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Blue Shoe Townsey and the Spearmint Tissy Kids

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Blue Shoe's Back

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1

Blue Shoe's Back

 

Blue Shoe's back in town
He'll be around
He'll stop by for you
'n' drink some brew

Do you remember the game?
Do you remember all those names?
All those guys stopping through
Do you recall their blue shoes?

Yeah, Blue Shoe's back in town
If he was lost, he's found
And he'll sing a song for you

Blue Shoe
He'll be round in a bit
Blue Shoe and the Spearmint Tissy Kids


2

Bum in the City

 

I can't here what your saying
Is it even true?
So I'm just gonna walk away
Nice meeting you

You're just a bum in the city
I'm a doctor's son
I know you don't want pity
So I won't give you a dime

Your breath smells whiskey clean
You drink till it's done
I'm a prince, gonna be a king
I won't drink none

Where's your momma and pop, son?
You must have left home a long time ago


3

Brown Dog Blues

 

Walking out to the sound
Morning mist
Covers the ground
That is nice

I pit-pat pedal my way
Out to the sea
Wondering now why it was you couldn't come with me

I got up at the dawn
You slept in a bit
I know it can be strong
The sleepiness
Holds you all night long
So why not break free
'you old dog

Me and you could be pals
A-moseying
All around and through
This old Fishtown

Pier to Pier
I'd say "Lookie there!"
And you'd run and fetch'em

Why don't you like to play fetch?
At least my fishing rod it can catch fish

But I'll lay it down
I guess I really just miss you when you're not around

You're a good old dog
And I like how your color is dark as brown

You're my chocolate lab
And I like it when you sit down on my lap

It was meant to be
Like the way that a son is to his pap


4

Moving the Hay

 

Don't stop
Keep going
You can do it

Don't stop
Keep going
You can do it

Just keep taking it
Minute by minute

Just keep taking it
Minute by minute

Hay Hay Hay
You're working away hay hay
You're working away hay hay
You're moving the hay

If you get tired just
Take it more slowly
If you get tired just
Take it more slowly

When you get done
You'll be glad you're done fully
If you do it right
You'll be glad it's done truly

Don't stop
keep going
you can do it

Don't stop keep going
you can do it

When you got a job to do
Get to it
When you got a job to do
Get to it

Sing a little song
This'll help you get through it
Sing a little song
This'll help you get through it

Sing it with a whistle
or sing it with a doodle
Sing it to your friend or
Sing it to your poodle

Hay Hay Hay
You're moving the hay hay hay
You're moving the hay hay hay
You're moving the hay

You're almost done
Now just a little higher
Take some of that wood and
We can build a fire

Hay Hay Hay
You're done for the day hay hay
You're done for the day hay hay
You're done for the day


5

Must I Be True?

 

It's true
It's true
I can not fool you
My eyes were shifty
My mind was tricky

I lied
I lied
I feel bad inside
But I did not know what else to do

I'm glad you saw me though
It makes me feel more easy
I'm thankful for you
Not looking at me too sternly

But still it hurts my pride

I'm gonna buy me a motorbike
Gonna ride
Gonna ride
Gonna ride
Into the blue blue sky
Won't you tell me why I must be true?


6

Trapped in Paradox

 

Standing out in my black limousine
You can't deny all that looks good
Bought my baby a diamond ring
That was something she's not used to

How do you know when the good turns to gold?

When do we hold back from this?
It's what makes this a special kiss
Creature comforts
Lonely nights
High rise buildings
First class flights
Sometimes love is hard to find
When you've got money
On your mind

When you hear a woman scream,
is she scared of someone mean or is she glad to see him?
When you watch a scary film,
why does it feel like we have conquered hell?

I don't know anything

When does laughter turn to tears?
Are our nightmares really there?
Open eyes and pumping blood
Mother natures hit and run
All alone now in the night
Should we take flight?

When I drive at twenty five
I am followed by a thousand eyes
When your on the edge of life,
will you rise or will you fall?

Where do you go for a place to hide?

When does winter turn to spring?
Or why does summer end?
Who makes up for low moral
when rules need to bend?
Scary senses
Dizzy heights
Hell's Angels on motorbikes
A cold beer set before a king
Should be passed on to other men
But listening to good advice is my greatest vice


7

These Things are Nice

 

Listen to the whirling wings of bees and hummingbirds
Lift your head up to the sky and know this one thing sure
Flowers from the sky above are filling us with love
Little engines in our hearts give us a gentle shove

Grazing peaceful meadows are the antelope and deer
Closely watch the way they talk and you'll be very near
Deep inside the forest there is silence in the wind
Telling us the way to go is back where we begin

Ducks and beavers in the pond they duck and build their dams
Wait until the water stills and then make up a plan
Woodchucks surely can chuck wood and woodchucks surely will
The chitter chatter in their heads it passes time until

Look at all the people buying candy in the store
Try a piece of licorice and you may want some more
Candymen in caravans will fill the streets with grins
Happiness will happen to us all in the end


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