{"id":146,"date":"2012-01-30T21:34:46","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T02:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firecat.net\/songs\/?p=146"},"modified":"2015-03-22T18:01:27","modified_gmt":"2015-03-22T22:01:27","slug":"o-mighty-bes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firecat.net\/songs\/2012\/01\/30\/o-mighty-bes\/","title":{"rendered":"O Mighty Bes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-146-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firecat.net\/songs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/O_Mighty_Bes_2012.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firecat.net\/songs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/O_Mighty_Bes_2012.mp3\">https:\/\/www.firecat.net\/songs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/O_Mighty_Bes_2012.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><font size=+1>O Mighty Bes!<\/font><br \/>\n<font size=-2>&#169; 2009 Natalie Baan<\/font><\/p>\n<p>Mighty Bes!<br \/>\nDrive all evil away!<br \/>\nLaughing Bes!<br \/>\nOnly the good will stay!<br \/>\nYou come in like a lion &#8212; <i>hu!<\/i><br \/>\nAnd evil runs out the door!<\/p>\n<p><i>Mighty Bes!<br \/>\nDrive all evil away!<br \/>\nLaughing Bes!<br \/>\nOnly the good will stay!<br \/>\nYou come in like a lion &#8212; <\/i>hu!<i><br \/>\nAnd evil runs out the door!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Shake Your plumes, O mighty Bes!<br \/>\nShake Your tail, O mighty Bes!<br \/>\nShake Your plumes, O mighty Bes!<br \/>\nShake Your tail, O mighty Bes!<br \/>\nShake Your plumes, O mighty Bes!<br \/>\nShake Your tail, O mighty Bes!<\/p>\n<p>Every man get up and dance!<br \/>\n<i>Raise your hands for Netjer!<\/i><br \/>\nEvery woman get up and dance!<br \/>\n<i>Raise your hands for Netjer!<\/i><br \/>\nEvery child come dancing!<br \/>\n<i>Mighty Bes is dancing!<\/i><br \/>\nEvery God come dancing!<br \/>\n<i>Laughing Bes is dancing!<\/i><br \/>\nDrive all evil away!<\/p>\n<p><i>Mighty Bes!<br \/>\nDrive all evil away!<br \/>\nLaughing Bes!<br \/>\nOnly the good will stay!<br \/>\nYou come in like a lion &#8212; <\/i>hu!<i><br \/>\nAnd evil runs out the door!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Dance with us, O mighty Bes!<br \/>\nRoar for us, O mighty Bes!<br \/>\nDance with us, O mighty Bes!<br \/>\nRoar for us, O mighty Bes!<br \/>\nDance with us, O mighty Bes!<br \/>\nRoar for us, O mighty Bes!<\/p>\n<p>Every man get up and dance!<br \/>\n<i>Raise your hands for Netjer!<\/i><br \/>\nEvery woman get up and dance!<br \/>\n<i>Raise your hands for Netjer!<\/i><br \/>\nEvery child come dancing!<br \/>\n<i>Mighty Bes is dancing!<\/i><br \/>\nEvery God come dancing!<br \/>\n<i>Laughing Bes is dancing!<\/i><br \/>\nDrive all evil away!<\/p>\n<p><i>Mighty Bes!<br \/>\nDrive all evil away!<br \/>\nLaughing Bes!<br \/>\nOnly the good will stay!<br \/>\nYou come in like a lion &#8212; <\/i>hu!<i><br \/>\nAnd evil runs out the door!<br \/>\nEvil runs out the door!<br \/>\nEvil runs out the door!<br \/>\nEvil runs out the door!<\/p>\n<p>Dua Bes!<\/i><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><font size=-2><i>Notes<\/i>: Written in August 2009. The tune was adapted from a Nubian song on the CD <i>The Music of Islam, Vol. 3: Music of the Nubians, Aswan, Egypt.<\/i> (The song is part of a medley called &#8220;Nubian Rhythms.&#8221;) It could be sung in call-and-response style &#8212; the italic text shows the parts that would be sung by the group, while the rest would be sung by one or more soloists.<\/font><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O Mighty Bes! &#169; 2009 Natalie Baan Mighty Bes! Drive all evil away! Laughing Bes! Only the good will stay! You come in like a lion &#8212; hu! And evil runs out the door! Mighty Bes! Drive all evil away! Laughing Bes! Only the good will stay! You come in like a lion &#8212; hu! 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