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Road Cases
03:48
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Roadcases
Towns on the Interstate are flashing by;
Silhouettes against a reddening sky,
It's another dawn of another day.
I’ll try to catch some sleep as we go;
Got to be in Cairns mid-afternoon,
It's another show and we're on our way.
There’s Motown disco playing on the bus,
The Noise Boys are reminiscing,
About another time; about another place.
I’ve got myself inside this book!
“Fat Man Blues” by Richard Wall,
I've got the time; I've got the pace.
First in; last out,
That's what this game is all about,
And I wouldn't want it any other way.
Road case those amps,
Haul the trusses, load the lamps,
We'll be rigging up a show just for you.
Every night my head is full of dreams
Of all "The Talent" that I've served in my time.
With broad smiles, they line-up on the stage
To glad-hand me
And pat my back
And clap their hands
Call out my name
They hand me gifts
And wads of notes
And then, send me on my way to another day.
Security comes with a yellow pass,
They wave us to the arena stage,
It's another night, it's another show.
These road cases won’t move themselves,
The humpers push them down the ramp,
On to another stage; get ready to go.
First in; last out,
That's what this game is all about,
And I wouldn't want it any other way.
Unpack those amps,
Haul the trusses, set the lamps,
We're rigging up a show just for you.
Just for you.
Just for you.
Just for you.....
Lyrics & Music by G C Tolley
© G C Tolley - 2017
® New Tradition Music -2017
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I Once Had A Girl
04:03
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I once had a girl
Hair like the sunset
And her eyes were forever blue.
I once had a girl
She was my soulmate
My confidant and my best friend
We used to wander down those shady avenues
Hand-in-hand through fields of gold
Secret lovers in the early evening dew
Forever young, not getting old.
I once had a girl
Smile like the sunshine
And a kiss of summer breeze.
I once had a girl,
She was my true love
My companion until the end.
We used to watch the world from shady river views,
Arm-in-arm through woods we’d stroll,
Secret whispers in fading evening light,
Wild and young and kisses stole.
When the autumn came, she wouldn’t stay
She took to the wing and flew far away.
What I would give to be with her today?
Mandy fly me away; fly me from here!
I once had a girl
But now I am older
Wrinkled eyes and hair of grey
I once had a girl,
She’s just a faded memory
Forever lost but always in my heart.
I still wander down those lonely avenues,
Semi-detached; a suburban world.
No place for secret lovers walking hand-in-hand,
I once had a girl, I had a girl.
I had a girl, I once had a girl
I had a girl, I had a girl.
I had a girl, I once had a girl
I had a girl, I had a girl.
Lyrics & Music by G C Tolley
© G C Tolley - 2017
® New Tradition Music
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Indian Summer
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Friends say to take it easy,
I won't and they wonder why?
I can't give up that easy,
Lay me down and die.
Sat where it's cool and shady,
Could age take the taste away?
I met a widow lady,
Couldn't waste the day.
That was my Indian Summer.
That was my Indian Summer.
She said she lost her husband,
I told her I'd lost my wife;
Those years together had been
The best of my whole life!
Friends say we ought to marry,
I smile and I shake my head;
One wife will make you happy,
Two will make you dead.
That was my Indian Summer.
That was my Indian Summer,
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oho, oho, oh...
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oho, oho, oh...
She said she lost her husband,
I told her I'd lost my wife;
Those years together had been,
The best of my whole life!
Friends say we ought to marry,
I smile and shake my head;
One wife will make you happy,
Two will make you dead.
That was my Indian Summer.
That was my Indian Summer.
That was my Indian Summer.
Lyrics & Music by Williams & Worth.
Arrangement by G C Tolley
© G C Tolley - 2017
® New Tradition Music - 2017
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Chasing Feathers
03:19
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Instrumental
Musical arrangement by G C Tolley
© G C Tolley- 2017
® New Tradition Music - 2017
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Time
03:25
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Pretty little wild child,
Hair flowing over.
Footsteps jumping,
Racing to meet you.
Infectious laughter,
Raining down on us.
So many things I’ve still to show her.
Time! All needs is a second of your,
Time! To make a connection a moment of your,
Time! All she needs is a minute of your,
Love and kindness
Unbreakable patience,
She’ll always remember
How you gave her time.
The world is waking,
Six in the morning.
I can hear her,
Softly singing.
She always dances,
And nobody’s watching,
Naïve creations, pieces of paper.
Time! All she wants is a second of your
Time! To make a connection a moment of your,
Time! All she needs is a minute of your
Love and kindness
Unbreakable patience
She’ll always remember
How you gave her time.
Lyrics by Laura Smith
Music by G C Tolley
© G C Tolley & L Smith - 2017
® New Tradition Music - 2017
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6. |
Blue Car Blues
04:08
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Just got home from work,
In my blue, blue car.
My wallet feels much lighter,
An' I ain't drove that far.
Ya wanna know why baby?
Yeah I know you really do.
My wallets three hundred dollars lighter woman,
An' I don't know what to do?
I got the blue car blues baby,
Oh it makes me feel so bad.
I got the blue car blues baby,
I'm so blue, it makes me feel so sad..
Well my blue car baby,
She ain't got a lot,
She ain't got no V8 engine,
Or a military spot.
She ain't got no bull bars,
Or wide alloy wheels,
But she loves my wallet baby,
An' you know how that makes me feel....
I got the blue car blues baby,
Oh it makes me feel so bad.
I got the blue car blues baby,
I'm so blue, it makes me feel so sad..
Well I try to keep her good,
But all she does is squeal,
So I took her to the man,
And he said the problems in her wheel.
So he done her good with the wrench,
An' you know I'm pleased to say,
He hushed up all her cursin' screams,
An' sent me on my way.....
With my blue car blues...
One day I'm gonna be a rich man,
But I won't have no Cadillac,
I won't own me a Lincoln,
A Stingray or a Cat.
I won't buy a Lamborghini,
And a Bentley just won't do,
I'm gonna keep my blue car baby,
So I can sing the blues.....
I got the blue car blues baby,
Oh it makes me feel so bad.
I got the blue car blues baby,
I'm so blue, it makes me feel so sad..
I got the blue car blues baby,
I'm so blue, it makes me feel so sad..
Lyrics & Music by G C Tolley
© G C Tolley - 2017
® New Tradition Music - 2017
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This eagle’s flying
and I’m heading on my way.
I said the eagle’s flying
and I’ve got my weekly pay.
Cause it’s Friday night
And I’m drivin’ home with the blues!
I’ve got a V-8 Holden
and I’m heading out of town.
Yeah, I got a V-8 Holden
and nobody’s gonna put me down.
Cause it’s Four O’clock
And I’m drivin’ home with the blues!
I hear Sugarcane Collins
singin’ them old time songs.
Yeah, I hear Sugarcane Collins,
the music keeps movin’ me on.
Cause it’s Five O’clock
And I’m drivin’ home with the blues!
Well I’m close to home
and my cruisin’ time is done.
Yeah, I’m close to home
and man this has been so much fun.
Cause it’s Six O’clock
I’ve been drivin’ home with the blues!
Yeah, it’s Six O’clock
I’ve been drivin’ home with the blues!
Cause it’s Six O’clock
I’ve been drivin’ home………
With the blues……..
It’s the place to be….
On your radio…..
It keeps me movin’ on….
Take me to the turn-around…..
Lyrics & Music by G C Tolley
© G C Tolley - 2017
® New Tradition Music - 2017
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8. |
Dust Pneumonia Blues
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I’ve got the dust pneumonia, pneumonia in my lung,
I’ve got the dust pneumonia, pneumonia in my lung,
And I’m gonna sing now, that dust pneumonia ,
That dust pneumonia song.
I’ve got the dust pneumonia, pneumonia in my lung,
I’ve got the dust pneumonia, pneumonia in my lung,
And I’m gonna sing ya’ll, this dust pneumonia song.
Went to the doctor, the doctor said “My son”,
Yeah, I went to the doctor, the doctor said “My son”,
“You got that dust pneumonia and you ain’t got long”.
Now there ought to be some yodelling in this song,
Yeah, there ought to be some yodelling in this song,
But I can’t yodel for the rattling in my lung.
My best girl sings the dust pneumonia blues,
Yeah my best girl sings the dust pneumonia blues,
She loves me cause she’s got the dust pneumonia too.
If it wasn’t for choppin’ my hoe would turn to rust,
If it wasn’t for choppin’ my hoe would turn to rust,
You can’t find a woman in this black old Texan dust.
Down in Oklahoma the wind blows mighty strong,
Down in Oklahoma the wind blows mighty strong,
If you can’t get a mama sing a California song.
I’ve got the dust pneumonia, pneumonia in my lung,
Yeah, I’ve got the dust pneumonia, pneumonia in my lung,
And I’m gonna sing ya’ll, that dust pneumonia song.
Yeah, I’m gonna sing ya’ll, that dust pneumonia song.
I’m gonna sing ya’ll, the dust pneumonia song.
Lyrics by Woody Guthrie -1964
Music arrangement by G C Tolley
© G C Tolley - 2017
® New Tradition Music - 2017
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Ain't Workin' No More
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Ain’t workin’ no more,
There’s no need to get out of bed.
Ain’t workin’ no more,
There’s no need to get out of bed.
I don’t need to catch a train this morning,
I’ll stay at home and do nothin’ instead.
Ain’t workin’ no more,
Gonna leave my car on the drive.
Ain’t workin’ no more,
Gonna leave that car of mine on the drive.
No more commuting baby,
Yeah it sure is good be alive.
No more drivin’ in the dark,
For an hour or may be two.
I don’t need this no more,
This turning of the screw.
Shut inside a cage all day,
And I never see the sun.
Then drive home in the dark again,
Oh man, this just ain’t no fun,
I ain’t workin’ no more…….
No more workin’ for a boss man,
Who loves to scream and shout.
Won’t see him no more,
When he waves his arms about.
No more working for a pittance,
No more of this daily grind.
No more will I slave for you,
I’ve got a united state of mind,
I ain’t workin’ no more……
I ain’t workin’ no more,
Man; it’s so good to be alive.
I ain’t workin’ no more,
I said, dear Lord it’s so good to be alive.
Yeah, I don’t need to work for nobody,
I got my full pension at fifty-five.
I ain’t workin’ for no one,
I ain’t workin’ for you,
I ain’t workin’, workin’ no more.
Lyrics & Music by G C Tolley
© G C Tolley - 2017
® New Tradition Music - 2017
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Ride!
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Pull back the dust sheet,
And I’m ready to meet,
An old friend of mine.
As black as the night,
Gear shift set on the right
She tells me this is the time.
Nearly blind in one eye,
And my body may break,
But I’m just too young to die.
So I pull back the clutch,
Kick back the gears,
Pile on the revs,
Pile on the revs,
Out on the road,
On to the road and ride!
I roar out of town
On the road southbound,
It feels so good to be free.
On the Mowbray straight
Where the Cairns cops wait,
I’ll ease down to three.
My baby screams
I slip into four,
It’s time for the thrills and the fear.
One hundred again,
At the start of the range;
Around Yule Point
I never look back,
No you never look back,
Lean into the bend and ride!
At the top of the Rex
I take in the view,
Across the blue Coral Sea.
The road hugs the land
Above the rocks and the sand,
There’s no place that I’d rather be!
I ride the highway of life
With my pretty blonde wife,
She tames the restless gypsy in me.
So pull back the clutch,
Kick back the gears,
Pile on the revs,
Yeah, pile on the revs,
Back on to the road,
On to the road and ride!
Lyrics & Music by G C Tolley
© G C Tolley - 2017
® New Tradition Music - 2017
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Jacaranda Blue
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A bitter north-wind and a winter sky,
Snow is due or so they say.
In the greyness of this sad November,
A spring of love to remember,
Yes! I’ve had better days.
All I need are thoughts of you...
My Jacaranda Blue.
Single minded in this darkened room,
Why do I wallow in this way?
Far too long, I’ve been concealing,
Truth or lies, what is revealing;
Yes! I’ve had better days.
All I need is to search for you...
My Jacaranda Blue.
Sunlight dances in the hotel room,
A breakfast tray beside the bed.
Long haul flight; never ending,
Tiredness into sleep descending,
But now I turn my head.
All I see next to me is you...
My Jacaranda Blue.
Lyrics & Music by G C Tolley
© G C Tolley - 2017
® New Tradition Music - 2017
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Garrington T Jones England, UK
Garrington T Jones is a performer and recording artist who gives the art of lyrical storytelling a modern day
edge.
Garrington describes himself as a "Rhythm shaker, a riff chaser, a lyric hunter, a song maker and a lover of acoustic Blues, Folk & Roots music.
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