deep in the heart of Egypt
where the Hawk and the Pharaoh
ruled
there landed an Alien
who would make the whole world
his school
he taught the people how to grow things
with his wife and his sister
by his side
then the man with the box came
and he put the Alien
inside
and the Alien said
[chorus]
i don’t need a lover
i don’t need a lover
i don’t need a lover
o what i need
is a savior
[/chorus]
once in the land of Assyria
where the Hawk and the Pharaoh
ruled
there rose a mighty King
who would put the whole world
to school
he taught that people were beholden
with his wife and his mother
by his side
then the man with the box came
and he put the Mighty King
inside
and the Mighty King said
[chorus]
on the shores of America
where the Hawk and the Pharaoh
rule
there lived a Great Man
who took the whole world
as his school
he thought a People ought to know things
with his wife and their slave
by his side
then the man with the box came
and he put the Great Man
inside
and the Great Man said
[chorus]
a half-decent version of What I Need recorded live at Mulligan’s… Eugene’s finest all cinderblock structure:
