Name: One Good Man
Duration: P00H03M53S
Description: One Good Man: On January 6th, 2021, Eugene Goodman, a U.S. Capital Policeman was one of the few things that prevented a mob from overturning the US Government by singlehandedly leading them away from a door, behind which the Senate was hiding. Thought that needed a song. The line “can you resist?” comes from a poem by the great poet Sonia Sanchez.

One Good Man

from Don't Get Dead: Pandemic Folk Songs by the Cornelius Eady Trio by Cornelius Eady Trio

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One Good Man: On January 6th, 2021, Eugene Goodman, a U.S. Capital Policeman was one of the few things that prevented a mob from overturning the US Government by singlehandedly leading them away from a door, behind which the Senate was hiding. Thought that needed a song. The line “can you resist?” comes from a poem by the great poet Sonia Sanchez.

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Words and Music: Cornelius Eady

For Eugene Goodman

“Can you resist?”
-Sonia Sanchez

Ol John Henry’s hammer rang.
He shook the town as the sparks sang.
Then everybody know all over the land;
All it takes is one good man.

All it takes is one good man.
Plant your feet and take a stand.
Laugh at the devil, straight in his eye.
Pluck the truth from his alibi.

Can you resist?

The odds were 1000 to one.
The mob had plenty,
And he none.
No one would have blamed him
If he ran.
He heeded the call for
One Good Man.

All it takes is one good man.
Raise your voice and take a stand.
Mock the devil, straight to his face.
Wring his chaos into grace.

Can you resist?

Henry’s hammer laid him low.
But he knew he had to take that blow.
To make a point all over the land;
All it takes is one good man.

All it takes is one good man.
Mercy and Justice hand in hand.
Kick the devil to the other side.
Sift the truth from his little white lie.

Can you resist?

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from Don't Get Dead: Pandemic Folk Songs by the Cornelius Eady Trio, released November 11, 2021

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Founded in 1974 in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, June Appal Recordings is the non-profit record label of Appalshop. It was established to record and distribute the music and stories of accomplished central Appalachian artists.

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