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Paw Paw
03:33
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I’m going out to Paw Paw
I’m going out to Paw Paw
I’m going out to Paw Paw
I’m going out to Paw Paw
I want to be with the Paw Paw trees
Picking up them Paw Paws
Picking up them Paw Paws
I want to go where the Paw Paws grow
Picking up them Paw Paws
Picking up them Paw Paws
Cause I know the seeds have been planted
They have been planted for me
Cause I know the seeds have been planted
They have been planted for me
I’m going to feed my heart
I’m going to feed my heart
I’m going to feed my heart
I’m going to feed my heart
I want to be with the Paw Paw trees
Picking up them Paw Paws
Picking up them Paw Paws
I want to go where the Paw Paws grow
Picking up them Paw Paws
Picking up them Paw Paws
Cause I know the seeds have been planted
They have been planted for me
Cause I know the seeds have been planted
They have been planted for me
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2. |
Life By The Reins
03:30
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I’m taking life by the reins
I’m gonna hold on tight
It’s gonna be a bumpy ride
Life’s gonna kick right out of the pen
And knock me down in the dirt
But I’m gonna get back up again
I’m taking life by the reins
I ain’t been lucky at nothing
Except finding lowdown, rotten luck
But I keep on trying and I keep on riding
And dig my heels in when she bucks
My piggy bank ate all my pennies
My cash cow dried up and died
Nothing comes easy like LMNOPeasy
I’m gonna jump on and fly
I’ve made a roadmap for the weary
I’ve left no wrong turn unturned
I’m gonna head down the road,
on this bucking bronco
With this one thing I’ve learned
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Would If I Could
03:36
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I’m wanted in the east, I’m wanted in the west
But not for my good looks or my charm
The north and the south had enough of my big mouth
My rowdiness rubbed them people wrong
I tried the straight and narrow, I went down like an arrow
Shot from a devilish bow
I am what I am, I try to be a better man
I would if I could I can’t so I won’t
Where did it begin, I was just the age of ten
My daddy through me out the door
I was on a sinful path I was not looking back
He said son, look what your heading for
Cause believe you me, I’ve seen all I can see
And son it’s a slippery slope
One of these days maybe you’ll change your ways
I said, I would if I could I can’t so I won’t
Soon I lost religion, cause whiskey and the women
Had me feeling good and fancy free
I grew up fast and lean, I was a whiskey drinking machine
Whoa they got the best of me
See, when I get to drinking, then I get to thinking
about all the heartaches I have known
You love them and you leave them,
You kiss them then you grieve them
I would if I could I can’t so I won’t
I tried to settle down on the outskirts of town
I got me a wife, dog, and truck
One brings me gladness, one brings me sadness
One brings me to the bar and back
Whoa just maybe this is life in the gravy
It’s as good as it gets don’t you know
I should stop my rambling, my cheating, and my gambling
I would if I could I can’t so I won’t
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Big Skies
03:48
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she sees big skies
with curtains closed
the wind begins to blow
it’s quiet on the prairies
it’s quiet on the plains
she’ll head west again
in her dreams
where life ain’t what it seems
it’s quiet on the prairie
it’s quiet on the plains
She’s dreaming of her home on the range
where the buffalo roam
and the antelope play
she holds her breath
as clouds roll in
over the glass mountains
it’s quiet on the prairie
it’s quiet on the plains
She’s dreaming of her home on the range
where the buffalo roam
and the antelope play
she makes tepees
to shelter us
from the wind and dust
it’s quiet on the prairie
it’s quiet on the plains
She’s dreaming of her home on the range
where the buffalo roam
and the antelope play
she dreams of me
in desert prose
wherever the gales may go
when it’s quiet on the prairie
when it’s quiet on the plains
when it’s quiet on the prairie
when it’s quiet on the plains
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5. |
Under The Mountain
03:24
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Up in the morning put on my boots
Coffee grinds and a side of blues
I kiss my wife and my baby too I’m off to the mines
Cause I do what my daddy did
And he did what his daddy did
And he did what his daddy did In the hard times
So I’m going under the mountain
Lower me down, lower me down
I got a big old hole to dig
I’ll be back, I don’t know when
It’s going to be a long, long, time
Before I see the sunshine again
I’m all heart and a bag of bones
Chipping rocks and digging stones
I take my rest when I get home and lay by the fire
Cause me and this mountain don’t disagree
I’ll take from her and she’ll take from me
nothing in this life is free except your heart’s desire
So kiss me well and hold the door
You can’t buy time from the company store
There ain’t nothing anymore that I can bid adieu
I’ll dig through these mountain seams
For my dusty, dog eared, attic dreams
Pull them out with machines and bring them back to you
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6. |
Chicken TV
03:30
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Rooster crows at 5, 7, and 9
alarm clock in his throat, it’s right on time
He’s running through the yard like he’s got somewhere to be
Don’t mind me I’m just watching Chicken TV
well it’s bock, bock, bock, bock cock a doodle doo
well it’s bock, bock, bock, bock cock a doodle doo
The hens are in the hen house talking shop
Digging up the dirt on the whole darn flock
Have you heard about the new bird and the size of his beak?
Don’t mind me I’m just watching Chicken TV
There they go, momma hen and rooster Red
Sneaking through the yard, back behind the shed
Now here comes Henrietta, and now there’s three!?
Don’t mind me, I’m just watching Chicken TV
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Embers
03:19
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I saw your name on my cellphone
Tiny pixels saying, “I’m alone”
It felt like you were just skipping stones
In an electric lake of time
I’m sorry darlin’ there ain’t no use
last time we tried all hell break loose
This loneliness is bound to bruise
but I ain’t coming back this time
Cause that ain’t the way that love goes
Steaming up all the windows
Then going wherever the wind blows
When your heart grows tired
That ain’t the way that love works
Trying to stoke the embers
Whenever your heart remembers
That it’s lost its fire
If I could plug your ears and bite my tongue
for every worthless word we flung
you’d be deaf and I’d be dumb
and we’d probably get along just fine
Cause I ain’t right, and you ain’t wrong
but we tugged this tug of war along
Tugged and tugged for so long
That we both crossed the line
It’s bound to happen every time
two hearts break and one is mine
But I can’t commit to the crime
your love is on the lam
Now your bouncing I’m sorrys off the cellphone towers
Cute emoji’s and digital flowers
Your losing me, I’m losing power
And frankly I don’t give a damn
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8. |
In The Water
02:39
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We’re just floating by
On a river of days of lows and highs
We’re just drops of rain
Falling together down the darkened drain
We’re in the water
There must be something in the water
We’re in the water
There must be something in the water
Because we are the blood
Sweat dripped on the dirt makes the mud
And flows down to the sea
Through the soil, sand, roots, and trees
The blinking harbor lights
Shine like beacons through the lonely nights
They shine on you and me
Everyone and every living thing
Chesapeake, Patuxent, and the Youghiogheny
They flow from you and me
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9. |
Grand Old Time
02:43
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Running and a skipping, strumming and a picking,
Go on and get your bow
Everyone is here, don’t forget the beer,
the guitar and the banjo
Listen to the old timer, fiddlin at five and dimer
Making that fiddle talk
Granny will your dog bite, Paddy on the Turnpike
Watch him play the Ookpick waltz
This is our time, our time, our grand old time
This is our time, our time, our grand old time
Square your sets, everyone circle left
Bow to your corner and go home
Promenade, that birdie in the cage
Chase the rabbit down it’s hole
Roll away half sashay
Then we’re gonna weave that ring
Take my hand, right left grand
Now there’s nothing left to do but swing
This is our time, our time, our grand old time
This is our time, our time, our grand old time
Shuffle and slip, doing the backstep
Cornmeal on the hard wood floor
zig and zag, roll and drag
Dance till your feet get sore
We played the whole dang day away
Boys them buzzards are flying
Lets toss the tune around the room
Till someone yells one more time
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Geraldine Ellicott City, Maryland
Geraldine is a country-leaning string band bringing songwriting to the forefront, while blending elements of old time, bluegrass, and American folk in a distinctive, enthusiastic sound. As stewards of Appalachian motifs in a modern framework, they bring banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and Appalachian flat foot dancing to the front of the stage, accented with lush four-part harmonies. ... more
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