Call Out the Cavalry, Strike Up the Band

from Chain Letters by Big Harp

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lyrics

call out your cavalry, strike up the band
put on your most convincing air of command
i know when i've been dealt a shitty hand
call out your cavalry, strike up the band

i'll wear any chains, i don't want to be free
like a tiger born in a cage, i wouldn't know what to
do with me
i don't want to run to live to fight another day
i'm ready to be the prisoner in your victory parade

call out your cavalry, strike up the band
your easy victory is close at hand
i'll fight just hard enough to keep you looking grand
call out your cavalry, strike up the band

get your tallest hat, shine up your boots
get a tailor to let out your ill-fitting generals suit
i dont want to waste my time pretending i can win
i'm throwin up my hands, i'm turnin myself in

call out your cavalry, strike up the band
put on your most convincing air of command
i know when i've been dealt a shitty hand
call out your cavalry, strike up the band

measure out your beams, i'll look good on a cross
hitch a yoke around my neck, let me haul your wagon boss
i don't want to keep you from the crowds callin your
name
now take me to your market square, let them call out my fate

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from Chain Letters, released January 22, 2013

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