A PRAYER FOR A CHICKEN BONE

Pitch dark and it's getting darker
The mad king on a crooked throne
Whose guiding light is his ass with sparklers
In the mirror while the kingdom groans

If you pray then it's time for praying
I'm just a jester who prays in jokes
You pray for love and the ever after
I'll pray for laughter and a chicken bone
I'll pray for laughter and a chicken bone
I'll pray for laughter and a king that chokes

The king shouts from his castle tower
One part blather and two parts noise
Drunk with rage and blind with power
He cowers on his blanket of army toys

If you fight then it's time for fighting
I'm just a minstrel with a singing sword
You take the lives and the heads of liars
I'll light the fires in the fog of war
I'll light the fires in the fog of war
I'll light the fires so the light can burn

The flag gets raised while the bar gets lowered
Glass enclosures with kidnapped kids
Rid the state of the sane and sober
Then just take orders from the highest bids

If you cry then it's time for crying
I'm just a father with a drop of hope
You cry a river of deep deep water
I'll lead my daughter to the river boat
I'll lead my daughter to the river boat
I'll lead my daughter to a place of hope

Copyright 2026. Words and music by Danny Schmidt.