Tishamingo legend of george nelson lyrics

Well his Christian name is George but most call him Babyface



screamin’ towards Innabena with Johnny Law puttin’ on a chase



Picked up three drifters (just) wanderin’ down a lonesome road



one of them pointed out to him (that) his foldin’ money’d come unstowed 







George was in a line of work (that) required him to carry a gun



(the)drifters met up with him on the tail end of a three bank run



Bigger than any Johnny Law is all that George wanted to be



the title he yearned for was crim’nal of the century







Well it looks like ol’ George is back on top again



hands bound behind him, he’s beaming with pride



Lightnin’ will be shootin’ through his fingertips



for that moment of glory, he was willing to die







Jesus saves, George withdraws, (and) the drifters seem to benefit from both



a live wire and a Tommy gun, makes for a quite an outlaw show



So hold your paws and drop your drawers, and don’t you dare ring that warnin’ bell



(cause) folks my name is George Nelson – and I was born to raise hell







With thrill-seeking folks like George, what goes up must come down



all it takes is another thrill to bring their battered souls around



Well a lynch mob caught up George and put him back on top again



they brought livestock, fire, and fiddle, they even brought a mandolin







Well it looks like ol’ George is back on top again



hands bound behind him, he’s beaming with pride



Lightnin’ will be shootin’ through his fingertips



for that moment of glory, he was willing to die







(When) Babyface was electrified, power moved in a weird sort of way



George’s prayer was answered when he took all the power from the state



You see control is merely relative, when perceived it certainly is a lie



and in the end it was George “Babyface? Nelson who wound up bonafide