Kalhöun – Daniel Amos – letras

It’s the magic word they claim, came down from ancient BabylonWhen the tower of Babel crumbled, and the language was all wrongThe natives were confused and yet, they understood one wordNow it’s on display in a mall museum, down in south PittsburghKalhöun!, everybody cry Kalhöun!Some preacher says it’s the first word, that Adam said to EveReligious tracts and bulletins note, « Speak it and believe »Some say it’s just deception, empty and absurdWhile the elect say the last times, were triggered by the wordKalhöun!, yeah everybody sing Kalhöun!Don’t know exactly what it meansIt’s just a sacred kinda thing – Kalhöun!Now when carpenters hit their thumbsThey’ll yell out loud the « Kalhöun! » curseAnd the faithful flock to pa, to bow to Lord Kalhöun the firstHe says « Messiah’s in the dessert », but a few of us won’t goWe’re going down to the Kalhöun church, to pray it isn’t soKalhöun!, is the thing – now everybody sing Kalhöun!And even the president says it’s a miracle »Kalhöun » the nation cries, « You’re a miracle »On baseball cards, beer, and cars and cerealKalhöun is the word, now everybody’s heard – Kalhöun!Some politician has an idea to take a million menGo downtown Los Angeles and build the tower againWhy nothing can stop us this time, we’ll mount the word on highSpell K-A-L-H-Ö-U-N across the steel grey sky