{"id":470,"date":"2023-04-15T16:47:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T16:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alteritas.net\/entwistedtongues\/?page_id=470"},"modified":"2023-04-15T16:47:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T16:47:48","slug":"three-chords-and-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alteritas.net\/entwistedtongues\/skinny-dipping-with-alligators\/three-chords-and-the-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Chords and the Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Songbook Curated and Performed by Red Dog Young<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Homer<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

My daddy he was mad as hell he was fit to be tied
\nI began to think that\u2019 be the day my brother died!
\nDaddy\u2019s tongue was sharp and cut just like a knife
\nBut bruised and battered appropriately, he came home with his life<\/p>\n

Daddy whooped him pretty good, leather belt and all
\nSaid he had to earn his keep then get out in the fall
\nWell Homer he paid daddy and moved out like he said
\nI haven\u2019t seen him since that day and now I guess he\u2019s dead<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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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<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

I\u2019d Go to Jail for You<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

First time that I saw Lorene she was waving me goodbye
\nAn ice cold beer in her left hand, a pistol by her side
\nSaid she robbed the Glendale train, then put the hammer down Off she went in a trial of dust heading out of town<\/p>\n

Even though I had my doubts twas true love at first sight If mama was alive today she\u2019d say that I was right
\nI know that I love her and that she will be true
\nI swear on mama\u2019s bible that I\u2019d go to jail for you.<\/p>\n

CHORUS:<\/p>\n

Well you done the crime I\u2019ll do the time no matter what it takes We all have our troubles and I know you made mistakes
\nYou are my sweetest darlin\u2019 girl no matter what you do
\nI swear on mama\u2019s bible that I\u2019d go to jail for you.<\/p>\n

Tag ending:<\/p>\n

Yes I swear on mama\u2019s bible that I\u2019d go to jail for you.<\/p>\n

Mashed Potatoes and Gravy<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mashed Potatoes and gravy is all I ever eat
\nUsed to eat some green beans back when I had teeth Twenty years of taters just dreamin\u2019 about some meat Now mashed potatoes and gravy is all I ever eat<\/p>\n

Back when I had chompers I used to could eat
\nA big ol\u2019 piece of chicken and some barbecued meat
\nThen that bottle came a\u2019 flyin\u2019 and before a word was said<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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That sucker hit me in the mouth right there in my head<\/p>\n

My teeth went every which-a-way, whiskey mixed with blood I passed out and hit the floor, that\u2019s when the floor said THUD Next day when I woke up I wished that I was dead
\nCause all my teeth were missing from that big hole in my head<\/p>\n

Fix-it Man<\/p>\n

Willy was the fix-it man on the other side of town
\nHe always was a\u2019smilin\u2019 said he didn\u2019t like to frown
\nHe\u2019d tell a joke then laugh a bit then toss some whiskey down Willy was the fix-it man on the other side of town<\/p>\n

CHORUS
\nDon\u2019t fix nothing unless it\u2019s broke Don\u2019t waste your time a\u2019gamblin Don\u2019t go to far your home
\nDon\u2019t spend your life a\u2019ramblin<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve never been lost cause here I am And I never went too far
\nBecause no matter where you go Well that\u2019s just where you are<\/p>\n

One day Willy he got sick but he never lost his smile
\nHe knew that he was walking down that lonely final mile When you die, you die alone he always used to say
\nI never will forget his words until my dying day<\/p>\n

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Songbook Curated and Performed by Red Dog Young * 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 … <\/p>\n

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