{"id":2787,"date":"2025-04-08T09:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindskeleton.one\/?p=2787"},"modified":"2025-04-08T09:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:04:10","slug":"defiance-as-the-american-pulse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindskeleton.one\/?p=2787","title":{"rendered":"Defiance as the American Pulse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week on <em>Three Tune Tuesday<\/em>, we crank up the victrola and tune into the timeless spirit of <strong>defiance<\/strong>\u2014not just as a reaction, but as a rhythm pulsing through American history. From the railroad tracks to the dance halls, from the front lines of war to the backrooms of resistance, defiance has always had a soundtrack\u2014and tonight, we\u2019re dropping the needle on three of its most unforgettable grooves.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.hubhopper.com\/WyJodHRwczovL2ZlZWRzLmh1YmhvcHBlci5jb20vZGU0ZmNlNGU3MWY3YzUwNDFjNWMzMGU5YzQxYzE0ZGUucnNzIix0cnVlLGZhbHNlLHRydWUsMzI4NjkyNzQsIiM0RjQ2RTUiLCJkZWZhdWx0IiwiZGVmYXVsdCJd?format=2&amp;lastUpdated=1744102634\" height=\"388px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Lyrics<\/h2>\n<h3>The Ballad of Casey Jones<\/h3>\n<p>Come all you rounders for I want you to hear<br \/>\nThe story of a brave engineer<br \/>\nCasey Jones was the rounder\u2019s name<br \/>\nOn an eight six-wheeler boys he won his fame<\/p>\n<p>Now the caller called Casey \u2019bout half-past four<br \/>\nHe kissed his wife at the station door<br \/>\nHe mounted to the cabin with his orders in his hand<br \/>\nSaid; \u201cI\u2019m gonna take my trip to the promised land\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Casey Jones mounted to the cabin<br \/>\nCasey Jones with his orders in his hand<br \/>\nCasey Jones mounted to the cabin<br \/>\nSaid;\u201dI\u2019m gonna take tke my trip to the promised land<\/p>\n<p>Pour on the water boys shovel on the coal<br \/>\nStick your head out the window see the drivers roll<br \/>\nGonna run her \u2019til she leaves the rail<br \/>\n\u2018Cause I\u2019m nine hours late with the western mail<\/p>\n<p>Now Casey passed out of South Memphis on the fly<br \/>\nHeard the firemane say \u201d Boy you got a white-eye \u201c<br \/>\nThe switchman knew by the engine\u2019s moan<br \/>\nThat the man at the throttle was Casey Jones<\/p>\n<p>Now Casey got to that certain place<br \/>\nOld number nine stared him straight in the face<br \/>\nHe said to fireman \u201d Boy you better jump<br \/>\nCause there\u2019s two locomotives and they\u2019re bound to bump\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well Mrs. Casey Jones she sat there on the bed<br \/>\nShe got the telegram that her poor husband was dead<br \/>\nShe said; \u201cGo to bed children and hush your crying<br \/>\n\u2018Cause you got another papa on the Salt Lake line\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Tell That to the Marines<\/h3>\n<div class=\"Lyrics__Container-sc-78fb6627-1 hiRbsH\" data-lyrics-container=\"true\">Do you remember, Kaiser Bill<br \/>\nAbout a year ago?<br \/>\nWe told your old friend Bernstorff<br \/>\nThat he better pack and go<br \/>\nYou laughed and said<br \/>\n&#8220;America possessed no fighting stuff,&#8221;<br \/>\nUntil our fighting Yankee boys<br \/>\nWalked in and called your bluff<\/p>\n<p>That Monte Cristo idea will not do<br \/>\nIf you think that the world belongs to you<\/p>\n<p>Tell that to the Marines<br \/>\nThose deviling hounds who know what fighting means<br \/>\nYou are going to lick the world&#8211; you said you will&#8211;<br \/>\nIf you mean Uncle Sam, now listen Kaiser Bill:<\/p>\n<p>Tell that to the Marines<br \/>\nThe first to fight on all the fighting scenes<br \/>\nIf you think you&#8217;ll sink our new boat<br \/>\nWith your damned old u-boat<br \/>\nTell that to the Marines<\/p>\n<p>That line of Hindenburg&#8217;s would never break, you made a vow<br \/>\nIt must be made of rubber, Bill<br \/>\nThe way it&#8217;s bending now<br \/>\nThe Krupp works that you bragged about<br \/>\nYou rave of them no more<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll change them to the bankrupt works when we end up this war<br \/>\nSo Kaiser Bill at warfare we are new<br \/>\nIf you think now the Yankee drive is through<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"RightSidebar__Container-sc-29f47c92-0 kjpsqk\">\n<div class=\"StubhubLink__Container-sc-c1aab57d-0 cpMeHl\">\n<div class=\"StubhubLink__Left-sc-c1aab57d-2 fwwXFm\">\n<div class=\"StubhubLink__Information-sc-c1aab57d-4 ivWlfZ\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LyricsSidebarAd__RecommendationsContainer-sc-f6208354-0 jxwZJC\">\n<aside class=\"RecommendedSongs__Container-sc-7b317158-0 kcOpLt LyricsSidebarAd__Recommendations-sc-f6208354-1 eRwhep\">\n<div class=\"MiniChart__Container-sc-b9aa837c-0 eNPUdN\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Lyrics__Container-sc-78fb6627-1 hiRbsH\" data-lyrics-container=\"true\">Tell that to the Marines<br \/>\nThose deviling hounds who know what fighting means<br \/>\nWe are going to have six million men in line<br \/>\nKaiser Bill, if you don&#8217;t think they will cross the Rhine<\/p>\n<p>Tell that to the Marines<br \/>\nThe first to fight on all the fighting scenes<br \/>\nIf you think the Yanks won&#8217;t whirl-in<br \/>\nRight straight into Berlin<br \/>\nTell that to the Marines<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-lyrics-container=\"true\"><\/div>\n<h3 data-lyrics-container=\"true\">How ya Gonna Keep em Down on the Farm<\/h3>\n<div data-lyrics-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"Lyrics__Container-sc-78fb6627-1 hiRbsH\" data-lyrics-container=\"true\">Reuben, Reuben, I&#8217;ve been thinking<br \/>\nSaid his wifey dear<br \/>\nNow that all is peaceful and calm<br \/>\nThe boys\u2005will\u2005soon be back\u2005on the farm<br \/>\nMister Reuben started winking\u2005and slowly rubbed his chin<br \/>\nHe pulled his chair up close to mother<br \/>\nAnd he asked her with a grin<\/p>\n<p>How ya gonna keep &#8217;em down on the farm<br \/>\nAfter they&#8217;ve seen Paree&#8217;<br \/>\nHow ya gonna keep &#8217;em away from Broadway<br \/>\nJazzin around and paintin&#8217; the town<br \/>\nHow ya gonna keep &#8217;em away from harm, that&#8217;s a mystery<br \/>\nThey&#8217;ll never want to see a rake or plow<br \/>\nAnd who the deuce can parleyvous a cow?<br \/>\nHow ya gonna keep &#8217;em down on the farm<br \/>\nAfter they&#8217;ve seen Paree&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Rueben, Rueben, you&#8217;re mistaken<br \/>\nSaid his wifey dear<br \/>\nOnce a farmer, always a jay<br \/>\nAnd farmers always stick to the hay<br \/>\nMother Reuben, I&#8217;m not fakin&#8217;<br \/>\nThough you may think it strange<br \/>\nBut wine and women play the mischief<br \/>\nWith a boy who&#8217;s loose with change<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"RightSidebar__Container-sc-29f47c92-0 kjpsqk\">\n<div class=\"StubhubLink__Container-sc-c1aab57d-0 cpMeHl\">\n<div class=\"StubhubLink__Left-sc-c1aab57d-2 fwwXFm\">\n<div class=\"StubhubLink__Information-sc-c1aab57d-4 ivWlfZ\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Lyrics__Container-sc-78fb6627-1 hiRbsH\" data-lyrics-container=\"true\">\nHow ya gonna keep &#8217;em down on the farm<br \/>\nAfter they&#8217;ve seen Paree&#8217;<br \/>\nHow ya gonna keep &#8217;em away from Broadway<br \/>\nJazzin around and paintin&#8217; 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