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33. Lots of kooks at Finicum's wake!
Fri Feb 5, 2016, 10:08 PM
Feb 2016

In the folk tradition, I present my version of an old Irish folksong
Sung to this wonderful Irish tune (Tim Finnegan's Wake):
https://www.flutetunes.com/tunes.php?id=434

Finicum lived on a western ranch, a crazy coot and mighty dumb
He claimed he owned the public land and stood his ground with an old shotgun

You see he'd a sort of a rightwing way with a sense of entitlement he was born
To help him on his way each day, he'd ruffle some feathers every morn

Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the floor yer trotters shake
Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of kooks at Finicum's Wake

One morning Finicum full of bull, his head felt heavy which made him shake
Charged the cops and he lost his life, and they carried him home his corpse to wake
Rolled him up in a nice blue tarp, and laid him out upon the bed
The Constitution at his feet and a bunch of snacks at his head

Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the floor yer trotters shake
Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of kooks at Finicum's Wake

His friends assembled at the wake, and Mrs Finicum called for lunch
First she brought in teaparty cake, then pipes, tobacco and whiskey punch
Cliven Bundy began to cry, "Such a nice clean corpse, did you ever see,
Le Voy my boy, why did you die? Now Harney County will never be free!"

Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the floor yer trotters shake
Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of kooks at Finicum's Wake

Then Fluffy Unicorn took up the cry "Bundy" says he "you're wrong, I'm sure"
Bundy gave him a belt in the gob and left him sprawling on the floor
Then the war did soon engage, t'was hand to hand and man to man
Militia law was all the rage and a row and a ruction soon began.

Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the floor yer trotters shake
Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of kooks at Finicum's Wake.






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and if the feds were smart they'd track everyone who went to one and put them on a special list boomer55 Feb 2016 #1
In fairness, the number of young men shot "reaching for their waistbands"... malthaussen Feb 2016 #2
"If he was breaking laws, they should have arrested him. He didn't have that chance" Iggo Feb 2016 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author eShirl Feb 2016 #4
Why do I feel that there are parallels NobodyHere Feb 2016 #5
Which Federal property did Michael Brown seize? malaise Feb 2016 #6
He charged a cop. NobodyHere Feb 2016 #7
You saying Michael Brown charged while holding and aiming his gun at the cop? B Calm Feb 2016 #13
That is exactly what I said NobodyHere Feb 2016 #14
Here I thought Michael Brown was unarmed, learn something new everyday. B Calm Feb 2016 #15
Brown was not armed. phantom power Feb 2016 #16
Stop focusing on the details! randome Feb 2016 #23
Those pesky details always get in the way for SOME PEOPLE, LOL. B Calm Feb 2016 #25
No he didnt. randys1 Feb 2016 #26
Have any snack bars been named for him yet? 11 Bravo Feb 2016 #8
It has to be manly nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #9
Bounty? Glassunion Feb 2016 #12
He wanted to go down in a hail of bullets. He got his wish. L. Coyote Feb 2016 #10
"Finicum's Wake" randome Feb 2016 #11
He should have stayed behind the blue tarp, he would still be alive. Rex Feb 2016 #18
he should have stayed at home TorchTheWitch Feb 2016 #30
Left behind a lot of kids. Rex Feb 2016 #34
It will be written in crayon hifiguy Feb 2016 #19
Where were these folks when the people of Ferguson screamed out for help? Rex Feb 2016 #17
Tarp Guy was a white Real 'murkan. nt hifiguy Feb 2016 #20
True...I guess they need to modify their cute little saying on facebook. Rex Feb 2016 #21
A gun and a tarp is all a real murikan needs! geomon666 Feb 2016 #22
Also the camo on the legs, that way the tarp only need cover Rex Feb 2016 #36
I doubt even half these people will actually show up. Egnever Feb 2016 #24
Oh I don't, I take it like the zillion biker rallies and tea party truckers. nt Rex Feb 2016 #35
"He didn't have that chance" (of being arrested & tried) 0rganism Feb 2016 #27
There is one of these Mendocino Feb 2016 #28
Thousands mourn Lavoy Finicum. Aristus Feb 2016 #29
They should start a gofundme for a tarpoleum. rug Feb 2016 #31
They already have one for funeral expenses ribrepin Feb 2016 #32
Lots of kooks at Finicum's wake! Generic Other Feb 2016 #33
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