Story Behind The Song
What might have happened with great events in history
| Song Length |
2:53 |
Genre |
Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
General |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
In My Defense
My name is John Wilkes Booth
And Its time for me to tell the truth
I really don't know what I was thinkin'
Sneaking up behind President Lincoln
I never knew it was a real gun
Just trying to have some real fun
Thought they were fake bullets
The trigger I didn't really mean to pull it
Hi my name's Lee Harvey O
Me in Dallas on the grassy knoll
Into the history books I did go
But the true story was never told
I was trained in the marines as a fighter
But life wasn't as good as it might seem
I thought the gun was a cigarette lighter
I didn't mean to kill the dream
Chorus
In my defense I was in the wrong place
At exactly the wrong time
The fickle finger of fate
Put me at that place
And on that date
A conspiracy to attribute me with that crime
Verse
Hi Franck Johnson is my name
Killing Trotsky is my claim to fame
The pick axe was my chosen MO
But doubt on my intentions I must throw
My stock of firewood had started dwindling
So I was seeking a supply of kindling
While his kitchen table I did chop
The side of Trotsky's skull was lopped
Chorus
In my defense I was in the wrong place
At exactly the wrong time
The fickle finger of fate
Put me at that place
And on that date
A conspiracy to attribute me with that crime
© Robin Grimmond 2013