Song Description

This is a damn good song.

Lyrics

Four Horsemen?key of D?no capo?drop the E down?use a pick

Horseman one he brought a gun
He Sauntered down the dusty street
He had three friends he meant to meet
His eyes fixed on the rising sun
A fairly military beast
he chose the chair that faced the east

Horseman two she brought the flu
She Hacked and coughed her way through town
A serpent twined into her crown
And when she turned to speak to you
A sickly vapor issued forth
She chose the chair that faced the north

Horseman three brought weak green tea
Her bones protruded from her skin
Her arms and legs were mighty thin
Her sunken eyes could hardly see
And cavernous her gaping mouth
She chose the chair the faced the south


Horseman four stood in the door
His icy glance it took my breath
His face it was as white as death
Against the black suit that he wore
With silver buttons on his chest
He chose the chair that faced the west

Bid the piano player play
Let the whiskey flow like wine
The four of us are doing fine
We?d kill to live another day

Horseman one said ?I thought I was done for
He surely could have buried me
Instead he laid out targets plain
For all the trembling world to see.?

?I?m with you,? said Horseman two
?I thought he?d run me out of town
He could have shared his medicine
And healed them all the whole world round?

?Same with me,? said horseman three
?I figured he would kick my ass
Instead they?ll still be eating grass
From Congo to the yellow sea?

Horseman four said, ?Let me pour
Another glass and raise a toast
To George our parasititc host
Now isn?t that what friends are for?.