Goliath
by @edwinb
Liner Notes
An attempt at #folk-rock on my 8 string baritone #ukulele with #harmonica. I saw someone or another (I can't remember and it doesn't really matter who) who was obviously siding with the bullies (whoever they were in this case) taunting someone by saying "You're taking on Goliath!"
Well. Do you remember who won in that particular story? Keep fighting.
I think this is another one for my "Pound Shop Dylan" routine. It probably doesn't need the chorus repeating again at the end but I was enjoying singing it too much, so there it is.
Lyrics
Fighting as the underdog with back against the wall But the bigger they are the harder they fall And you wish they'd pick on somebody that's closer to their size Fear and hate in their eyes
Frightened, weary, don't want to continue When the bigger they are the harder they hit you You're fighting a Goliath and you're desperate to run But remember it was David who won
It's a David-Goliath battle once again But Goliath will always go down in the end Goliath goes down in the end Goliath goes down in the end
Who will be the target as they're aiming punches down? Who's the latest bogeyman they're wanting driven out? Got to be somebody else who's there to take the blame That's how they play their game
Giving out the orders, balances unchecked Are you the one who's going to be next? The Philistines will taunt and the end is going to come But remember it was David who won
It's a David-Goliath battle once again But Goliath will always go down in the end Goliath goes down in the end Goliath goes down in the end
It's a David-Goliath battle once again But Goliath will always go down in the end Goliath goes down in the end Goliath goes down in the end
It's a David-Goliath battle once again But Goliath will always go down in the end Goliath goes down in the end Goliath goes down in the end
Comments
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smart mostly wins! good pace to this! sometimes it takes time but it comes. I like this very singalong
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Also worth remembering that David won by fighting smarter. When Goliath came out grinning and swinging his sword, David didn't engage hand-to-hand. He pulled out his gun and — no, wait, that was Indiana Jones.
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I wish my morning procrastinations were as productive! We need more songs of optimistic protest theses days. Let's hope for our David to win...
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I also enjoyed singing the chorus a few extra times. It’s a Luke vs. the Death Star story.