Monster Steppenwolf

Track 4. Monster. From the album Steppenwolf Live Written by John Kay and Jerry Edmonton Larry Byrom Guitar Jerry Edmonton Drums John Kay Vocals, Guitar Goldy McJohn Keyboards Nick St. Nicholas Bass Produced by Gabriel Mekler Engineered by Tom Gundelfinger Once the religious, the hunted and weary Chasing the promise of freedom and hope Came to this country to build a new vision Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope Like good Christians, some would burn the witches Later some got slaves to gather riches But still from near and far to seek America They came by thousands to court the wild And she just patiently smiled and bore a child To be their spirit and guiding light And once the ties with the crown had been broken Westward in saddle and wagon it went And til the railroad linked ocean to ocean Many the lives which had come to an end While we bullied, stole an