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The long haired kings sing songs of love

As they turn their eyes to the skies above

With a grasping hand dividin’ royalties

The long haired kings forsake all loyalties

The long haired kings split up long ago
In a sea of treachery and vertigo

Yes, the long haired kings broke up long ago

In a web of luxury… and treachery

And vertigo

And the long haired kings sang songs of sin

Faced the Pearly Gates with a surly grin

With a broken oath and a grasping hand

The long haired kings pissed away the land

But the long haired kings broke up long ago

In a web of treachery and deep sorrow

Yes, the long haired kings pissed away the band

With a profane oath… and a grasping hand

And a grasping hand

Then the long haired kings’d sung songs of woe

Of how the majors took their birthright long ago

With a willingness to sacrifice their kin

The long haired kings did their own selves in

And the long haired kings faded long ago
In a sea of verdigris and indigo

Yes, the long haired kings pissed away the brand

With a broken oath… and a grasping hand

And a grasping hand

© 2023 At Swim-Two-Birds Music. (BMI)
Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Credits

Songwriter

Words and music by Christian Crumlish (BMI).

Personnel

• Christian Crumlish – ukulele, vocals

• David Gans – acoustic guitar, vocals

• Myles Boisen – pedal steel guitar
• Javier Navarrette – congas, shakers
• Joe Kyle Jr. – upright bass
• Joe Craven – mandolin

Recording dates

Date	Session details
February 25, 2023	Crumlish on uke and vocals. Gans on acoustic guitar and vocals.
April 19, 2023	Navarette added shakers and congas.
June 21, 2024	Recut the vocals.
July 19 2024	Boisen added pedal steel.
July 26, 2024	Kyle added upright bass.
July 30, 2024	Gans recut acoustic guitar.
August 16 2024	Craven added mandolin.
November 13, 2024	Final mix.