[Chorus] They landed at Plymouth with a smile on their face They said, “We’re your brothers from a far away place" I know the Indians greeted them with wide open arms Too simple-minded and trusting to see through the charms
[Chorus] They landed at Plymouth with a smile on their face They said, “We’re your brothers from a far away place” The Indians greeted them with wide open arms Too simple-minded to see through the charms
[Verse 4] Polluting the water, Goddamn, defiling the air Rewriting the standards of what’s good and fair Promote law and order, yeah, just let justice go to hell If the law's hard to swallow, use the old wishing well
[Chorus] They landed at Plymouth with a little smile on their face They said, “We’re your brothers from a far away place” The Indians greeted them with wide open arms Too simple-minded to see through the charms
[Chorus] They landed at Plymouth with a smile on their face They said, “We’re your brothers from a far away place” The Indians greeted them with wide open arms
[Outro] (Screams of terror)
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When @questlove from the legendary hiphop-band The Roots was faced by the record in an interview by Nardwaur the Human Serviette, he said this:
“The song I get the most enjoyment out of playing for people to scare the living lights out of them. Is a song, the last song of the album called: The Parasite”. Whenever thanksgiving comes around The Roots do a show. I play this song and I sort of peak at the audience, to see the reactions. And as each minute goes by, it goes from nodding his head to rinkling his nose to gasps as if he had seen a ghost"
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