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Silky Slim and good ol’ Pepper Pete
take a shot of private heaven.
They both been eyein’ little Tootsie Roll, but
nary one is gonna get her.
Don’t nobody know, but on the down-low she’s been seein’ Bobby Joe
every evening at the docks.
They look into each others eyes
knowing they’ll have to say goodbye, but
why talk about it now?
Then Clyde comes stumblin’ in
Man can’t keep his bourbon in control.
Brother say, “What’s with all this country shit?
I wanna hear some soul.”
Y’all, the 'tenders won’t pour no more
So dance your happy ass outside the door
singin’ “Oh my, we sure had a ball tonight”
singin’ “Oh my, we sure had a ball tonight”
Scratchy Charlemagne can work that crowd
from one drunkard to another.
Say it’s her birthday and she needs a couple dollars for bus fare home
and for her dying baby brother.
Now can you really see her in your mind riding the number 20 line
with her newly-found bank roll?
Now it could go to birthday cake or it could go to doctor’s pay
but it might go up her nose.
And the bartender stares at Peach Fuzz Frankie
“Of course that ID is me.”
“Alright, then. How old are you?”
“Either 26 or 53.”
Y’all, the 'tenders won’t pour no more
So dance your happy ass outside the door
singin’ “Oh my, we sure had a ball tonight”
singin’ “Oh my, we sure had a ball tonight”
Now you might wanna take a bottle
smash it on the bar
But don’t let ‘em steal your stride.
Don’t let ‘em change who you are
This here liquor can be fun
don’t let it change who you are.
This here liquor sure is fun
but don’t let it change who you are
Cause we came here for a good time.
We’re having a good time.
Cool it down, cool it down
Brothers and sisters
Look around, we are all
brothers and sisters
And right there in middle of it all is the guitar man
singin everybody’s business.
He think he funny, he think he cute.
Ought to take his fake-1964 ass home
Can I get a witness?
Y’all, the 'tenders won’t pour no more
So dance your happy ass outside the door
singin’ “Oh my, we sure had a ball tonight”
singin’ “Oh my, we sure had a ball tonight”
from The Songster,
released October 27, 2011
Written, Arranged and Performed by Brooks Long
Recorded by Pete Hanlon
Mastered by Mat Leffler-Schulman at Mobtown Studios
Everything this brother puts out is classic. Check out the label stuff, check out the independent. Check it all out. A giant you shouldn't sleep on. Brooks Long
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