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Duck Soup
01:19
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Lemon Days
02:10
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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
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3. |
Southern Sky
02:17
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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
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Shades
03:12
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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
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Flowers
01:55
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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
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6. |
Dead Man Stomp
03:10
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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
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Redecoration Day
02:48
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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
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8. |
Thru the Valley
02:38
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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...
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9. |
Homesick Sam
02:13
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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
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10. |
Brothers Grim
02:08
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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
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11. |
Watcha Do
03:00
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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
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12. |
Stick with You
03:46
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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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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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