Story Behind The Song
how the snake oil medicine show became the gigantic medical industry
| Song Length |
5:31 |
Genre |
Blues - Modern, Blues - Rock |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Addiction |
Similar Artists |
Led Zeppelin, Stevie Ray Vaughan |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
THE MEDICINE SHOW
Their wagons came creakin'
in from the plains
proudly pedaling
a cure for what ails you
but they didn't know,
if it's in the bottle, or your head
People praised them
and people fought them
too good to be true or
was it the fountain of youth
The Medicine Show is big industry
A cure is needed for sure
Too many side effects
too little cures
Their carriages stood still
long enough
to become
tall buildings
A pill, a tonic,
an ointment or a scrub
they're horses
ran enough
to become, a truck,
a train, a plane
The Medicine Show is big industry
A cure is needed for sure
Too many side effects
too little cures