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The Blacksmith
03:43
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The blacksmith courted me
Nine months and better
He fairly won my heart
He wrote me a letter.
With his hammer in his hand
He looked so clever
And if I were with my love
I would live forever.
But where is my love gone
With his cheeks like roses
He's gone across the sea
Gathering primroses.
I fear the scorching sun
May burn his beauty
And if I was with my love
I would do my duty.
Strange news is come to town
Strange news is carried
Strange news flies up and down
That my love is married.
I wish them both much joy
Though they can't hear me
And may God reward him well
For the slighting of me.
What did you promise me
When you lay beside me
You said you'd marry me
And not deny me.
If I said I'd marry you
It was just to try you
So bring your witness love
And I'll not deny you.
Oh, witness have I none
Save God Almighty
May he reward you well
For the slighting of me.
Her lips grew pale and wan
Her heart did tremble
For to think she had one love
And he proved deceitful.
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Walking to Georgia
03:23
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3. |
Coast of Or
03:24
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Standing on the Coast of Or
Looking about at 1,2,3
which of ways could it be ?
which of ways to find what 4?
nothing but a heart of gold
looking out for more more more
you either buy or you're the whore
you play your hand or else you fold
Long ago someone told me
Let it go then it comes so easily
Standing on the coast of Chance
looking out to what unfolds
reaching out a hand to hold
and a future-gazing glance
Or is where the Devil lives
if he takes me I'll be his
so I must sail with is and will
til my chances have their fill
Long ago someone told me
Let it go then it comes so easily
Looking out to Sea of Shall
shops and waves and things untold
all the or's it can hold
those who've crossed and what they tell
Looking out to Sea of Shall
shops and waves and things untold
all the or's it can hold
those who've crossed and what they sell
Long ago someone told me
Let it go then it comes so easily
Long ago someone told me
Let it go
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4. |
Good Show
03:34
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Wanted to give you a good show
you deserve it
And I tell of my heartbreak and woe
That I have earned it
I've been hard at work
borrowing pain from the future
And you're looking at me up and down
Like you wish I was a stranger
And i wonder how its goin
all i know is that i dont know nothing
all i know is that i dont know
all i know is that i dont know nothing
But I wanna be the one
Keepin you glad to be living
Alone with my devils i don't have much worth giving
I wanna be the one giving you all that I got
You're looking at me up and down telling me that I'm not
They say that the right one is gonna find me
I deserve it
And you say of your heartbreak and woe
that you have earned it
I been hard at work
paying down debt to the past
You're looking at me up and down wondering
if I'm out of the hole at last
And i wonder how its going
All i know is that i dont know nothing
all i know is that i dont know
all i know is that i dont know nohting
But i wanna be the one
with you every day that we live
i got hell to pay and pain from the future to give
i wanna be the one
giving you all that i got
you're looking at me up and down telling me that im not
and i wonder how its goin
all i know is that i dont know nothing
all i know is that i dont know
but i wanted to give you a good show darlin
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Photograph
02:43
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The photograph is in his hand
The photograph of a man and woman
they're at an amusement park in 1959
in 12 seconds time he'll drop it in the sand
10 seconds now
9 8 7 6 5 4 321
The photograph is with him on Mars
he found it in an abandoned bar
out at the Gila Flats
27 hours ago
It's still there and he's still looking at it
10 seconds now
9 8 7 6 5 4 321
He opens fingers of his hand
the photograph falls to the sand
He is going to look at the stars
they are so far away
their light takes so long to reach us
old photographs are all that they are
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6. |
Mile 90
03:16
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Mile 90, mile 90 sing it low and sing it pretty
mile 90, mile 90,
tell all of your secrets to me let the tide blow right through me
mile 90, mile 90
sing it low and sing it pretty
mile 90, mile 90
give the lady dollar-fifty
river wash me clean
oh, 120, heaven help me
I ain't rich and I ain't pretty
don't the stars tonight look shiny
telephone if you're feeling jumpy
mile 90 mile 90
sing it low and sing it pretty
mile 90 mile 90
count the markers on the highway
drink me down into your belly
mile 90 mile 90
sing it low and sing it pretty
mile 90 mile 90
never gonna leave this city
they're all coming up behind me
oh, 120, heaven help me
I ain't rich and I ain't pretty
don't the stars tonight look shiny
telephone if you're feeling jumpy
oh, 120, heaven help me
I ain't rich and I ain't pretty
don't the stars tonight look shiny
river wash me clean
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7. |
City of Whale
02:55
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Tell a glorious tale
City of Whale
Streets paved with diamonds and girls
what a man wouldn't do to
fill up his pocketbook
and buy a fat piece of you
Straighten out, straighten out
Hard refresh
hand over hand to mouth
Striking out, striking out
Take a stretch
Foot along another route
Casting cannonballs, butchering whales
sewing up pocketbooks to catch all the coin
show me anything at all but
cut up old tails
that they took from the books
Straighten out, straighten out
They ate all the bones
right off the meat
Striking out, striking out
Baby's all grown
out on her own two feet
Hard refresh, we'll/whale take a bow
A coin in the purse to pay the way to Davy
But what are we now if something much worse
All that they'll find is the diamond, baby
Straighten out straighten out
Hard refresh
hand over hand to mouth
Striking out striking out
Take a stretch, foot along another route
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8. |
Blessings on the Meal
02:52
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In my house we pray before dinner
we thank the farmer we thank the baker
we thank the butchers and cooks and the canners
for working tirelessly so that we can walk in the world
blessings on the meal
In my house we pray before dinner
we thank each other our friends and our neighbors
we thank our lovers and sisters and brothers
For working tirelessly so that we can walk in the world
blessings on the meal
In me house we pray before dinner
we thank the maker we see in each other
we thank whatever put all this together
For working tirelessly so that we can walk in the world
blessings on the meal
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Baby, I'd be tired too
If i worked as hard as you
Baby, I'd be nervous too
but God made mommy baby for you
Just sit back and relax
I'll take care of everything
I'm a mommy chicken
and you're under my little wing
You're my man
And I promised not to say it but I love you
You're my man
and baby I'd do anything for you
Baby, you can talk to mommy
Lay your face upon my breast
Leave all your troubles behind you
You're tired and you need your rest
Baby you wanna see a doctor
You wanna meet the creator
Baby you're looking for some answers
Just tell mommy what's the matter
You're my man
And I promised not to say it but I love you
You're my man
and baby I'd do anything for you
But when your chemicals go bad
Baby when you beat me black and blue
I'll think of all the good times we've had
And I'll go right on loving you
well I'm sure glad I'm not a man
But a woman ain't doodly-squat
so I'm gonna stand by my man
cause that man he's all I've got
You're my man
And I promised not to say it but I love you
You're my man
and baby I would die for you
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Liv Carrow Moline, Illinois
psychedelic country/folk songs for a low-technology future and a strange present.
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