Rhododendron Honey Words and music by Leslie FishWhat do we do for our freedom, oh What do we do for our corn? For Big Boss Jones and his bully boys Came here last Sunday morn He marched them into the village square And grabbed everybody in sight And made a big speach 'bout how he'd come To set this country right He said he'd come to save us all From livin' in anarchy, hoo He'd give us a government and laws again Just the way it used to be He swore he'd make this country great Like it was before the war And all that he wanted was half our crops Like taxes was before Well, when he was finished, he took his boys And went to the meetin' hall They chased out everybody left inside And moved in, one and all So we strolled down to the teacher's house And held town meetin' there To talk about what we were gonna do Just how and when and where Well, early next morning, all the old folks come All smilin' to beat the band They told Boss Jones they're glad he's here And they're proud to shake his hand Oh, they fawned on him and his bully boys And flattered 'em left and right And promised a big feast in their honor In the meetin' hall that night Well, that evening, everyone in town showed up All bringing food and beer Boss Jones, he sat at the head of the table And all his boys sat near Oh, they ate and drank and they bragged no end About what they were gonna do While they scarfed up the rhododendron honey And the amanita stew Are there any biochemists in the audience? Now we'd been careful of what we ate So we didn't take no harm But the Boss and his bully boys all keeled over While the coffee still was warm We dragged 'em out to the old mineshaft That was dug before the war And we dropped 'em down with all the others Who'd tried that trick before! Yes, we remember the world that was And the way that it used to be And we'd just rather be left alone We're used to being free Don't want no more of laws nor bosses Don't want no government here I hope they don't come again too soon They've tried three times this year!