Boogeyman (Live in Jacksonville, FL)

from Barefoot Vandit by Penn Johnson

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boogie man boogie man
money aint nothin but a boogie man
tricks your eyes and ties your hands
but the boogieman baby is in your head

guys with lots of boogie
chicks n vintage cars
sippin' on power in an ivory tower
in a bar up near the stars
meanwhile down below them
barefoot in the factory
leather is stiched by women and kids
workin overtime for you and me

boogie man boogie man
money aint nothin but a boogie man
tricks your eyes and ties your hands
but the boogieman baby is in your head

outside Buenos Aires
in a mine full of coughs n coal
there’s a loaded gun bein' shot for fun
and behind it is a ten year old
down on the reservation
peacefully they chant and pray
drugs are killin, holes they're diggin
taking all the water away

boogie man boogie man
money aint nothin but a boogie man
tricks your eyes and ties your hands
but the boogieman baby is in your head

its easy to believe him
its easy to get swept away
man makes money but money takes a man
strips him of his sanity
but come my fellow family
to the land of possibility
give more than ya takin
and there’s no mistakin'
only then will you be free

boogie man boogie man
money aint nothin but a boogie man
tricks your eyes and ties your hands
but the boogieman baby is in your head

i don’t see why you’re yellin
i aint done nothin wrong
life aint fair and i don’t really care
go back to where you belong
i may have lost the battle
but you can bet I’m winning this war
I’m slick and sly an easy to like guy
and I’ll do better than i did before

boogie man boogie man
money aint nothin but a boogie man
tricks your eyes and ties your hands
but the boogieman baby is in your head
well the boogieman baby is in your head
yeah the boogieman baby is in your head
i said the boogieman baby is in your head

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from Barefoot Vandit, released March 1, 2019

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