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Lyrics: Based on a story by Keith Currie, adapted by Jerry Paladino
Music: Jerry Paladino
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AA few short months 'for I was born,few short months 'for I was born,
On a hot and humid July morn',On a hot and humid July morn',
AA stranger came to our Tennessee town.stranger came to our Tennessee town.It was easy to see that he'd been around:It was easy to see that he'd been around:
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So full of stories of varying themes,So full of stories of varying themes,
Tales ofwoe, of passion and dreams.Tales ofwoe, of passion and dreams.
----Right thenf
rom the very startRight thenf
rom the very startHe captivated my Papa's heart,He captivated my Papa's heart,
And before you could whistleAnd before you could whistle
Jimmy crack corn Papa hadJimmy crack corn Papa had
invited him home!invited him home!
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Then I was born and filled myThen I was born and filled my
space, and as I grew up I neverspace, and as I grew up I never
questioned his place.questioned his place.
He'd sit right there in the cornerHe'd sit right there in the corner
and weave his stories by theand weave his stories by the
hour, & no one could leave;hour, & no one could leave;
Hypnotized by the tales he told,Hypnotized by the tales he told,
we were fascinated! Why, hewe were fascinated! Why, he
could hold our whole familycould hold our whole family
spellbound hours on endspellbound hours on end
Except for Mama, who'dExcept for Mama, who'd
recommend we all grab somerecommend we all grab some
book, or go outside and getbook, or go outside and get
some exercise.some exercise.
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That's molding our thoughts and lives?
Is he a danger, or just opening up our eyes?
Who's he, the stranger,
an enemy or a friend?
One thing for sure:
We'll never be the same again,
We'll never be the same again.
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Now, he knew the past like
no other creature,
understood the present,
predicted the future--Politics, history, science or
sports, why, he knew it all,
a genius of sorts.
He took us to all hisfavorite places, and filled
our anxious, waiting faces
with all the good things
he'd been told
Yep, he knew the World,
it's glitter and gold;
But he also knew the
darker side, and loved to
lay it before our eyes!
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Now Papa and Mama had strong convictions, and ran our houseNow Papa and Mama had strong convictions, and ran our house
with loving restrictions:with loving restrictions:
No bad language was ever to be heardNo bad language was ever to be heard----
But how the stranger liked fourBut how the stranger liked four--letter wordsletter words
that stung my ears and made 'em burn,that stung my ears and made 'em burn,
and made dear Mama and Papa squirm!and made dear Mama and Papa squirm!
Why, to this day I just cannotWhy, to this day I just cannotperceiveperceive
Why Papa never asked him to leave!Why Papa never asked him to leave!
He'd boldly stand rightHe'd boldly stand rightthere and sneer at valuesthere and sneer at values
that my folks held dear.that my folks held dear.
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He had some strange ideas
about sex, and constantly
offered us cigarettes--
Preaching to us that beerand wine would somehow
bring us peace of mind.
Gory stories filled with action
and bloody endings were hispassion.
As I look back on all those
years, I truly feel that so
many fears I've had throughlife were planted then, while
spending time with him.
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That's molding our thoughts and lives?
Is he a danger, or just opening up our eyes?
Who's he, the stranger,
an enemy or a friend?
One thing for sure:
We'll never be the same again,
We'll never be the same again.
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Now 40 years have come
and gone, and both Mama
and Papa have sloweddown some.
Papa's no longer so in a
daze from the stranger's
talkative ways.
But to this day, if you walk
in my parent's house, there
in the den the stranger sits,
just awaitin' for someone tolisten to his stories and
those tales he loves to
weave.
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TV, the stranger,TV, the stranger,That's molding our thoughtsThat's molding our thoughts
and lives.and lives.
Is he a danger, or justIs he a danger, or justopening up our eyes?opening up our eyes?
TV, the stranger,TV, the stranger,Be careful what he has to say!Be careful what he has to say!
TV, the stranger,TV, the stranger,That's molding our thoughtsThat's molding our thoughts
and lives.and lives.
Is he a danger, or justIs he a danger, or justopening up our eyes?opening up our eyes?
TV, the stranger,TV, the stranger,Be careful what he has to say!Be careful what he has to say!
One thing's for sure:One thing's for sure:
You'd better take control today,You'd better take control today,
You'd better take control.You'd better take control.
One thing's for sure:One thing's for sure:
You'd better take control today,You'd better take control today,
You'd better take control.You'd better take control.
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--U.S. News & World Report asked some
500 business, government and professional leadersto rate, in terms of their influence, 18 of the nation's principal
organizations and institutions. Television came in first. It was
ranked ahead of the White House and the Supreme Court and
the Congress; ahead of education and religion and political
parties and all competing media.
ASouthern Baptist radio and television official agrees with arecent report which held that television is possibly the most
powerful social force in American culture today.
Paul M. Steven, president of the Southern Baptist Radio and
Television Commission, referred to a survey in U.S. News &
World Report showing that television ranks first--and organizedreligion eighteenth--among influences on daily living.
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