Ben Franklin's Song Lyrics - Decemberists

Electricity 

Yeah, you can all thank me 

Took some lightning, a kite, and a fat brass key 

And they're putting up streetlights in Gay Paris 

You're welcome from our young nation 

I'm the only American the French wanna see 

They call me a genius, I can't disagree 

They have guns, they have funds 

They can set us free 

Invest in my reputation 

And do you know who the fuck I am? 

Yeah, do you know who the fuck I am? 

Do you know who the fuck I am? 

I am Poor-Richard's-Almanack-writing Benjamin Fuckin' Franklin 

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I said, early to bed, bitches, early to rise 

They make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise 

Soldiers are fighting for freedom, they have no supplies 

So diplomacy happens at night 

John Adams debates at the gates of Versailles 

He whines and parades and awaits a reply 

As I stay up late with a succulent breast or a thigh 

Alright, diplomacy happens at night 

And do you know who the fuck I am? 

Yeah, do you know who the fuck I am? 

Do you know who the fuck I am? 

I am 76-and-I'll-Still-Kick-Your-Ass Fuckin' Franklin 

One pain that lingers, the hitch in my stride 

Is my son back at home who I could not guide 

Who sits all alone in a prison cell on the wrong side 

Stands against our young nation 

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So I play my ambassador part with pride 

I am known in the world, and the world is wide 

To my children, my sins may be magnified, but I'd 

Do it all again, no hesitation 

And do you know who the fuck I am? 

Yeah, do you know who the fuck I am? 

Do you know who the fuck I am? 

I am Poor-Richard's-Almanack-writing Benjamin Fuckin' Franklin 

(Do you know who the fuck I am?) Who the fuck I am? 

(Do you know who the fuck I am?) Who the fuck I am? 

(Do you know who the fuck I am?) 

I am Poor-Richard's-Almanack-writing 

Polymath, bifocal-wearing 

Hardened glass-harmonica-playing 

Benjamin Fuckin' Franklin