Name: Ballad of Carlos Lehder
Duration: 5 min 35 s
Channel: Words Fred Elkins-Charlie MacConnach-KenVeihl
Description: "Ballad of Carlos Lehder" is a song by Rockfish. A nice uptempo song about the drug history of Normans Cay.

Ballad of Carlos Lehder

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A nice uptempo song about the drug history of Normans Cay.

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Rockfish

Another Jimmy Buffet Coral Reefer wannabe band.

This group of musicians that call themselves "Rockfish" are based out of Grand Haven Michigan. They bring to you a little more than just a wide array of fantastic music ranging from the 60's to the 90's. Their audience interactive show is comprised of absolutely nothing else but having pure fun, they wouldn't have it any other way. Fred, Chuck, and Bruce have been together now for approximately 13 years, with 6 CD's of all original music currently released. They are continuously rolling out new originals. ROCKFISH.....If you like Jimmy Buffett, You will like ROCKFISH.

Song Info

Genre

Pop • Dance-Pop

Charts

Peak #23

Peak in subgenre #1

Author

Words Fred Elkins-Charlie MacConnach-KenVeihl

Rights

2003

Uploaded

November 21, 2003

Track Files

MP3

MP3 5.1 MB • 128 kbps • 5:35

Story behind the song

We stayed on Normans Cay and read a book about the exploits of the drug lord Carlos Lehder on this little island in the Bahamas.

Lyrics

The Ballad of Carlos Lehder 

Words: Ken Veihl, Fred Elkins & Charles MacConnach 
Music: Charles MacConnach 
Copyright date: April 1, 2002 

Verse 1 

You know his name is Carlos 
Drug traffic was his game 
Built his house on an island 
Volcano was its name 
Fame and fortune found him 
Beautiful ladies around him 
He built himself a kingdom in his mind 

Chorus 

The only kingdom a man has 
Is the kingdom in his mind 
Now his days are filled with thinking about better times 
Thinking about brighter days 

Verse 2 

Soon the life would consume him 
It all went to his head 
The people who went against him 
They seemed to wind up dead 
You better watch out Carlos 
Cause Novack knows your game 
He's talking to the DEA 
He's given them your name 

Verse 3 

You know it all got real crazy 
Paradise turned around 
He built a private army 
They were shooting private airplanes down 
The money just kept flowing 
He spent it by the pound 
Normans Cay was his kingdom 
He thought no one could bring him down 

Repeat Chorus 
Verse 4 

Gun battle on the runway 
He vanished in the smoke 
He turned up in Columbia 
Laughing at his joke 
But he was extradited 
To face a US jail 
His money couldn't save him 
The judge denied his bail 

Verse 5 

Rumor has him free now 
In the witness protection plan 
Even though hes a killer 
He walks around a free man 
Now I have to wonder 
How many more may die 
From the US legal concept 
Of there's bigger fish to fry 

Repeat Chorus

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