Beelzebob

by Homeplay Collective

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lyrics

A player on a darkened street
Instrument case at his feet
Hoping for a chance to meet
Beelzebob

He’ll trade you what you want to know
Jazz for Jesus, Soul for soul
All the wicked cats extoll
Beelzebob

What he asks you to pay may seem a lot to give
Let it go, let it go
What he gives in return’s
A better way to live
In the now, in the flow

And when the midnight deal is done
He jams until the morning comes
No pretender can outgun
Beelzebob

The southern trees have southern leaves
That move without a breath of breeze
Mother Nature wants to please
Beelzebob

He shimmies left and dresses right
And smokes a stick of dynamite
He’s a bad angel’s delight
Beelzebob

In a phosphorous glow he goes from town to town
Writing charts, and stealing hearts
At the end of the show he brings the voodoo down
With a toast he departs

A smoking shot of turpentine
A glass of alligator wine
Alcohol in his blood line
Beelzebob

credits

released May 11, 2020
Nadia Basurto - vocals
Graeme Flowers - trumpet
Bob "Beelzebob" Wijnen - keys
Rob Klaassen - bass
Terry Knight - drums
Chris Bestwick - guitar

Words and music - Chris Bestwick