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The Suicide Of Ota Benga

from Ota Benga by The May Day Orchestra

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lyrics

The great war had begun and all hope had gone
for a fair wind home
living in the Bronx zoo laughed at and prodded
like any other spectacle just wanting to go home
all the noise, this place is haunted, there is no future
and there will always be this war
for ivory rubber diamonds and coltan

living in the nightmare, just wanting to be home
wherever that may be
lost, lost and alone
no fair, no fair wind home
never a fair wind home

A great war has begun and all hopes have gone
for a fair wind home
I took the revolver and turned it to my heart
thought of everything and nothing and fired
a subversive little man not fit to live among them
Otto Bingo is dead, buried in an unmarked grave
at least they won't misspell his name
no tombstone no garden for Ota Benga

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from Ota Benga, released November 9, 2010

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The May Day Orchestra St. Louis, Missouri

The May Day Orchestra was founded in 2008 by songwriter Tim Rakel. The current line-up features drummer Mary DeLeonardis, bassist Jake DeLeonardis and guitarist Charlie Tabing. The band is currently releasing installments of their fourth album.

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