Medicine Man - NPR Tiny Desk 2026 Submission

Описание: Oh the medicine man he was blue as sky
And he drew my blood as the planes went by
And he sang his song to the big white light
About the Mississippi River and the lead on a tin can

Oh the medicine man he was a natural fighter
He fought that Indian land for the last of the natural water
So all the nice white people could have a backyard party
In the Arizona sunshine watching the planes go by

Oh the medicine man he had a friend in finance
Who had a grocery chain and the keys to the prisons
And he asked that doctor, Can I call you Sam?
And he bought him a beer and they watched it all burn

Every time a tower falls and nothing takes its place
But TV cameras and proxy wars and a brand new paper face
Take your medication darling don't you fade away
Just watch the planes go by, they will bring you gold someday

Oh the medicine man he turned green as the Jordan
When he saw that face in the deep dark night
Of the living people he'd sent to labor
So he gave them numbers in the morning paper

Oh the medicine man he is blue as sky
And he's drawing my blood as the planes go by
And he's singing his song to the big white light
About the Mississippi River and the lead on a tin can