[00:06.59]Ferdinand standing in the tower thinkin' how to get the power
[00:12.94]Empress knows that it would cost her
[00:15.81]For Ferdinand The Imposter
[00:18.87]Came to me to make a deal
[00:21.27]Dressed like General Butterfield
[00:24.71]I couldn't wait to thank him for the stuffed birds and rubber door
[00:30.02]
[00:30.90]Donated to him from the poor
[00:36.72]It's just his game
[00:39.65]And he carries no shame
[00:43.01]But he done nobody wrong
[00:48.64]He knew he didn't belong
[00:51.41]But he went along
[00:53.83]
[00:54.99]Looking to see if there's somebody else he'd like to be
[01:00.68]
[01:05.94]Benny the Barber, Luke and me
[01:08.80]Passed out tickets cautiously
[01:11.91]To see the burning of the soup
[01:14.55]Down at Lucy's chicken coop
[01:17.39]Then of course Ferdinand
[01:20.50]Started out doing Charlie Chan
[01:23.35]That last atlas honkey's fall
[01:26.34]He says he's gonna do them all
[01:28.96]
[01:29.65]A voice just said he's not for real
[01:35.61]But it's just his game
[01:38.38]And he carries no shame
[01:41.99]But he done nobody wrong
[01:47.56]He knew he didn't belong
[01:50.57]But he went along
[01:52.45]
[01:54.08]Lookin' to see if there's somebody
[01:57.85]Else he'd like to be
[02:01.39]Mainly free
[02:03.89]
[02:06.02]Yes it's hard, oh oh, don't you know
[02:10.17]To be somebody that you don't even know
[02:15.90]But he's friendly, yes he's kind
[02:21.82]I can't help wonderin' why they'd want to change his mind
[02:26.91]
[02:28.66]Got a message in the mail
[02:31.43]Ferdinand was thrown in jail
[02:34.19]I left the snow with Abigail
[02:37.01]Went on down to fix his bail
[02:39.91]They locked him in a gunny sack
[02:42.86]His hands were tied behind his back
[02:45.84]He claimed he was a Doukborner
[02:48.64]But they never heard of that in Baltimore
[02:51.65]
[02:52.03]The police said he'd better go home
[02:58.31]And he went back alone
[03:01.10]Back to the snow
[03:03.91]But still he done nobody wrong
[03:09.95]He just didn't belong
[03:12.96]But he went along
[03:14.88]
[03:16.33]Lookin' to see if there's somebody
[03:20.25]Else he'd like to be
[03:23.88]Mainly free
[03:26.60]~~solo~~