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Terry Allen & the Panhandle Mystery Band - "Houdini Didn't Like the Spiritualists" (Official)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Terry Allen
Terry Allen
Performer
The Panhandle Mystery Band
The Panhandle Mystery Band
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Terry Allen
Terry Allen
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Terry Allen
Terry Allen
Producer
Charlie Sexton
Charlie Sexton
Producer
Jacob Sciba
Jacob Sciba
Engineer

Lyrics

He listened for his mother from
 The other side of the grave
 But the more that he listened
 The less she had to say
 He was broken-hearted when
 She had departed for the other side
 He visited mystics to find her
 But the voices they channeled were just artistic lies
 (chorus)
 Houdini didn’t like the Spiritualists
 He couldn’t believe there’s any truth to this
 That a loved one might return and speak to you
 Even though … he wanted it to be true
 Ectoplasm gathered in the medium’s
 Nocturnal lairs
 Heavy tables lifted up and floated
 In their ghostly air
 But no matter how miraculous or realistic
 That they seemed
 He traveled the world exposing
 Their fraudulent schemes
 (chorus)
 (bridge)
 So he told his wife
 When he died
 For her to visit
 His graveside
 One night each year
 He gave her the date
 Said if he was there
 He’d communicate
 (instrumental)
 She followed his directions
 And every year could be found
 Kneeled down on his grave
 With her ear to the ground
 She listened for his voice
 But in the dark she cried
 Because nothing was there
 Except the silence of the night
 (chorus)
Written by: Terry Allen

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