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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joni Mitchell
Guitar
Jaco Pastorius
Bass Guitar
Don Alias
Congas
Peter Erkskine
Drums
Emil Richards
Percussion
Herbie Hancock
Piano
Wayne Shorter
Soprano Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joni Mitchell
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joni Mitchell
Producer
Jerry Solomon
Additional Engineer
Henry Lewy
Mixing Engineer
Steve Katz
Recording Engineer
Bernie Grundman
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
He is three, one's in the middle, unmoved
Waiting to show what He sees to the other two
To the one attacking, so afraid
And the one that keeps trying to love and trust
And getting himself betrayed
In the plan, ooh, the divine plan
God must be a boogie man
(God must be a boogie man)
One's so sweet, so overly loving and gentle
He lets people into His innermost sacred temple
Blind faith to care, blind rage to kill
Why'd He let them talk Him down to cheap work and cheap thrills?
In the plan, ooh, the insulting plan
God must be a boogie man
(God must be a boogie man)
Which would it be, Mingus, one or two or three?
Which one do you think He'd want the world to see?
Well, world opinion's not a lot of help
When a man's only trying to find out how to feel about himself
In the plan, ooh, the cock-eyed plan
God must be a boogie man
(God must be a boogie man)
He is three
Written by: Joni Mitchell