Tree King

from All Creatures Here Below by Those Know-It-Alls & Their Mighty Causes

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The trees all gathered around in a great council meeting
They had come together once again to anoint a king
Someone to reign and watch over us but who shall it be
One spoke out from the crowd and said elect the olive tree

One by one they approached the olive tree and said reign over us
But he answered in reply behind his hidden smile shall I leave my abundance
My oils that make the gods and men both sing
To hold sway over you and be your king

With heads hanging low they rested their hope upon the fig tree
Come reign over us, come be our king over all that you can see
Looking down into the crowd the fig said shall, shall I leave
The sweetness of my good fruit and go hold sway over the trees

Losing hope, their spirits sinking low they traveled onward to the vine
Come watch over us and treat us as sons, be the light that we all see
Twisting and turning around them he said shall I leave
My wine that cheers both God and men to hold sway over the trees

In one last attempt the trees approached the bramble bush
Won’t you please come and reign over us
The bramble looked up and said to the trees
If in good faith you are anointing me king
Then come take refuge in my shade son
But if not let fire come down and devour the cedars of lebanon

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from All Creatures Here Below, released May 20, 2013

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Those Know-It-Alls & Their Mighty Causes San Marcos, Texas

Reagan Smith - guitar, vocals
Rand Renfrow - banjo
Amber Shirah - cello, vocals
Matthew Hagerman - viola
Jon Zmikly - trumpet
Nathanael Smith - trumpet
Aaron English - drums
Joseph Chance - trombone
Glynn Jordan - glockenspiel
Chad Jaso - bass
Maggie Heath - vocals ... more

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