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Cluck Old Hen
(Wondering in the sunprise)
Cluck old hen,
Cluck and squall;
You ain’t laid a egg
Since way last fall.
Cluck old hen,
Flap your wings;
You ain’t laid a hen
Since way last spring.
Some say egg,
Some say hen;
Some say together,
Some neither of them.
I don’t know
What went down back then;
And not sure
When it all begins.
Two sweet birds
In the fig tree;
One eats figs and
The other don’t eat.
Figs on the ground,
Roots in the sky;
You don’t eat figs,
In the roots you rise.
Selfless bird
Stays on the ground;
Helps one bird see
Figs to be found
Sun comes up
Burns each rise;
Rooster crows
Ain’t no sunprise.
Birds they’re friends
Sky they fly;
Tree they live
Without they die.
High up a perch
To rest their foot;
Don’t rise higher if you
Cut off a root.
Egg from a bird
That don’t eat figs;
Fig trees born
Rise into twigs
Twigs they burn
Deep inside;
Flames in the tree
High they rise
Some say egg,
Some say hen;
Some say together,
Some neither of them.
I don’t know
What went down back then;
And not sure
When it all begins.
Cluck old hen,
Cluck and squall;
You ain’t laid an egg
Since way last fall.
Cluck old hen,
Flap your wings;
You ain’t laid a hen
Since way last spring
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Lonesome John
04:20
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Baby Blues
03:41
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Baby Blues
August
Baby
Baby blues
Berries
Of Oregon
You need them
You eat them
Just one and
You're gone
August
Baby
Baby blues
So sharp
So sour
Free your tongue
Its power
Your mind
Can't help but
Follow in time
August
Baby
Baby blues
Free tongue
Free mind
Your heart
In divine
Deep truth
In August
Ba be blue
August
Baby
Baby blues
Berries
Of Oregon
You need them
You eat them
Just one and
You're gone
August
Baby
Baby blues
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Soma's Garden Tragedy
06:04
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Soma's Garden Tragedy
Soma, fire and warmth
Burns within all hearts,
From the tips of trees,
Roots in the ground,
When you feel her flow
You’re freely bound.
Soma flows like water
Soma in my soul
Soma in my bones
Soma in my sounds.
Soma, running,
Running in the garden
New life, coming,
Springing from the ground;
Soma, jumping,
Jumping in the garden
Up on the raised bed
Jumping on the bed.
Soma, circling
Circling round raised bed
Oak round, oak bed
Circling round bed.
Soma circling
Circling silver pot
Silver pot, oak round
Circling oak round.
Soma stealing
Stealing oak round
Silver pot, less round.
Stealing oak round.
Soma playing
Playing, round bed
Silver pot, oak bed
Playing with dread.
Soma, fire and warmth
Burns within all hearts,
From the tips of trees,
Roots in the ground,
When you feel her flow
You’re freely bound.
Soma flows like water
Soma in my soul
Soma in my bones
Soma in my sounds.
Soma stealing
Stealing oak round
Silver pot, less round.
Stealing oak round.
Soma playing
Playing, round bed
Silver pot, oak bed
Playing with dread.
Soma falling
Falling, silver pot
Oak pot, Soma’s head
Falling pot head.
Soma saying
Saying, with oak round
Not takin’, not givit’
Leaving her shit.
Soma, fire and warmth
Burns within all hearts,
From the tips of trees,
Roots in the ground,
When you feel her flow
You’re freely bound.
Soma flows like water
Soma in my soul
Soma in my bones
Soma in my sounds.
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Nothing Singssgnis
06:01
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Nothing Singssgnis
Reflecting, reflecting
Flecting golden white
Reflecting reflecting
Flecting golden light
Steven's bird sang in the palm
But the wingssgnis, the wingssgnis
Steven's bird sang in the palm
But the wingssgnis, the wingssgnis
Steven's bird sang in the palm
Reflecting, reflecting
Flecting golden white
Reflecting reflecting
Flecting golden light
Its fire fangled feathers
Dangled down, dangled down
Its fire fangled feathers
Dangled down, dangled down
Its fire fangled feathers
Reflecting, reflecting
Flecting golden white
Reflecting reflecting
Flecting golden light
The singing's not a reason
Why we're happy, unhappy
The singing's not a reason
Why we're happy, unhappy
The singing's not a reason
Reflecting, reflecting
Flecting golden white
Reflecting reflecting
Flecting golden light
For the wingssgnis for a breath of
human feeling, human meaning
For the wingssgnis for a breath of
Human feeling, human meaning
For the wingssgnis for a breath of
Reflecting, reflecting
Flecting golden white
Reflecting reflecting
Flecting golden light
Reflecting, reflecting
Flecting golden white
Reflecting reflecting
Flecting golden light
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Country Blues (Hustling Gamblers)
Come all you good time people,
While I have money to spend,
Tomorrow might be, my trial day
And I’ll spend all the money that I won
When I have plenty of money, good people
Good time people, I’ll pay the way
Pay a band play’f’you, dance callin’ tunes
Dance till the rooster roses day
People need good times, good people
Good time people, you’re welcome round
Just as soon as my pocket, book be empty
Just my few, true friends, to be found.
Oh my daddy taught me a-plenty, good people
My mama she, taught me more.
If I didn't quit, my rowdy ways
I'd have trouble at my door.
If I had listen to what mamma said
I would not be facing life in jail
I would not have been, in this sorry state
Face rotting life, away
I went in that highway bar, good people
And I stopped in to get a drink
Took a bag of mail standing there
I walked away in the rain
I walked away in the rain in shame
I walked away feeling pain,
Just a sorry means, to drunk’n good time ways
Good people, knowin’it, bringin’me shame
Well if you don't quit your drinkin’
Shameful things, you thought you’d, never do,
You'be pulled all around, round just like me
To keep good times goin’, good time people too
They got the bloodhound dogs on me
And they run me up a tree
Tree said, “down my son, I shall be with thee,
Go on to the penitentiary”
(Soma cry)
I have a sweet women, good people
She has troubles, as do I
Did I treat her well, left alone to dwell?
Thinking now, I hang my head and cry.
Last time I seen my good woman, good people,
She had a wine glass in her hand,
She's a drinking down, her troubles
With a low-down sorry man.
I wrote my woman a letter, good people,
I told her I was in jail.
She wrote me back, her heart answered
Saying "Honey, I'm a-coming to go your bail."
In the bottom of the whisky glass,
The lurking devil dwells.
Oh my god, why you set, these wicked ways
Amongst the people? it’s just hell
Give me corn bread when I'm hungry
And good corn whisky, when I'm dry
And a true loving woman, to stand by my side
Sweet heaven when I die
Go dig a hole in the meadow, good people,
Make it deep in that cold cold ground
Come around all you good time people
True friends, see this rounder go down.
When I am dead and buried, good people
And my pale face turned to the sun,
With my casket filled, with moonshine whiskey
Drink with god, as my journey rolls on.
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7. |
Bottom Feeder
04:35
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Bottom Feeder
And I ask you why?
What is floating by?
Is there anything,
You’d like to try?
Is there anything
You'd like to try?
Swimming round the bottom of the deep blue sea
Lookin' at everything sinking down to me
The folks at the top, well they think I'm a fool
Cause I'm living at the bottom off of their stool
Whales and dolphins, all nose and brains
Can't understand it keeps coming down the drain
swimming through the oceans playing their games
most folks can't join in, they all gone insane
Swimming round the bottom most every day
Working on my stocks for future pay
Cause when the folks at the top have done gone through
They'll be swimming to the bottom looking for food
Swimming around the oceans, minding all my dreams
With the wheelers and the dealers trying to move in on the scene
Kings an' Queens trying to make it their court
Building up their walls to keep the people out of sort
Have a coat of many colours, a pant and shirt to match
A guitar and a fiddle with some banjo pickin' in
And we'll dance around in circles, we'll dance around in squares
Our waves wash away walls and stairs
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Cluck Old Hen
(Wondering in the sunprise)
Some say egg,
Some say hen;
Some say together,
Some neither of them.
I don’t know
What went down back then;
And not sure
When it all begins.
Cluck old hen,
Cluck and squall;
You ain’t laid an egg
Since way last fall.
Cluck old hen,
Flap your wings;
You ain’t laid an egg
Since way last spring.
Two sweet birds
In the fig tree;
One eats figs and
The other don’t eat.
Figs on the ground,
Roots in the sky;
You don’t eat figs,
In the roots you rise.
Cluck old hen,
Cluck and squall;
You ain’t laid an egg
Since way last fall.
Cluck old hen,
Flap your wings;
You ain’t laid an egg
Since way last spring.
Selfless bird
Stays on the ground;
Helps one bird see
Figs to be found
Sun comes up
Burns each rise;
Rooster crows
Ain’t no sunprise.
Cluck old hen,
Cluck and squall;
You ain’t laid an egg
Since way last fall.
Cluck old hen,
Flap your wings;
You ain’t laid an egg
Since way last spring.
Birds they’re friends
Sky they fly;
Tree they live
Without they die.
High’up a perch
To rest their foot;
Don’t rise higher if you
Cut off a root.
Cluck old hen,
Cluck and squall;
You ain’t laid an egg
Since way last fall.
Cluck old hen,
Flap your wings;
You ain’t laid an egg
Since way last spring.
Egg from a bird
That don’t eat figs;
Fig trees born
Rise into twigs
Twigs they burn
Deep inside;
Flames in the tree
High they rise
Cluck old hen,
Cluck and squall;
You ain’t laid an egg
Since way last fall.
Cluck old hen,
Flap your wings;
You ain’t laid an egg
Since way last spring.
Some say egg,
Some say hen;
Some say together,
Some neither of them.
I don’t know
What went down back then;
And not sure
When it all begins.
Cluck old hen,
Cluck and squall;
You ain’t laid an egg
Since way last fall.
Cluck old hen,
Flap your wings;
You ain’t laid an egg
Since way last spring
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