Songbook Curated and Performed by Red Dog Young
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Homer
I called my brother Homer because that was his name He really was a weirdo but I loved him just the same At the ripe old age of sixteen while dad was at the bar He grabbed all his money and he took off in the car
My daddy he was mad as hell he was fit to be tied
I began to think that’ be the day my brother died!
Daddy’s tongue was sharp and cut just like a knife
But bruised and battered appropriately, he came home with his life
Daddy whooped him pretty good, leather belt and all
Said he had to earn his keep then get out in the fall
Well Homer he paid daddy and moved out like he said
I haven’t seen him since that day and now I guess he’s dead
I called my brother Homer because that was his name He really was a weirdo but I loved him just the same At the ripe old age of sixteen while dad was at the bar He grabbed all his money and he took off in the car
I called my brother Homer because that was his name He really was a weirdo but I loved him just the same He really was a weirdo but I loved him just the same
I’d Go to Jail for You
First time that I saw Lorene she was waving me goodbye
An ice cold beer in her left hand, a pistol by her side
Said she robbed the Glendale train, then put the hammer down Off she went in a trial of dust heading out of town
Even though I had my doubts twas true love at first sight If mama was alive today she’d say that I was right
I know that I love her and that she will be true
I swear on mama’s bible that I’d go to jail for you.
CHORUS:
Well you done the crime I’ll do the time no matter what it takes We all have our troubles and I know you made mistakes
You are my sweetest darlin’ girl no matter what you do
I swear on mama’s bible that I’d go to jail for you.
Tag ending:
Yes I swear on mama’s bible that I’d go to jail for you.
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Mashed Potatoes and gravy is all I ever eat
Used to eat some green beans back when I had teeth Twenty years of taters just dreamin’ about some meat Now mashed potatoes and gravy is all I ever eat
Back when I had chompers I used to could eat
A big ol’ piece of chicken and some barbecued meat
Then that bottle came a’ flyin’ and before a word was said
That sucker hit me in the mouth right there in my head
My teeth went every which-a-way, whiskey mixed with blood I passed out and hit the floor, that’s when the floor said THUD Next day when I woke up I wished that I was dead
Cause all my teeth were missing from that big hole in my head
Fix-it Man
Willy was the fix-it man on the other side of town
He always was a’smilin’ said he didn’t like to frown
He’d tell a joke then laugh a bit then toss some whiskey down Willy was the fix-it man on the other side of town
CHORUS
Don’t fix nothing unless it’s broke Don’t waste your time a’gamblin Don’t go to far your home
Don’t spend your life a’ramblin
I’ve never been lost cause here I am And I never went too far
Because no matter where you go Well that’s just where you are
One day Willy he got sick but he never lost his smile
He knew that he was walking down that lonely final mile When you die, you die alone he always used to say
I never will forget his words until my dying day
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