The Ostrich Steppenwolf

Track 1. The Ostrich. From the album Rest In Peace. Written by John Kay John Kay: guitars, harmonica, vocals. Rushton Moreve: bass guitar, vocals. Michael Monarch: guitars, backing vocals. Goldy McJohn: hamond organ, piano, electric piano. Jerry Edmonton: drums, percussion, vocals. Gabriel Mekler: Producer Bill Cooper: Engineer Richard Podolor: Engineer We ll call you when you re six years old And drag you to the factory To train your brain for eighteen years With promise of security But then you re free And forty years you waste to chase the dollar sign So you may die in Florida At the pleasant age of sixty nine The water s getting hard to drink We ve mangled up the country side The air will choke you when you breathe We re all committing suicide But it s alright It s progress folks keep pushin till your body rots Will strip the earth of all i