephants fly
Better, perhaps to die in doubt , knowing there was some revelation still unfound , than to pursue and possess such a wretched certainty.
Clive Barker SACRAMENT