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Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear is Armed and Dangerous
Scott Simpson & Mark Baldridge
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- New Hymns Album Notes.docx · track 04 · supplied by Scott Simpson · writer: Mark Baldridge
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Gladly the cross-eyed bear is armed and dangerous
He's not shooting his mouth off, not this time, it's not just for fun
He's armed to the teeth 'cause it is belief that a bad guy with a gun
Gonna try to make his colors run, but these colors they don't run
[Chorus]
Gladly the cross-eyed bear is armed and dangerous
'Cause someone has read the second amendment and thought that it said
That every American has the right to arm bear
Gonna be a good bear with a gun, bad guy not bad
[Verse 2]
Gladly the cross-eyed bear is armed and dangerous
He's standing his ground, he never has to run
But who pays the price for this armed paradise, it's the children
[Outro]
Everybody sing bang, bang, lie down, you're dead
Everybody sing bang, bang, lie down, you're dead
The children sing
Children sing
Source: New Hymns Album Notes.docx · track 04 · supplied by Scott Simpson
Albums & listening
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Recording details (1)
New Hymns · Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear is Armed and Dangerous
Listen on Apple MusicNew Hymns album context
“Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear is Armed and Dangerous” takes a Sunday-school pun and turns it into a parable of guns, scripture, and fear—darkly funny until it isn’t.
New Hymns Album Notes.docx · track 04 · supplied by Scott Simpson