or Mo’s Song
Words & Music by Ty Wagner (2014)

This song is a conversation with my old friend Morris (Mo) Gorlick who was taken from this world in November of 2019. The song is about simpler times and the pride we felt in our great nation.

1: [C] Hey Mo, how ya doin’ today?
[F] There’s something that I gotta [C] say:
[F] Freedom is starting to fade. [C]
[G] Who’s chasin’ [F] our Eagle away? [C]

2: [C] Hey Mo, it’s you old pal.
They’re tapping our phones and reading our mail.
Well, if I did that, well, they’d throw me in jail.
Who’s chasin’ our Eagle away?

(Chorus)

3: [F] Remember, how it used to be…
Home of the brave and land of the free.
What’s happenin’ to you and me?
That ain’t the way life’s supposed to be.

4: [Spoken verse] Well, I remember when you didn’t need a license to go fishin’.
I guess it’s the old times, that’s what I’m missin’.
Let the Eagle fly free, that’s what I’m wishin’.
Who’s chasin’ our Eagle away?

[Musical interlude]

5: [C] I’m getting old, I’m starting to sag.
Some virus is infecting our flag.
Don’t you think it’s kind of a drag?
Who’s chasing our Eagle away?

(Chorus)

6: [F] Remember how it used to be…
Home of the brave and the Land of the Free?
What’s happenin’ to you and me?
That ain’t the way it’s supposed to be!

Who’s chasin’ our Eagle away?
Who’s chasin’ our Eagle away?

Cords: C – F – C – F – C – G – F – C