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Morton's Pillory Plea

from Stuck Inside by Anders/O'Bitz

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For more about this track see my "Morton's Pillory Plea" blog post on www.AndersObitz.com/post.

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Morton’s Pillory Plea
(©2021 Anders/O’Bitz)

I don’t know
How much they pay for what you do
Captain Standish
Would any promises sway you
I don’t care if you take down my maypole
I only care if you plan to let me go

I don’t dare question any of their faith
I don’t dare as they pillory me to waste
I don’t dare fight your princes of limbo
I don’t dare make this colony my foe
I don’t dare

Hell no I don’t dare
Let the sunshine
Brown my skin so fair
Hell no sunshine will not do
Turn my skin so dark
Like the heathens do

Yes I know our New Canaan feels so new
And I know these heathens have more truth
Yes I know
They’re more human than me or you
And I know
This undermines your truth

Yes I know our freedom threatens you
And I know God smiles on all that’s true
And I know this by smiles on every face
Men, women, heathen, Christian, every case.
Yes I know

Hell no I don’t dare
Let the sunshine
Brown my skin so fair
Hell no sunshine will not do
Turn my skin so dark
Like the heathens do

Hell no I don’t dare
Let the sunshine
Brown my skin so fair
Hell no sunshine will not do
Turn my skin so dark
Like the heathens do

Hell no … I don’t dare

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from Stuck Inside, released November 13, 2021
Eric Anders - Vocals
Mark O’Bitz - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Piano
Mike Butler - Bass, Keys
Matt Lynott - Drums
Jenn Grinels - Backing Vocals

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Singer-songwriter Eric Anders (right) and guitarist-composer Mark O'Bitz (left) both hail from California. Eric and Mark have been working on music together since Eric's 2003 debut release, Not At One--like all of Eric's solo releases it was mostly Anders/O'Bitz. The guys started releasing music as a duo in 2018 with Of All These Things and have released at least an album every year after that. ... more

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