John Prine : Some Humans Ain't Human

[babylonsister]

Run time: 05:46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y_GuFjxM5Y   Posted on YouTube: February 29, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: March 27, 2008 By DU Member: babylonsister Views on DU: 789

 
Mmmm Mmmm
Mmmm Mmmm
Mmmm Mmmm
Mmmm Mmmm

Some humans ain't human
Some people ain't kind
You open up their hearts
And here's what you'll find
A few frozen pizzas
Some ice cubes with hair
A broken Popsicle
You don't want to go there

Some humans ain't human
Though they walk like we do
They live and they breathe
Just to turn the old screw
They screw you when you're sleeping
They try to screw you blind
Some humans ain't human
Some people ain't kind

You might go to church
And sit down in a pew
Those humans who ain't human
Could be sittin' right next to you
They talk about your family
They talk about your clothes
When they don't know their own ass
From their own elbows

Jealousy and stupidity
Don't equal harmony
Jealousy and stupidity
Don't equal harmony

Mmmm Mmmm
Mmmm Mmmm
Mmmm Mmmm
Mmmm Mmmm

Have you ever noticed
When you're feeling really good
There's always a pigeon
That'll come shit on your hood

Or you're feeling your freedom
And the world's off your back
Some cowboy from Texas
Starts his own war in Iraq

Some humans ain't human
Some people ain't kind
They lie through their teeth
With their head up their behind
You open up their hearts
And here's what you'll find
Some humans ain't human
Some people ain't kind

Mmmm Mmmm
Mmmm Mmmm
Mmmm Mmmm
Mmmm Mmmm
Mmmm Mmmm
Mmmm Mmmm

[mod mom]

1. this whole cd is good. bush/cheney sure comes to mind when you first hear this.

[AlinPA]

2. Wow. I love his music.

[Wind Dancer]

3. Prine is one of my all time favorites!

Thanks for posting - he DOES have a way with words!!!

[speedoo]

4. So glad you posted this.

I saw it earlier today on FDL and was gonna post it here, but got caught up in something else.

Great song and I would expect nothing less from Mr. Prine.

So thanks!!

[babylonsister]

5. Ha! That's where I found it!

:hi:

[speedoo]

7. That was my initial guess!

But then I recalled you are capable of finding great stuff like this on the internets, so I was happy to assume the latter, sistah! :hi:

[IntravenousDemilo]

6. That man is a national treasure. n/m

[crankychatter]

8. I've been listenin' to this CD since November in North Dakota

I still loop it out loud when I'm puttering around the house.

Got to catch him (finally) up at the Folk Fest in Edmonton a couple of years ago with
Allyson Kraus and Mavis Staples.

He's lyrical, whimsical and unashamedly, himself.

I love John Prine... I only wish I had the compassion he is able to muster
for so many diverse people...

He's been gifted with an empathy we should all aspire to.