prince herman

5 19 232 7
1996

larry curtis spurlock

prince herman

1
he's a sacramento gentleman
a tribute to all mankind
cause he's fair and honest
and compassionate

with a witty wiley wonderful mind
2
he's henderson's and lizzie's first baby boy
a legend upon cedar hill
cause he'd shake your hand
and look you in the eye
he's the master of his will, oh

he's the master of his will, yes

chorus
1 .. he's a prince (repeat)
2 .. prince herman (repeat)

3 .. he's prince herman hedrick
4 .. he's a prince (repeat)
5 .. herman hedrick (repeat)
6 .. herman bruce hedrick's
7 .. a prince - prince herman
8-9 .. repeat lines 6-7
10-18 .. repeat lines 1-9

3
he's one of my childhood superstars
people say we look kin
he gave away some land
that he and god owned
back to god again
4
he loved his brother and sisters
eula, edgar, veda and della
he sent my mother
a new dress for her birthday
he is truly a fantastic fella, oh
he is truly a fantastic fella, yes

repeat chorus

5
he was born in the old bishop house
on a hill across powell river
it used to be a field
civil war hospital
tina and i were born there, later
6
later than uncle herman
prince herman if you will
he treats everyone
as if they're royalty
to know him is an ultimate thrill, oh
to know him is an ultimate thrill, yes

repeat chorus

7
he's the patriarch of our family
a wise man sans thrall
there's a smile on his face
a bus token in his pocket
and he calls my dad 'brother paul'
8

everyone loves herman hedrick
perched at god's right arm
he's a chosen one
mister hedrick
and we miss his splendid charm, oh
and we miss his splendid charm, yes

repeat chorus

repeat chorus lines 6-7 … 10x - out

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