The John F Kennedy Blues

Written by Sid Griffin

Sittin' here in Dallas, hope I got a lot on my mind

All the people showtime you know it's gonna blow my mind

Like to love you baby, but the Congress is on my mind

Like the leaves on the trees, always swaying in the breeze

I'm a moving target for ya, he's always aiming to please

Like to love you baby, I'm already down on my knees

All around the town I'm known for my liberal views

Ask the TV or the papers, what I say is certainly news

Like to love you...it ain't that great to be in my shoes

There's Marilyn and Jacqueline, you know I'm a wanted man

I'm followed by the alamos and so is my shaving herd

I confess I seldom rest, I guess I'm just a family man

What Salinger says, I tell Pierre to know

Bobby's helping out, he's got that damn yard bro'

Like a Christian 'neath a lion, what I say ain't necessarily so

Coming around towards the Delaney Plaza

Jackie and John

They got soon to be Republican John Connelly and his wife

Man and they're sittin there thinking everything's just ducky

He's cheering to the left, he's cheering to the right

They're going over down right there by that turnaround right by the Delaney Plaza

Right by the Delaney Plaza

And they're at parade speed of about 11 miles per hour

Connelly looks over at the Kennedys

And he notices that John F Kennedy has got a 1961 Fender Stratocaster

To his astonishment he looks over at the always fashionable Jackie Kennedy

And she's got a 1966 Gibson ES three thirty five Sunbox

And they're both playing a riff from a song by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, that him and somebody got from somebody, somebody long dead

And what they do is they play this riff

Sittin' here in Dallas hope I got a lot on my mind

Motorcade is ready this parade will do me fine

Like to love you baby got the John F Kennedy Blues

Come back baby come back, come back baby please

Come back little darling, I'm already down on my kness

Like to love you baby got the John F Kennedy Blues

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