Syndic Narrations
Art of the Spoken Word
Telegram To Putin
Written by Noris Roberts
Narrated by Jennifer Lagier
Published by LeRoy Chatfield
TELEGRAM TO HIS EXCELLENCY EMPEROR VLADIMIR PUTIN
VLADIMIR PUTIN
THE KREMLIN,
MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
MESSAGE:
DEAR CZAR STOP
KNOWING YOU MUST HAVE HEARD MANY PRAISES STOP
NEGATIVE CRITICISM, CONGRATULATIONS AND INSULTS STOP
ON YOUR INVASION OF UKRAINE STOP
I PREFER TO SEND YOU THE LYRICS OF A SONG STOP
FROM THE SEVENTIES STOP
I APOLOGIZE IF THE TELEGRAM IS A BIT LONG STOP
I WANTED TO MAKE IT SHORTER BUT I COULDN’T STOP
I’M SURE YOU WILL LIKE IT STOP
AND MAYBE MAKE YOU THINK STOP
IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO LISTEN TO IT STOP
OVER THE SOUNDS OF YOUR CANNONS AND BOMBS STOP
PLEASE DO SO STOP
LYRICS: STOP
[VERSE 1] MOTHER, MOTHER
THERE’S TOO MANY OF YOU CRYING
BROTHER, BROTHER, BROTHER
THERE’S FAR TOO MANY OF YOU DYING
YOU KNOW WE’VE GOT TO FIND A WAY
TO BRING SOME LOVING HERE TODAY, YEAH STOP
[VERSE 2]
FATHER, FATHER
WE DON’T NEED TO ESCALATE
YOU SEE, WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER
FOR ONLY LOVE CAN CONQUER HATE
YOU KNOW WE’VE GOT TO FIND A WAY
TO BRING SOME LOVING HERE TODAY, OH (OH) STOP
[CHORUS]
PICKET LINES (SISTER) AND PICKET SIGNS (SISTER)
DON’T PUNISH ME (SISTER) WITH BRUTALITY (SISTER)
TALK TO ME (SISTER), SO YOU CAN SEE (SISTER)
OH, WHAT’S GOING ON (WHAT’S GOING ON)
WHAT’S GOING ON (WHAT’S GOING ON)
YEAH, WHAT’S GOING ON (WHAT’S GOING ON) OH, WHAT’S GOING ON STOP
[VERSE 3]
MOTHER, MOTHER
EVERYBODY THINKS WE’RE WRONG
OH, BUT WHO ARE THEY TO JUDGE US
SIMPLY ‘CAUSE OUR HAIR IS LONG?
OH, YOU KNOW WE’VE GOT TO FIND A WAY
TO BRING SOME UNDERSTANDING HERE TODAY, OH-OH STOP
[CHORUS]
PICKET LINES (BROTHER) AND PICKET SIGNS (BROTHER)
DON’T PUNISH ME (BROTHER) WITH BRUTALITY (BROTHER)
COME ON, TALK TO ME (BROTHER), SO YOU CAN SEE (BROTHER)
OH, WHAT’S GOING ON (WHAT’S GOING ON)
YEAH, WHAT’S GOING ON (WHAT’S GOING ON)
TELL ME WHAT’S GOING ON (WHAT’S GOING ON)
I’LL TELL YOU WHAT’S GOING ON (WHAT’S GOING ON) STOP
© WHAT’S GOING ON STOP
WRITTEN BY: AL CLEVELAND, RENALDO BENSON & MARVIN GAYE STOP
YOURS RESPECTFULLY STOP
PLEASE STOP
SENDERS NAME: NORIS ROBERTS
(NOT TO BE TELEGRAPHED) SENDER’S ADDRESS: VENEZUELA
(TELEGRAM END)