The Puppet Man Legal Show

[Verse 1]
I once was a fella with boots on my feet,
Worked with my hands, kept my taxes neat.
But one day I tripped on a form from the Crown,
Now I'm dancin' in court in a state-issue gown!

[Chorus]
I'm the puppet man! The legal state fan!
Dancin' on strings with a surname brand.
My arms go up when the lawyers grin,
And I sign my name just to sign back in!
Oh ho, I'm the puppet man—ain’t got no plan,
But I sure can boogie for the devil’s clan! 

[Verse 2]
They gave me a name—last first in bold,
Put it on paper, then sold it for gold.
“Don't worry,” they said, “you're free and proud!”
As long as I march in the surname crowd.

[Chorus]
I'm the puppet man! Legal fiction tan!
Performing consent since my life began.
When they pull my string, I file and pay,
And dance in court in a fun ballet!
Yeehaw! I’m the puppet man—got a debtor’s tan,
Juggling truth for the courtroom scam! 

[Verse 3]
My lawyer’s a priest in a three-piece robe,
He prays to the bench on behalf of the Globe.
Says “Plead your soul to the Queen’s old code,
And we’ll put your name in a debtor’s mode!”

[Verse 4]
Now I tried to walk off and serve my Lord,
But they sent me a summons and a civil sword.
"You’re the agent now!" said the legal crew—
"Go dance your jig, we got work for you!"

[Chorus]
I’m the puppet man! In a courtroom jam!
Roped to a fiction like a sacrificial lamb!
But I broke those strings, and I’ll tell you how—
By tossin’ that surname to the furnace now!
Oh yeah! I was the puppet man—no longer I am!
I walk with Christ, not the legal scam!