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Thistle and Bone

by Citronella

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Eric Swift Love the lyrics and the melody Favorite track: Maybe I'll Go.
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1.
There once was a ship made of thistle and bone Sailed by a man who was all alone And he spent his life on the deep blue sea Never to be who he wanted to be Shackle and chain (oh) x2 Then one day the ship had a guest A woman came by on a floating chest She said please sir may I come aboard And he asked his ship, and the ship was torn Shackle and Chain (oh) x2 This ship is my body, this ship is my soul And if I fall off it'll take my toll There are too many things that I cannot say For I am a-feared that you won't stay Thistle and Bone (Oh) x4
2.
I'd like to think I'm a simple man All I need Is a little land And I know I'm gonna die But I'm not afraid Put my ashes in a can And I'll float away Chorus: Maybe I'll move Way up north Where the waves crash hard On them rocky shores And maybe I'll make my way down south Where the food goes straight from heart to mouth And maybe I'll jump on a train so fast That I fall right off and break my ass And maybe I'll to the girl next door And maybe she'll smile just a little more And maybe I'll go Sign on up And maybe I'll get myself Shot in the gut But I don't wanna work on the well at night Because my water's already starting to ignite Can't you tell I'm a simple man I hold my heart within my hands Chorus: And maybe make my way out west Other side of Mississippi they don't rest And maybe I'll make my way to the sea Where my boat will sail on the salty breeze And maybe I'll jump on a train so fast That I fall right off and break my ass And maybe I'll talk to the girl next door And maybe she'll smile just a little more
3.
Going to the store, and buying me a shovel Got me a ten buck spade That's a mighty deal now, saving me some money Gotta do some digging today Because I... Murdered Benny Three Dice Shot him in the moonlight Told him not to come my way People round been asking Where did Benny get to? Told them that he's gone away Gone, gone, gone away Chorus: Away x2 Momma's in the parlor She's a-been a-crying Benny was her sunny day Shining on the left now Shining on the right now All I need's some god damn shade Oh some god damn shade Chorus: shade x2 These damn night frights been killing me The same damn dream of murdering Benny And johnny law's been looking for me So I'm-a-gonna' drink till I'm free Chorus: Free x2
4.
February 14th Is coming up But I'm not inclined To give a fuck Wouldn't you say so? My dear Wouldn't you say so? Country living Is sweet And city living Is neat Chorus: But I don't care If you're not there Yeah I don't care If you're not there I'd go to the bottom Of the deep blue sea Just to find one Who sees me I drink a lot now To dull the pain While he breaks bread Over my grave My father would tell me His stories of youth How things were so simple Back in the day Chorus: So they say x4
5.
Gonna kill all my enemies And shoot all the bastards Who are wearing those denim jeans Running through the field with Johnny on my tail x2 Ooh, all my corn washed away in the flood And ooh, so I join the army spilling blood Running through the field with Johnny on my tail x2 Nancy Sue, left for a richer man than me Because I'm a poor boy, my daddy had me sowing seed Running through the field with Johnny on my tail And my blood starts to quiver When I hear the yip and hell God all mighty I'm the beast of the earth And yes ma'am, yes ma'am I've got the thirst Running through the field with Johnny on my tail x2
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Dan, Dan, Danny Snyder Danny's got The bus driver blues He works all day 7-9 And the like the rest He's just getting bye Could you tell me Mr. Snyder? Could you lend me a cigarette lighter? He says people ain't as nice As you and I People ain't as sweet As you and me Because the pimps they talk About their girls And from what he says They ain't no pearls And the prisoners speak Of things So vile and fowl x2 But Dan, Dan, Danny Snyder Working bare bones For a days worth of food He sleeps in a bunk house With only one room His kids sit at the table With look of despair They look over at daddy It's a vacant chair...

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released February 7, 2016

We are not actually BrumbleBees and the McSandwiches

Scott Swift - guitar, lead vocals
Eamon Dreisbach - acoustic bass, vocals, percussion
Kevin Gigler - banjo, vocals, drums, melodica
Sawyer Long - vocals on Jayhawker's Muse
Kathryn Justice- vocals on Maybe I'll Go

Cover art courtesy of the incomparable Jonathan Rhodes

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Citronella Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Inspired by Historical Americana, the sound of a well strung cello, Scott's mustache and Tyler Perry's 2009 cult classic Madea Goes to Jail.

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