Beggar's Oil

KELLY JOE PHELPS

A mustard seed is (has been said)
All that men will need
A filthy boy in a bowery lane
Under the times in a drowning rain
Stealing bits of sleep again
Has heard this comon creed

Grows into the tallest tree
To cool down the sinner's heat
I know this man, he's much like I
A doubter's cusp, a braggart's pyre
Sweltering in brandy-mire
And selling bitter meat

Exemplary of faith I guess
Starts with naught but soil
Upon the shoes of wayward men
Ministers will not befriend
Smite the temple yet again
Spill their precious oil

I've thrown my seed out the window
Down in the dirt below
I'll water it with my distrust
My blatant well-worn rough-hewn crust
I'll mojo it with voodoo dust
And pray that it will grow

Trivia about the song Beggar's Oil by Kelly Joe Phelps

On which albums was the song “Beggar's Oil” released by Kelly Joe Phelps?
Kelly Joe Phelps released the song on the albums “Sky Like a Broken Clock” in 2001 and “Beggar's Oil EP” in 2002.
Who composed the song “Beggar's Oil” by Kelly Joe Phelps?
The song “Beggar's Oil” by Kelly Joe Phelps was composed by KELLY JOE PHELPS.

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