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Roundabout

by Andres Roots

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1.
Duck Soup 01:19
2.
Lemon Days 02:10
Up & down the bridge at night & on green lemon days Plastic bags like girls & moths Blown, torn & swept away Gitbox case & a mayo sack Watermelon dreams Stop before the yellow bus Where teeth & towels gleam Chimney sweep at witches’ ball Scissors in the rain The rust sets in as we all take Three steps back down the drain Nothing ever seems to last But that’s deception too It’s just that some just think too much But me I wait for you
3.
Southern Sky 02:17
I’m sittin’ on the porch in my rockin’ chair My mind ain’t here, it’s God knows where And the sun keeps a-rollin’ down the Southern sky I got a beard & a hat & a half-warm beer The world may stop & I really don’t care If the sun keeps a-rollin’ down the Southern sky I never been better, I never been worse If I should get up, better send for the nurse Just let the sun keep a-rollin’ down the Southern sky I got a dog & a cat & a vacant stare Spanish boots a worn-out pair And the sun keeps a-rollin’ down the Southern sky I got a fancy coat from twenty years ago A beat suitcase & an old dirt road And the sun keeps a-rollin’ down the Southern sky I’m a good ol’ boy, don’t know right from wrong Just sittin’ here rockin’ to this ol’ song And the sun keeps a-rollin’ down the Southern sky
4.
Shades 03:12
Sittin' here, out in the sun Still feels like Parchman's Farm The hardest job I ever did do Sittin' here & actin' cool Ain't nothin' I wouldn't do To spend a little time alone with you Ain't nothin' I wouldn't trade For a glimpse of your blue eyes Behind the shades Standin' out here in the rain It ain't hard but it hurts my brain Long sad day still looms ahead Before the night sweet love shall spread Ain't nothin' I wouldn't do To sneak a little dance out here with you Ain't nothin' I wouldn't say For a whisper of your smile Out in the rain Lyin' out here in the snow Looks foolish & it sure feels cold Whatever happens, all I know's The way you look when I get home Ain't nothin' I wouldn't do To be there now & stay with you Everything I would betray For the shivers in your touch Each single day
5.
Flowers 01:55
Sound the bell by the poolhall hell Start up the car & unlock the cell Bring me the key, bring me flowers if you must Unleash the hound & recollect the dust Club the clock & water the bird Give magnolias a pint & hairdress the herd Leave the peppers by the doormat, tie the buttons on the vine Curdle up the milk & turn back the time Eyebrows & umbrellas, crocodiles & vans Always bring a blanket & pretend you understand Dress the mirror up in wool & cover up the shades Keep a warm hat on as you navigate the maze Bring me the key, bring me flowers if you must Unleash the hound & recollect the dust Leave the peppers by the doormat, tie the buttons on the vine Curdle up the milk & turn back the time
6.
Dead man walkin' on a frozen lake Goin' across no time to be late Dead man walkin' on a frozen lake Don't ever wake up you're goin' down straight Dead man fishin' for a miracle cure For a mighty curse in this world of manure Dead man fishin' for a miracle cure Determined to stand but not to endure Dead man swimmin' in a pool of false teeth Some of them golden & all of them mean Dead man swimmin' in a pool of false teeth Don't ever wake up, you're gonna be seen Dead man climbin' to the top of the hill All for business & none for the thrill Dead man climbin' to the top of the hill Don't ever wake up, gonna get yourself killed Dead man, dead man down in his grave Patiently waitin', not tryin' to be brave Dead man, dead man down in his grave Tellin' no tales is the way to behave Dead man standin' in everyman's home You can hear the heart beat & feel the bones Dead man standin' in everyman's home His head is heavy & his heart is stone
7.
I will redecorate my kitchen The blue and grey have got to go I will redecorate my kitchen The blue and grey have got to go I'm gonna make it light & bright now Recall what else I used to know I'm gonna change my way of livin' I'm gonna fill up all the holes I'm gonna change my way of livin' I'm gonna fill up all the holes Tighten up my doorway Leave my troubles in the cold I'm gonna clean up all my lightbulbs Hook 'em up around the room I'm gonna clean up all my lightbulbs Hook 'em up around the room I'm runnin' brand new wires Brand new power comin' through I'm gonna fasten up the windows 'Til I can laugh at northern winds I'm gonna fasten up the windows 'Til I can laugh at northern winds Well you can huff & you can puff, babe But I ain't gonna let you in I'll throw out my umbrella Rain will never catch me here I'll throw out my umbrella Rain will never catch me here It's just that now you're out there It's for the weatherman I fear  
8.
Make her cry, make her scream Make her be the queen Make her body, make her soul Make her love that won’t grow old Make her feelings, make her mind Make her happy, make her wild Make her pretty, make her right Make her dream of you tonite Make her dizzy, make her stoned Make her never to go cold Make her, make her, make her mine Make no hurry, take your time I’m the king & she’s my queen Make me meet her in a dream Make me see her in the sun Make her know just how we run Thru the valley of our love Thru the valley of our love...
9.
Homesick Sam 02:13
Workin' in a city that's a village & a lie Buildings reach the skies as folks get older & they die Something wicked this way comes, it comes as no surprise Dancin’ in the street will do to suffocate the cries Firehose across the road like vacant snakeskin suits Makes me feel uneasy, makes me think of what I knew Of my great grandpa John & how he never wore a cane Just smashed his hi-heel sneakers down on each mean reptile brain Today I lost the letter, lost the envelope Lost all understandin' of every word she wrote Lost the stamp & meanin', walkin’ down the street Lost my mind in red lights, tryin' to find my feet Something wicked this way comes, yes I can hear the bell I got troubles of my own so go tell somebody else I’m on painkillers but I ain’t seen no doctors none My mind is louder than religion, my heart is heavier than guns
10.
Blue light baby on the phone Red light ribbons on the floor Ragged roses all around her door Outside the window it rains & it pours Black light buddy goin' thru her trash Purple reporters after tabloid smash Pink ballerinas in the hall You run out of colours, you just call the law Sirens swingin' in the dead of night Violet faces in the violent light Green changes hands on the dim-lit corner As the sun turns yellow, chickens head for the border In all of them books there always is an end First page & the last page & the title again References & footnotes, reviews & the like But life is never quite like that for creatures of the night
11.
Watcha Do 03:00
When you got a job & you don’t want it Really hate to get up in the morning When you got the life but you don’t know The meaning of the wife when you’re not home Watcha do, watcha do Watcha do, watcha do Watcha do, watcha do Watcha do, watcha do When you got it good & got it fat Midnights at the fridge just like a rat When you just stepped on your neighbour’s cat Will you run or will you stop & chat Watcha do, watcha do Watcha do, watcha do Watcha do, watcha do Watcha do, watcha do When you got the money but you save Future lookin’ thinner day by day When you go to school but you’re a fool What do you expect that it will do Watcha do, watcha do Watcha do, watcha do Watcha do, watcha do Watcha do, watcha do
12.
Dawn is breakin' somewhere – always Sun gets outta bed & looks around – most days I got that old restless feelin' in my shoes Lyin' here awake & dreamin' of you But I know – I'll stick with you Construction on my right & construction on my left The ghost of electricity, the ghost of midnight theft I used to pick my brain as I was trottin’ down the road Was I goin' just to get somewhere or goin' just to go For years & years, it was where I would stand Underneath a strange flag, in another man's land But now I’m cool – I’ll stick with you Every day's a new day – always Same old, same old everywhichaway – most days I got that same hungry feelin' in my bones Lyin' awake beside you & lookin' at you I know – I'll stick with you White stonebrick walls & arches & drunkards in your face Ugly stupid paintings, cheap jazz & corny lace Young rebels studious & grim play chess with copied attitudes Young millionaires as fat as sin drink vodka for their winterlude Some houses they are tilted & some are sinkin' fast Built to spend & not to serve & surely not to last But me, I’m good – I’ll stick with you Midnight's here & gone my love – always Some folks turn & some folks change – most days I got that same hungry fever – but that's OK I'd lie awake beside you – any day For I know – I'll stick with you I'll stick with you I'll stick with you

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"A hugely entertaining album that has far more appeal than its blues credentials would suggest." - The Music Critic, UK

Guest appearances by Eric "Red Mouth" Gebhardt (USA), Dave Arcari (Scotland), Bottleneck John (Sweden), Black River Bluesman (Finland), Jantso Jokelin (Finland), and many others.

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released November 17, 2010

Recorded, mixed & mastered at White Room in Tartu, Estonia by Asko-Romé Altsoo, except Kalle Kindel's drums recorded by Kalle Kindel. "Redecoration Day" vocals recorded at 414 in Sheffield, Alabama by Lynn Bridges. Bottleneck John's vocals recorded at Sörehammar Studios in Lit, Sweden by Johan Eliasson. Dave Arcari's vocals recorded at Buzz Studio in Glasgow, Scotland by Margaret McDonald. Cover photo by Toomas Tuul. Cover design by Siret Roots.

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Andres Roots Tartu, Estonia

Listed in the book "100 Years of Estonian Music" as the country's "internationally best-known player of pure blues", Andres Roots is a slide guitarist based in Tartu who has performed everywhere from Clarksdale, Mississippi to Hell, Norway. In 2016, his "Roots Music" LP topped the official Estonian album chart – the first and only time a blues album has claimed the #1 spot in the Baltics. ... more

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