Richard Potter

from This Brave Riot I by Copper Dalton

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lyrics

In a town in New Hampshire
Richard Potter was born in 1783
He had seen his mother a slave to her color
And cried, "mama I've found the key
Although I'm uneducated, I can be entertaining
And hide my voice whenever I speak
There's a teacher in London, so I'm stowing away on Sunday
Pray for me"

No I am not Richard Potter
And I don't know if a son needs a father
Hear my voice, it comes from no other
No, I am not Richard Potter

Richard Potter's profession was sensory deception
A ventriloquist, practiced at the slight of lips
When he sat on a stool with a mannequin doll
People laughed
Working day and night on b's and t's and his p's
Well, that turned out to be quite a hell of a task
He cried, "mama, what's the perfect tool for this task
A mustache"

In an earlier time, a man could lose his life
For hiding the source of his voice
Some doctrine from Rome
Claimed they had sole control over choice
But Richard Potter did not commune with the dead
He did it for the money
And with ease
Just took eyes over ears
And a crowd needing to believe

No, I am not Richard Potter
And to me, one prophet of peace is as good as another
Hear my voice, it comes from no other
No, I am not Richard Potter

Richard Potter came home and bought a hundred-acre farm
In the state of live free or die
Took his young bride Sally for a ride in the northeast countryside
And huge crowds would gather around to be blinded by his sound
And willingly fooled by their eyes
He cried, "mama, just once, I'd like to say what's on my mind"

No, I am not Richard Potter
And to me, one prophet of peace is as good as another
And I don't care if the son has a father
No, I am not Richard Potter

No, I am not Richard Potter
Hear my voice, it comes from no other
Do you hear me in Rome, I have soul control, so don't bother
No, I am not Richard Potter

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from This Brave Riot I, released July 1, 2014

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