Run Through the Jungle (Bayou Protest 1970)

[Swampy guitar riff + cicadas + distant train whistle, 0:00–0:50] [Verse 1 – angry spoken-shout, 0:50] Big shot senators on their golden thrones Sending my brothers to die all alone While their kids stay home and smoke their weed Poor boys carry the rich man’s greed [Pre-Chorus – rising] I see the storm coming down the track [Chorus – full band, gang shout-along, 1:45] Run through the jungle, run through the jungle Whoa, don’t look back to see Run through the jungle, better run from the company They’ll burn your land and poison the sea! [First swampy guitar solo – twangy, reverb-drenched, 1:20 long, 2:35–3:55] [Verse 2 – sharper, 3:55] Factory owners dump poison in the stream Fish belly-up in what used to be clean Politicians smile on the evening news While momma cries and daddy pays the dues [Second extended guitar solo – harmonica joins, wild bayou jam, 1:50 long, 4:40–6:30] [Spoken bridge over light drums & river sounds, 6:30] They said the war was over, but it never ends Same old liars, same old friends Oil in the water, blood in the sand How much more can this country stand? [Final Chorus – louder, key up slightly, full anger, 6:55] Run through the jungle, run through the jungle Whoa, don’t look back to see Run through the jungle, better run from the company They’ll tax your soul and steal your dream! [Long outro jam – guitar + harmonica trading licks, cicadas louder, train fades away, 7:30–8:00] Run… run… run… Better run… better run… (fade into river sounds)