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Transcript prepared by Fielding M. McGehee III. If you use this material, please credit The Jonestown Institute. Thank you.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n

To return to the Tape Index, click here.<\/a> To listen to MP3, click here<\/a>.
\nTo read the Tape Summary, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Male:<\/b> \u2013and then\u2013 Test, one two three. Test, one two three four. Test, test, test, test, test, test. Test, test.<\/p>\n

Music stops and starts during tests.<\/p>\n

(Tape edit)<\/p>\n

Song 1:<\/i> Instrumental (another instrumental piece overlaps on second track for several moments)<\/p>\n

(Tape edit)<\/p>\n

Announcer:<\/b> And now, ladies and gentlemen. We\u2019re glad to have you here in Jonestown, Guyana. Sit back and enjoy yourself. We have a brief program. Presenting to you, the Jonestown Express.<\/p>\n

Song 2:<\/i><\/p>\n

We got a message in our music,
\nWe got a message in our music,
\nWe got a message in our song,
\nSo come along, sing a song.<\/p>\n

We got a message in our music,
\nWe got a message in our music,
\nWe got a message in our song,
\nSo come along, sing a song.<\/p>\n

Music, message in our music,
\nMessage in our music, music.<\/p>\n

Announcer:<\/b> Yes, that\u2019s the Jonestown Express.<\/p>\n

Light applause<\/p>\n

Announcer:<\/b> And now we\u2019d like to bring to the stage, Miss Unforgettable, Marthea Hicks.<\/p>\n

Song 3:<\/i> (Variation of \u201cEverybody\u2019s Talkin\u2019 At Me\u201d by Nilsson)<\/p>\n

Everybody\u2019s talkin\u2019 about me
\nI can\u2019t hear a word they\u2019re sayin\u2019
\nOnly the echoes of their mind
\nPeople stop and staring
\nI can\u2019t even see their faces
\nOnly the shadows of their eyes<\/p>\n

I\u2019m goin\u2019 where the sun keeps shinin\u2019
\nthrough the pourin\u2019 rain
\nGoin\u2019 where the weather suits my clothes
\nBankin\u2019 off of the northeast wind
\nSailin\u2019 on a summer breeze
\nSkippin\u2019 over the ocean like a stone<\/p>\n

Everybody\u2019s talkin\u2019 about me
\nI can\u2019t hear a word they\u2019re sayin\u2019
\nOnly the echoes of their mind
\nPeople stop and staring
\nI can\u2019t even see their faces
\nOnly the shadows of their eyes<\/p>\n

I\u2019m goin\u2019 where the sun keeps shinin\u2019
\nthrough the pourin\u2019 rain
\nGoin\u2019 where the weather suits my clothes
\nBankin\u2019 off of the northeast wind
\nSailin\u2019 on a summer breeze
\nSkippin\u2019 over the ocean like a stone<\/p>\n

Song 4: <\/i>(Variation of \u201cAbraham, Martin and John\u201d by Dion)<\/p>\n

Anybody here seen my friend Cuffy
\nCan you tell me where he\u2019s gone?
\nHe freed a lot of people but the good, they die young
\nI looked around and he was gone.<\/p>\n

Anybody here seen Che Guevara
\nCan you tell me where he\u2019s gone?
\nOh, he freed a lot of people but the good, they die young
\nI looked around and he was gone.<\/p>\n

Anybody here seen my friend Martin [Luther King]
\nCan you tell me where the man is gone?
\nYes, he freed a lot of people but the good, they die young
\nI looked around and he was gone.<\/p>\n

Anybody here seen Steven Biko
\nCan you tell me where he\u2019s gone?
\nOh, he freed a lot of people but the good, they die young
\nI looked around and he was gone.<\/p>\n

Anybody here seen my friend Malcolm [X]
\nCan you tell me where that man is gone?
\nOh, he freed a lot of people but the good, they die young
\nI looked around and he was gone.<\/p>\n

Anybody here seen my friend (unintelligible \u2013 sounds like \u201cTony\u201d)
\nCan you tell me where that man is gone?
\nYes, he freed a lot of people but the good, they die young
\nI just looked around and he was gone.
\nI just looked around and he was gone.
\nI looked around, the man was gone.<\/p>\n

(Tape edit)<\/p>\n

Announcer:<\/b> That was Marthea Hicks. Now we\u2019d like to bring to the stage to perform\u2013 let\u2019s get some hands together for Frances Johnson doing \u201cOakland Beat 1.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Tape edit)<\/p>\n

That was (unintelligible). And now, ladies and gentlemen, for our comedy hour. She\u2019s the funniest lady that ever hit the floor of Jonestown. She\u2019s 77 years old and every bone in her body (unintelligible). Let\u2019s give a warm welcome to the Jonestown Moms Mabley [likely Bertha Cook].<\/p>\n

Song 5:<\/i><\/p>\n

Today, every day, every day,
\nI have the blues
\nEvery day, every day, every day,
\nI have the blues
\nYou got me burning with a fire
\nBut you (unintelligible word)<\/p>\n

You know I got a letter today, from my broker. He says, Dear Mom, I understand that you are holding stocks in American (unintelligible) United Gas and Waterworks. And it\u2019s great (unintelligible), so I strongly advise you (unintelligible) on your pants, close your wallet, and let the gas go. He says, you might also be interested in knowing that prostitution is the best buy on the market today. You can make a cent on every penis.<\/p>\n

(Sings) They call me Stormy Monday
\nTuesday\u2019s got to change.
\nThey call me Stormy Monday
\nTuesday\u2019s got to change.
\nNow Wednesday is (unintelligible word)
\nThursday\u2019s (unintelligible word)<\/p>\n

I got to tell you about my little baby. She got awful sick. And I took her to the hospital. So, she thought she was gonna die. Then my husband came, he said, honey, I\u2019m so sorry, I\u2019m just so sorry I\u2019ve been unfaithful to you. But I wanted to make this last (unintelligible word). Saying please forgive me. She said, oh that\u2019s all right. I was the one that poisoned you.<\/p>\n

(unintelligible intro) early part of the year, I went down to Texas, you know, they always have tall stories in Texas. But I was born in a little town so, (unintelligible word) just a little town in Texas. But they had a story to tell me which I\u2019d like to share with you. (unintelligible phrase), my friends told me that there was a preacher. And he had to have a horse, he had to have a horse in a hurry, so he went down to (unintelligible word) congregation (unintelligible). He went down to the stable to buy a horse. The man told him, so you just the right home for this horse, because this horse is holy. So when you say Hallelujah, he runs. And if you say Amen, he stops. So that was good for the preacher. On the way home, something frightened the horse. He ran and he ran (unintelligible). The preacher said, whoa, whoa. The horse kept going. Whoa. The horse kept going. With old man (unintelligible word) getting close to the edge of the hill, he finally thought of it. Said Amen. The horse put on his brakes and stopped. Ah, that tickled the preacher, he said, God, (unintelligible word) thank you. Hallelujah.<\/p>\n

(Laughter)<\/p>\n

You know, while I was down there, I ran out of money. So I thought I\u2019d get a little job. I\u2019ve always been able to do a little (unintelligible word) work. So I went down to (unintelligible). The lady says to me, won\u2019t you please answer my phone? I heard no phone ringing, and had no idea what she wanted after that, but I wanted the job, so I had to answer the phone. When I got back, she says, uh, who was that on the phone? I says, well, I really couldn\u2019t tell you because they ask so weird, it was a long distance to New York, and I said, it sure was.<\/p>\n

(Laughter)<\/p>\n

(Sings) Well, the eagle flies on Friday,
\nSaturday, I go out and play, yeah,
\nWell, the eagle flies on Friday,
\nSaturday, I go out and play
\nCome Sunday morning
\nI fall on my knees and pray<\/p>\n

I said, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me
\nI said, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me
\nWell, you know how I love you
\nOh, Lord, in misery.<\/p>\n

Announcer:<\/b> That was Jonestown\u2019s Moms Mabley.<\/p>\n

Song 6:<\/i> (Sung to tune of \u201cYou Are So Beautiful To Me\u201d by Joe Cocker)<\/p>\n

Guyana is so beautiful to me
\nGuyana is so beautiful to me
\nYes, I see,
\nIt\u2019s everything I\u2019d ever hoped for
\nAnd it\u2019s everything to me
\nGuyana is so beautiful to me<\/p>\n

Guyana is so beautiful to me
\nGuyana is so beautiful to me
\nYes, I see,
\nIt\u2019s everything I\u2019d ever hoped for
\nAnd it\u2019s everything to me
\nYeah, yeah
\nGuyana is so beautiful
\nI\u2019m gonna say it again
\nGuyana is so beautiful
\nCan you sing it to me
\nGuyana is so beautiful
\nOne more time, one more time
\nGuyana is so beautiful
\nOne more time, yeah, yeah, yeah
\nGuyana is so beautiful
\nTo me, yeah.<\/p>\n

(tape edit)<\/p>\n

Song 7: Instrumental<\/i><\/p>\n

End of tape<\/b><\/p>\n

Tape originally posted January 2006<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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