Wield The Spade

"Wield The Spade"
Recorded by Oysterhead
Released:	2001
Recorded:	April 2001
Length:	5:48
Album(s):	The Grand Pecking Order
Label(s):	Elektra Records, Asylum Records
Writer(s):	Lyrics by Stewart Copeland and MacDonald Music by Oysterhead
Producer(s):	Oysterhead
Studio(s):	The Barn
Released as single?	No

"Wield The Spade" is a song written and recorded by Oysterhead in 2001.

About the song

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Personnel

• Trey Anastasio - guitar, vocals
• Les Claypool - bass, vocals
• Stewart Copeland - drums, vocals

Release History

Albums

Wield The Spade appears on the following album releases:

Cover art	Album title	Catalog no.	Release country	Format	Release date
	The Grand Pecking Order	62677	United States	cd, lp	2001-10-02

Lyrics

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Barber 
Get this mirror cleaned
I'm troubled by the face I see before me
As we shave our nations face 
Keep a steady hand
Listen to these words that soon will ring across the land

Wield the Spade
Ready the blade
Sacrifices must be made

There are many fools who dare propose imposing limits on my power
Those ungrateful who've been swayed by intellectuals in their ivory towers
They will pay for crimes that God and I will not allow
Some before the firing squad and some behind the plough

Wield the spade

Barber
Get this mirror cleaned 
I'm troubled by the face I see before me
Be careful not to miss a whisker
Soon I face my people who adore me
As you shave our nations face
Keep a steady hand
Listen to these words that soon will ring across the land

Wield the spade
Ready the blade
Sacrifices must be made

Barber
You've done very well
Much cleaner now
The mirror's telling no lies

I know I'm not imagining the telltale glint of death I see in your eyes
I can't trust you
So I must do something with my knife
It's a shame to lose a damn good barber
But that's life

Wield the spade
Ready the blade
Sacrifices must be made

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

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See also

• The Grand Pecking Order

External links

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References

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