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He Belongs to Mr. Ben

from Greetings from Outa Spaze by Jakob Hummel

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The song is based on Kafka's Amerika. And it deals with beeing an alien in a foreign country.

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he belongs to Mr. Ben

down the richmond to Concord Store
three guys dressed up in working clothes
your uncle's position holds you near
no reason to leave, your welfare is here

have you read the news today?
the factory's closed, all the hands stood away
resisted the pain and now they fight
nothing to lose but call for more rights

but in a while people will be willing to return to this
for all these things he sold his soul and now he will defend the mill

have you seen the streets today?
not a soul but it's still not too late
therese will bring the news to you
your uncle's away, no one knows what he'll do

three weeks passed since you arrived
you found a home and some friends by your site
now this dream will fade away
your uncle was found throttled today

well in a while you'll found a new place to stay, near the bay
and as it comes a ship will bring you home again, to your friends

whilst you leave your uncle's house
the three young guys wait there and shout
he belongs to Mr. Ben!
and suddenly there were hundreds of them

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from Greetings from Outa Spaze, released January 31, 2012
Jakob -:- vocals/guitar/trumpet

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