The Law to Ban Laws

I’m for a law to ban laws.

We’ve already got so many

It’s hard to keep track of where it’s at

And know if I’ve broken any.

Too often what’s right ain’t legal

And what’s legal too often ain’t right.

Tryin’ and tryin’ to walk the fine line

Could keep a feller up all night.

Through history most ever’thing bad’s been done

Had a law made it legal first.

So breakin’ the law was better

And obeyin’ the law was the worst.

Now that don’t make sense to a simple man

And if I was to make a bet

I’d say them that want to run things

Will make it more confusin’ yet.

For a man who fears foulin’ the law

Ain’t gonna strike no sparks

Lest he be grabbed out of his bed

And hauled away in the dark.

It wouldn’t be the first time such has happened

And if ye think it cain’t happen here

Find ya an old history book

That ain’t been re-writ this year.

Laws like weeds keep spreadin’

Chokin’ out all that is good

And doin’ good’s called evil

And evil is that that ye should.

The laws that’s writ fer lawyers

Would cover acres of land

But the laws that make us decent

Can be writ on the palm of a hand.

So I think we should repeal ‘em all

We could go from scratch again

Instead of thousands of thousands

We could start with, maybe ten.