Neil GaimanDec 19, 2022

There were three men came out of the West
Three kings both great and high
And they have sworn a solemn oath
John Mastodon must die.

They took a tank and ran him down
With bullets in his head
And they have sworn a solemn oath
John Mastodon was dead

But when the Spring came kindly on
And showers began to fall
John Mastodon got up again
And did surprise them all...

Show threadTom Delargy
@neilhimself I see you haven't tweeted this on the other place. I'll RT if you do. If you don't, we'll all understand why. Whoever he appoints to be his stooge will have as much of a humor bypass as he himself does.
Dec 19, 2022 at 6:55pmWeb
Show threadNeil GaimanDec 19, 2022
@TomDelargy I tweeted the first verse three hours ago there. https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1604856355411570688
Neil Gaiman on Twitter

“There were three men came out of the West Their fortunes for to try And these three men made a solemn vow: John Mastodon must die.”

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Show threadTom DelargyDec 19, 2022
@neilhimself I didn't notice. While I've no intention of deactivating my other account I rarely even visit it anymore and scared of tweeting anything due to his sensitivity and humor bypass. I hope as time goes by you prioritize this site more than the other one to accelerate the #TwitterMigration from all your three million followers. The more you build this account the quicker they will come.
Show threadTonyduncDec 20, 2022
@neilhimself @TomDelargy you might be pleased that I liked boosted and shared on my FB page, but it was not until someone commented on it that I realized it was YOU. Empirical evidence of the genuine brilliance of the content as opposed to trite fandom ass kissing !
Show threadjimmyraytunenoDec 19, 2022
@TomDelargy Sounds like #JohnMastodon might just be one of them High Heeled Boys (but with no Low Spark)
Show threadAvram Grumer 🎲Dec 19, 2022
@jimmyraytuneno @TomDelargy 🎶 The percentage you’re paying came out of the West
While you’re living on fortunes to try
And three men in a suit have just made a new vow
That this Barleycorn fellow must die.
And they’ve plowed him, they’ve sown him, they’ve harrowed him in
Threw down clods that didn’t make any noise
And now little Sir John has just sprung up his head
At the low spark of high-heeled boys 🎶
Show threadjimmyraytunenoDec 19, 2022
@avram @TomDelargy well I believe that thanks to both @donmelton and #johnmastodon, The Traffic has increased!
Show threadTonyduncDec 20, 2022
@jimmyraytuneno @avram @TomDelargy @donmelton I see what you did there!
Show threadDon MeltonDec 20, 2022
@jimmyraytuneno @avram @TomDelargy I somehow missed this message earlier. 🤔 Sorry about that! Unless, of course, it's a good thing. 😀
Show threadjimmyraytunenoDec 20, 2022
@donmelton @avram @TomDelargy I mean it as goodl, you have done much for the newbies like me.
Show threadDon MeltonDec 20, 2022
@jimmyraytuneno @avram @TomDelargy My pleasure! 👍
Show threadSimon J GoringDec 19, 2022
@jimmyraytuneno @TomDelargy it wasn’t the Elon that laid him to rest, was the low toot of high tech toys.
Show threadjimmyraytunenoDec 19, 2022
@simonjgoring @TomDelargy YES!!!
Show threadJulian ♪🌻🥥🌴♫Dec 20, 2022

@simonjgoring @jimmyraytuneno @TomDelargy OMG 😂

As an aside, wouldn't it be great if this silly trend sparked (ha!) a remerging interest in the music of Traffic, who don't seem to have maintained the same kind of fanbase as many bands from that era?

Show threadjimmyraytunenoDec 21, 2022
@TFFPrisoner @simonjgoring @[email protected] l I would have to go on Blind Faith for that one!