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Small Town Blues

from Bad Road, Good People by Boris McCutcheon

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About the Naushon Island cook when he threw an onion at somebody's head for fooling around with his girlfriend

lyrics

Small Town Blues

D A
The gossip mill is alive and well
G D
Where they pave the streets in oyster shells
Bm G
Round about March their throwin food
D A D D A
That's when they get them Small Town Blues
G D
... Small town Blues.
Man created the small town,
The Devil he put a moat around
I saw an onion break the speed of sound,
Grown men fighten like girls on the ground.
G D
Small Town Blues its amazing they can be
A D
So damn cruel to you and me.
G D
Small Town Blues on the edge of the sea
A
Tryin to shake this lechery.
Old black beard is gettin weird
God knows what turns his gears.
Some kinda dark conspiracy
Drove the Captain up a tree....Small town Blues
The lambs are cryin though the mud
I got no money but my luck is good.
The little children they can get them too
They’re tryin hard to shake them Small Town Blues.
 
Small town Blues its amazing they can be,
So damn cruel to you and me,
Small Town Blues on the edge of the sea,
tryin to shake the best of me.
Bartenders and fishermen
Finding it hard to find a place to live
Fifty empty rooms above the sand dunes
They’re carvin it up for the rich and few.
Big shot man from the magazine,
Said he’d do a story on me,

If I’d only move to the big city
So long Small Town Blues!
Small Town Blues its amazing they can be
So damn cruel to you and me,
Small Town Blues on the edge of the sea
Tryin to shake the best of me.

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from Bad Road, Good People, released January 1, 2008
2008 Bad Road Good People

1.The Ballad of Rusty Strange (Molasses Soul)-Drums: Jeff Berlin, Banjo: Brett Davis , Bass: Susan Holmes, Keys: Kevin Zoernig
2. Small Town Blues-Drums: Jeff , Bass: Susan electric guitar: Brett , keys: Kevin, mandolin and backing vocals: Sharon Gilchrist
3. Big Old World-Drums: Jeff, Bass: Susan, electric guitar: Brett , keys: Kevin , violin: Enion Pelta extra percussion: Jim Palmer backing vocals: Michelle Collins 2nd electric guitar: Bill Palmer
4. Working On A Sunday-drums: Jeff bass: Susan , electric guitar: Brett , mandolin: Sharon Gilchrist
5. Waiting For The Demons To Die-drums: Jeff bass: Susan, lap steel: Brett , theremin: Kevin
6. Pony Ride-drums: Paul Groetzinger, bass: Susan, Banjo: Brett , keys: Kevin
7. Peace With The Pines-Drums: Jeff , bass: Susan , electric guitar: Brett , keys: Kevin , backing vox- Michelle Collins extra percussion: Jim Palmer
8. The Wicked Things-Drums: Jeff, bass: Susan, lap steel: Brett, keys: Kevin theremin: Kevin
9. The Ballad Of Natascha Kampusch-drums: Jeff bass: Susan, electric guitar: Brett, violin and piano: Sharon Gilchrist
10. The Monster That Swam In Figure Eights-banjo: Brett , Keys: Kevin
11. I Long-bass: Bill Palmer, harmonica: Taj Mahal backing vox: Felecia Ford

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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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