Story Behind The Song

I was contemplating the state of my life, and our economy and wondering where the buck stops...why nothing seemed to be working, and how the judge's ears could be so full of putty and then my drummer friend in South Africa, Lloyd Martin, obviously contemplating the similar state of politics and the economy there, posted on facebook his clever quip: Kings above and kings below, no wonder why we're moving slow. So I immediately messaged him and asked if this was original and could I use it in a lyric. He wrote back and agreed to let me use it in this whimsical song.

Song Description

This song describes the problems with our systems from family loyalties to farming, ecology and justice systems and transportation breaking down. Whose responsible when nobody is doing their job? When everyone seems to have ulterior motives, rouge allegiances, lack of work ethic, no oversight or accountability? Everyone pays.

Lyrics

Farmers don't farm and bees don't buzz
Bakers don't bake and lenders don't trust
Rulers don't rule, overseers don't see,
Cleaners don't clean and leaders don't lead... na-na-na-na-no! ..uh oh.
Kings above and Kings below, no wonder why we're movin slow--

Teachers don't teach, and daddies don't da-dah,
Students don't learn and mamas don't ma-ma,
Judges don't judge and workers don't work,
neighbors ain't neighborly and lovers don't lerk... na-na-na-na-no, uh oh!
Kings above and kings below, no wonder why we're moving slow...

Houses don't sell and laws don't nest, caretakers takin, Sabbaths don't rest,
Builders don't build and true don't true,
Planes don't fly or trains go choo-choo... na-na-na-na no, uh-oh!
Kings above, and Kings below, no wonder why we're moving slow...oh.

Bridge: Wonder why the earth keeps turning? uh oh!
Thankin God that he's not human! Uh oh!

Kings above and kings below, no wonder why, we're moving slooooow whoa oh.