Booker in Africa

Time is of the essence
Danger lurks 'round every corner
Who is friend and who is foe?
Tell me, Hows a po' boy supposed to know?

Twilight on Geneva
Snow on the mountains of the moon
On moss green rivers porters row
from Victoria to Kilamanjaro

Footsteps on the tarmac
Kalashnikovs and M-16's
Helicopters and ferry's
Carry diplomats and mercenaries

Critical decision
To go forward with Plan A
Static crackling on the radio
as the blood red wind begins to blow
The world's been waiting for a superhero
To stand tall an strong
To be given maximum media exposure
in print, video and song
Someone to help us all forget our troubles
and make us great like we once were
Well, dear friends we've got just the fellow
It's C.W.Booker in Africa

Where civilization doth not prosper
there evil grows
The occulist and the foot doctor
get led round by the nose
The blind lead the blind,
the dumb lead the dumb
and people fight like cats and dogs
over every crumb

Thus must not be
It's up to you and me
to restructure history
by watching our TV

According to Will Shakespeare,
Fair,kind and true
Are the efforts of the good person
in whatever they do
And the banker and the baker and
the shepherd and his lass
must needs pray that C.W.Booker
will kick a little ass

As the river flows
everybody knows
our hero only goes
wherever the wind blows

One day as Booker was eating breakfast
He sensed that soon he be put to the test
For there in the newspaper was an opportunity
to set the primitive non New Jerseyeans free

On a far continent where they don't got no religion
He saw his big chance to get a piece of the action
So he called up his cousin Leopold
Said "Leo come along because I smell gold"

He am the great white liberator
He gone go to Africa
He gonna set the people free
by telling them how to run their country

He went an bought a portable bath tub
And twenty four cases of Canadian Club
Sixteen shotguns with hair triggers
Just in case you know he should find some tigers

Called up some promoters out in Hollywood
Said "Baby, here's a chance for y'all to do some good"
Send me some next big things and I'll make 'em great
and some washed up arena rockers who've been slippin as of late

He am the great white liberator
He gone go to Africa
He gonna set the people free
by telling them how to run their country

At the Sure-a-tan Hotel their eyes were buggin' out
There was repawtors with TV camera's scurrying about
Film stars with their poodles wearing jewelry
It was the wildest party anybody ever did see

Miss America was there to speak on world peace
Young men they went crazy had to be held back by police
Aristocrats in pith hats in a circle they did sit
One turned to the press and said "We're just doing our bit"

But outside the walls out on the street
People we're dancing to a different beat
Criminals and rabble rousers
in torn up tee shirts and military trousers
were stirring up the crowd

Booker felt his blood began to freeze
Man, They were burning the presidents effigies
Men with bullhorns made demands
The whole thing was beginning to get out of hand
That's not supposed to be allowed

East is west and twixt the twain
what falls best is only the rain
West is east for birds an men
And now the beast is loose again

North and south see the birds fly
They fly free why not you and I?
South is north only in the mind
Once again the blind lead the blind

What paths wander, who can tell
they who navigate by sense of smell
The savor is lost for they who survive
burning flesh and Channel number five

He am the great white liberator
He gone go to Africa
He gonna set the people free
by telling them how to run their country

Poor cousin Leopold they had in a pot boiling
When the armored cars and tanks came rollin in
The ambassador stepped out of his Mercedes
Said "Calm down everybody, gentlemen and ladies"

He was about to make a speech, paused to cough
Then he opened up his mouth and his head flew off
Condemn this singer that you must do
If not every word I relate to you is true

He am the great white liberator
He gone go to Africa
He gonna set the people free
by telling them how to run their country

That was when Booker got his great idea
He said, "First I think I'd better get on out of here
After then making sure he secured his expences
He went back to Jersey and invested in barbed wire fences

He became an expert commentator on the television
Saying "Them without the benefits of the true religion
Got other important needs I know cause I been there"
So he sold them hand grenades and nows he's a billionaire

He am the great white liberator
He gone go to Africa
He gonna set the people free
by telling them how to run their country

But now whenever anyone offers him stew
He think's "Ah, poor Leo, I think of you
A wit supreme and such fine company
Who died to set the people free"

He am the great white liberator
He gone go to Africa
He gonna set the people free
by telling them how to run their country

Misc spoken/efx

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Master of Ceremonies: We'd like to thank the person who made it all possible Walter B White.
WBW_ I can't tell you what an absolute thrill is is to see all these lovely ... having a good time for the bone ... got of a good cause and a good time with freedom and prosperity for sale

Photographer--Hey..hey Bungalow Bill
how about a snap for the fans?

BB_ Certainly Hoppy to accomodate
(It's for the good of civilization you know)

He lives on a hill
he's living there still
Hey bungalow bill
what did you kill?

George says hello
and Harry Krishna too