[ti:One on the Right Is on the Left]
[ar:Mike Berry]
[al:Great Country Songs, Vol. 4]
[by:]
[offset:0]
[00:00.00]One on the Right Is on the Left - Mike Berry
[00:14.15]There once was a musical troupe
[00:16.61]A picking singing folk group
[00:18.97]They sang the mountain ballads
[00:21.36]And the folk songs of our land
[00:23.72]
[00:25.15]They were long on musical ability
[00:27.55]Folks thought they would go far
[00:29.94]But political incompatibility led to their downfall
[00:34.84]Well the one on the right was on the left
[00:37.38]And the one in the middle was on the right
[00:39.80]And the one on the left was in the middle
[00:42.13]And the guy in the rear was a Methodist
[00:46.11]
[00:53.77]This musical aggregation toured the entire nation
[00:58.66]Singing the traditional ballads
[01:01.01]And the folk songs of our land
[01:03.25]
[01:04.79]They performed with great virtuosity
[01:07.23]And soon they were the rage
[01:09.13]
[01:09.68]But political animosity prevailed upon the stage
[01:14.53]Well the one on the right was on the left
[01:17.03]And the one in the middle was on the right
[01:19.55]And the one on the left was in the middle
[01:22.00]And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license
[01:26.64]
[01:32.38]Well the curtain had ascended
[01:34.66]A hush fell on the crowd
[01:37.18]As thousands there were gathered to hear
[01:39.88]The folk songs of our land
[01:41.97]
[01:43.35]But they took their politics seriously
[01:45.79]And that night at the concert hall
[01:48.24]As the audience watched deliriously
[01:50.72]They had a free for all
[01:52.65]
[01:53.20]Well the one on the right was on the bottom
[01:55.65]And the one in the middle was on the top
[01:58.11]And the one on the left got a broken arm
[02:00.66]And the guy in the rear said Oh dear
[02:04.57]
[02:12.24]Now this should be a lesson if you plan to start a folk group
[02:16.82]
[02:17.45]Don't go mixing politics with the folk songs of our land
[02:22.16]
[02:23.30]Just work on harmony and diction
[02:26.02]Play your banjo well
[02:28.20]And if you have political convictions keep them yourself
[02:33.14]Now the one on the left works in a bank
[02:35.65]And the one in the middle drives a truck
[02:38.21]The one on the right's an all night deejay
[02:40.57]And the guy in the rear got drafted