Lyrics

[Verse]
Well
The leader stood tall with a glare in his eye
Pointin’ fingers like lightning from a stormy sky
He hollered “Sedition!” like a rooster gone mad
But the words he was slingin’ were just a little too bad
You see
Those lawmakers
They weren’t up to no coup
Just sayin’
“Hey troops
Here’s the rules for you.”

[Chorus]
Oh
Constitution blues
Oh
Constitution blues
When followin’ the law gives ‘em somethin’ to accuse
They’ll twist it
They’ll shout it
They’ll spin it all loose
Oh I’ve got those Constitution blues

[Verse 2]
Now
He said
“How dare they tell you what’s right?
I’m the boss of the day
And I’m always right!”
But the funny thing is
He never read the book
The one with the rules that we all kinda took
It’s got some fancy words
Like “liberty” and “law”
But he treats it like a napkin for his barbecue slaw

[Prechorus]
He’s yellin’ and stompin’ and makin’ a scene
But truth don’t bow to a drama machine

[Chorus]
Oh
Constitution blues
Oh
Constitution blues
When truth’s just a horse they don’t wanna use
They’d rather hitch their wagon to a lie they choose
Oh I’ve got those Constitution blues

[Bridge]
Now I’m not a lawyer
I’m just a simple man
But I know a bad tune when it’s played by the band
If the leader’s got a fiddle and he’s settin’ it on fire
You’d better check your pockets when the flames get higher