Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Ben Franklin's Song , by - The Decemberists. Release date: 14.12.2017
Age restrictions: 18+
Song language: English
Ben Franklin's Song |
| Electricity! |
| Yeah, you can all thank me |
| Took some lightning, a kite, and a fat brass key |
| And they’re putting up streetlights in Gay Paris |
| You’re welcome from our young nation |
| I’m the only American the French wanna see |
| They call me a genius, I can’t disagree |
| They have guns, they have funds |
| They can set us free |
| Invest in my reputation |
| And do you know who the fuck I am? |
| Yeah, do you know who the fuck I am? |
| Do you know who the fuck I am? |
| I am Poor-Richard's-Almanack-writing Benjamin Fuckin' Franklin |
| I said, early to bed, bitches, early to rise |
| They make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise |
| Soldiers are fighting for freedom, they have no supplies |
| So diplomacy happens at night |
| John Adams debates at the gates of Versailles |
| He whines and parades and awaits a reply |
| As I stay up late with a succulent breast or a thigh |
| Alright, diplomacy happens at night |
| And do you know who the fuck I am? |
| Yeah, do you know who the fuck I am? |
| Do you know who the fuck I am? |
| I am 76-and-I'll-Still-Kick-Your-Ass Fuckin' Franklin |
| One pain that lingers, the hitch in my stride |
| Is my son back at home who I could not guide |
| Who sits all alone in a prison cell on the wrong side |
| Stands against our young nation |
| So I play my ambassador part with pride |
| I am known in the world, and the world is wide |
| To my children, my sins may be magnified, but I’d |
| Do it all again, no hesitation |
| And do you know who the fuck I am? |
| Yeah, do you know who the fuck I am? |
| Do you know who the fuck I am? |
| I am Poor-Richard's-Almanack-writing Benjamin Fuckin' Franklin |
| (Do you know who the fuck I am?) Who the fuck I am? |
| (Do you know who the fuck I am?) Who the fuck I am? |
| (Do you know who the fuck I am?) |
| I am Poor-Richard's-Almanack-writing |
| Polymath, bifocal-wearing |
| Hardened glass-harmonica-playing |
| Benjamin Fuckin' Franklin |