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Santa Rosa Plums

from When We Were Big by Boris McCutcheon

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Sat and listened to the rain on the barn
watched a salamander escape from harm
Sun was gone but I did not care
I was hunkered down with the ploughman's daughter

I can see, I can see you're givin' up on me, givin' up on me
and I can smell the Santa Rosa plums rottin' in the sun, rottin' in the sun
Let this be a warning to you don't put a farmer on standby
'cause farmers get snaky when their soft fruit gets ripe
farmers get snaky when their soft fruit gets ripe

In the darkness of the barn
you reached out to me with your eyes and your arms
We were bound for waterfalls
I was feeling like an old man, had to lean on my shovel to stand

I watched a bull chase a calf up a hill that strayed
couldn't find no safety in the liveoak shade
We were bound for waterfalls
I was feeling like an old man, had to lean on my shovel to stand

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from When We Were Big, released September 1, 2003
McCutcheon: vocals, '52 Martin acoustic
Jeff Berlin: drums
Brett Davis: bass, Fender Telecaster, backing vocals

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Boris McCutcheon Dixon, New Mexico

Mother Ditch (2001) When We Were Big (2003) Turbulent Amusement (live) (2004) Cactusman vs the Blue Demon (2006) Lost Sessions and B-Sides (2006) Bad Road, Good People (2008) Wheel of Life (2010)Utrecht (live) (2011)Boris McCutcheon Sings the Songs of Townes Van Zandt (2012)Might Crash! (2013)I’m Here Let Me In (2017)• 2004 Boston Music Awards best male singer songwriter• 2004 ... more

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