'Cause something is happening and you don't know what it is There ought to be a law against you comin' around You put your eyes in your pocket and your nose on the ground Well, you walk into the room like a camel, and then you frown Now, you see this one-eyed midget shouting the word 'Now'Īnd you say, 'For what reason?' and he says, 'How'Īnd you say, 'What does this mean?' and he screams back, 'You're a cow!Īnd you know something's happening but you don't know what it is He crosses himself and then he clicks his high heelsĪnd without further notice, he asks you how it feelsĪnd he says, 'Here is your throat back, thanks for the loan'Īnd you know something is happening but you don't know what it is Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you and then he kneels Scott Fitzgerald's booksīut something is happening here and you don't know what it is With great lawyers you have discussed lepers and crooks To get you facts when someone attacks your imaginationīut nobody has any respect, anyway they already expect you to all give a checkĪh, you've been with the professors and they've all liked your looks You have many contacts among the lumberjacks Who immediately walks up to you when he hears you speakĪnd says, 'How does it feel to be such a freak?'Īnd you say, 'Impossible!' as he hands you a boneĪnd something is happening here but you don't know what it is You hand in your ticket and you go watch the geek You raise up your head and you ask, 'Is this where it is?'Īnd somebody points to you and says, 'It's his'Īnd you say, 'What's mine?' and somebody else says, 'Well, what is?'Īnd you say, 'Oh my God, am I here all alone?'īut something is happening and you don't know what it is You see somebody naked and you say, 'Who is that man?'īecause something is happening here but you don't know what it is In the song dollars and cents are mentioned, which is inconsistent with the currency in the 'Verse (credits or platinum), although that may be a reference to the currency on Earth-That-Was.You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand In Serenity: Better Days, the Hero of Canton is once again mentioned after Jayne gives a monk some money to buy shoes. The song reappears at the end of the episode in an instrumental arrangement, and in a slower, more melancholy version, as Jayne and Mal are discussing Jayne's impact on the Mudders, and what truly makes someone a hero. Our love for him now ain't hard to explain, The Hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne! Behind the scenes Stood up to the Man and he gave him what for. Here we go! He robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor. The man they call Jayne He turned round his plane, And headed out for the stars. The man they call Jayne, He turned 'round his plane, And let that money hit sky. Now here is what separates heroes From common folk like you and I. Our love for him now ain't hard to explain, The Hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne. He robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor. So he said, 'You can't do that to my people!' 'You can't crush them under your heel.' Jayne strapped on his hat, And in five seconds flat, Stole everything Boss Higgins had to steal. And he saw that magistrate takin' Every dollar and leavin' five cents. Our love for him now, ain't hard to explain, The hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne! Now Jayne saw the Mudders' backs breakin'. Stood up to the man and he gave him what for.

Lyrics Jayne! The man they call Jayne! He robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor. The song was written by the workers, known as ' mudders', of the Canton factory on Higgins' Moon, for the money which Jayne stole from Magistrate Higgins and had to throw overboard during his escape in the episode Jaynestown. Hero of Canton, The Ballad of Jayne Cobb, was a song about Jayne Cobb.

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