Cowboy for a Teacher

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Cowboy for a Teacher

Mom and Dad now you don’t need to worry
Yosemite Sam’s got it all under control
All that he needs is a few more magazines
And an apple on his desk before he starts my English class

Cause’
I’ve got a cowboy for teacher
Twirling his pistols while we’re taking a quiz
Trigger happy the whole day through
and we’re all waiting for high noon

There was a time when kids spoke up in class
And some were comfortable with learning
Now we’re all scared shitless, under a new kind of surveillance
Finding shelter in our spaghetti western

I don’t know who will shoot first I just hope school’s over when it happens
Cause’ the teachers who get paid to sling their guns are the best kind of distraction
I don’t know how it came to this but I know I’m not the one to blame for it
The kids and unarmed teachers will be waiting when you’re ready for some common sense.

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released March 26, 2018
-written, performed, and recorded by ed purchla, in solidarity with the kids from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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