The Oldest Rythym

All the good men have gone east

Tired of the panoply and fury of the western beast

And now that all hostilities and prisoners of war have been released

They're teaching anglais to the natives till the global redistributing has ceased

And all the good men have gone east

Daniel, John and Paul have gone and Richard's Lion Heart to join the feast

CHORUS:

And I know the oldest rhythm is the hustle of the goin' and gone

But I'll keep dancin', I guess I oughta when they're gone

And I know the oldest rhythm is the shuffle of the goin' and gone

But I'll keep dancin', I guess I gotta now that they're gone

All the good men have gone east

To try to find enlightenment or oriental concubines at least

And all my good friends have gone east

Leaving me behind on this frontier and without any kind of peace

CHORUS

And I'll get lonesome and lonely for a missing brother I have known

I'll get lonesome and lonely, alone

Cause it's a deeper and a different kind of hurtin' that a lover's long

Not as pointed, but more proven and just as strong

CHORUS:

And I know the oldest rhythm is the hustle of the goin' and gone

But I'll keep dancin', I guess I oughta when they're gone

And you know the oldest rhythm is the shuffle of the goin' and gone

But they'll keep dancin', and that's important, when I'm gone