Peace Train (John Luther Jones)

A.P. Tavel was a mean old man
Shook down people across this land
Hammered his children, pummeled his wife
Cut his hair with a KA-BAR knife
Finally got caught breakin’ their heads
Couldn’t outrun the California feds
Did 10 years up at Coalinga
He come out talkin’ brotherly love
He’s on the peace train
The stops will drive you batty and the engineer plays trombone
On the peace train
Tell me who’s your daddy? Could it be John Luther Jones?
On the peace train
Set your knees to knockin’, plug your ears to the engine’s whine
On the peace train
You’ll find hell’s a-boppin’ and the brakeman walkin’ the line
Sarah Lou Banes was a company girl
Lear jet took her all around the world
She paid no mind to the middle east war
It was so many miles away
Then her daughter joined the Corps on a delayed plan
Took her basic training in the P.I. sand
Now mama writes Obama from the Netherlands
Saying bring my baby home today
She’s on the peace train
The stops will drive you batty and the engineer plays trombone
On the peace train
Tell me who’s your daddy? Could it be John Luther Jones?
On the peace train
Set your knees to knockin’, plug your ears to the engine’s whine
On the peace train
You’ll find hell’s a-boppin’ and the brakeman walkin’ the line
Walk it brakeman!
Switch tracks!
Now strong man runs when he hears that noise
A weak man fights when he has no choice
A good man’ll fix what he destroys
If he knows it ain’t comin’ back
Now I must admit when I’m on the street
I have a little trouble turning my left cheek
But when I hear that whistle, I’ll be taking that leap
I’ll be waitin’ there beside the track
On the peace train
Roll on good golly let the lignite cook on down
On the peace train
Come on Rolly we’re loaded up and Danville bound
On the peace train
We got screws are loose and we’re hitchin’ to a thousand herd
On the peace train
We got Jesus juice and we’re squeezin’ out his good word
On the peace train
On the peace train
P-p-p-p-peace train
On the peace train