This is a little ditty that manifested itself over the holidays.
The MP3 and source wav file are available under a
Creative Commons Attribution License.
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Rein
James Brown died on christmas
James Brown died on christmas
They found him in the morning
It came without a warning
It seems like only last december
I was looking up his police record
To settle a trivial family battle
And I don’t mean no disrespect
And I’m not saying anything at all
Cause nothing’s ever written on the wall
But I hope that he’s in a better place
In a better place
It was the first thing I heard on christmas morning
I saw it on the tele
It was a holiday of tragedy and tyranny
When only a few days later
We were hanging a dictator
As a symbol of democracy
And I’m not saying anything
Cause no one’s even listening anymore
And there’s not much I really know for sure
But I know that he’s in a better place
In a better place