1. I got a coin in my palm
I can make it disappear
I got a card up my sleeve
name it and I'll pull it out your ear
I got a rabbit in my hat
if you wanna come and see
This is what will be
this is what will be
2. I got shackles on my wrists
soon I'll slip 'em and I'll be gone
Chain me in a box in the river
and I'll rise singing this song
Trust none of what you hear
and less of what you see
This is what will be
this is what will be
3. I got a shiny saw blade (a shiny saw blade)
all I need's a volunteer
I'll cut you in half
while you're smiling ear to ear
And the freedom that you saw
drifting like a ghost in both the trees
This is what will be
this is what will be
4. Now there's a fire down below
but it's coming up here
So leave everything you know
carry only what you fear
On the road the sun is sinking low
there's bodies hanging in the trees
This is what will be
this is what will be
