Jefferson Airplane

Good Shepherd

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If you want to get to heaven
Over on the other shore
Stay out of the way of the blood-stained bandit
Oh good shepherd
Feed my sheep
One for Paul
One for Silas
One for to make my heart rejoice
Can't you hear my lambs acallin
Oh good shepherd
Feed my sheep
If you want to get to heaven
Over on the other shore
Stay out of the way of the long-tongue liar
Oh good shepherd
Feed my sheep
If you want to get to heaven
Over on the other shore
Stay out of the way of the gun shot devil
Oh good shepherd
Feed my sheep

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fearandloathing On Jun 03, 2002

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by The Bishop

18y ago

Although it is originally a gospel song (that's what I heard), I think its use in the 60s by J.Airplane has political connotations (blood-stained bandit, long-tongue liar, gun shot devil, all refering to the American deceiving and militarist government).

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by bob1041228

8y ago

Blood-stained bandit, long-tongue liar and the gun shot devil? Sounds like a reference to Satan to me. I mean come on...Good Shepherd, lambs, feed my sheep, Paul and Silas? Sounds pretty cut and dried to me. The song is about the good shepherd Jesus and warning us about the devil.

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