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8 feet tall and dead as a door nail, the congress was cowering in fear
his stovepipe cast quite a shadow, and so it's been for forty odd years
none could call him a bad man, not a devil, a beast, or a brute
as a matter of fact he was a great man, feasting on the blood of truth

twisting his beard
with his crooked hands
shaping our fate
with his mighty fangs
oh silly assassin
no bullet will do
a wooden stake is more like it
you gotta ram on it through

his affliction came to notice, late on a Good-Friday night
and once the truth was known, there were no more secrets to hide
he rode around with his fangs hanging out, and collected an impressive brood
he had all of washington a'flutter doin' all he had to do

oh silly assassin, no bullet will do
vampire Lincoln is immortal
what could you ever do?

deep in the woods of Kentucky or maybe Illinois
a terrible gift was delivered, to such an awkward boy
and the boy grew old
but he would never die
never die

every man suddenly set equal, by being so much better than them
and everyone stopped all of the fighting, and an era of peace had begun
yet he kept right on politicking, elected again and again
he was still only the president, and not our undead king

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from The Forest and the Trees, released December 10, 2011

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The Gingerdead Men Akron, Ohio

The Gingerdead Men (tGDM) were a bad-ass, rock’n roll band. They shunned trends and embraced complete creative freedom. They tought rock’n roll should be loud, to the point, and capable of shaking your pants and bobbing your head. Their lyrics told tall tales about the future, the past, monsters and more. Somehow, it worked. Well.

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