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Lucky Hand (2000, album)

by Paul Sprawl

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1. William he asked me what you call a group of kangaroos It's a mob he said Everyday I learn something new William he's learning to lay bricks today up in Bonny Doon Gets no government assistance Still doesn't have to go to work till noon 2. William he lost a tooth It fell out one morning In this his second El Nino outdoors I expressed my sympathy for him He didn't even know what it was for ~chorus~ He said it ain't nothin' Said it with a smile We go on Still suckin' air 3. Breakfast with William Having chai at the coffee stand Grouchy and complaining to everyone I can William he's as cheerful as this morning sun Comparing winters from Santa Cruz to Fairbanks and Burlington ~chorus~ He said it ain't nothin' Said it with a smile We go on... Still suckin' air repeat verse 3. Breakfast with William Having chai at the coffee stand Grouchy and complaining to everyone I can William he's as cheerful as this morning sun Comparing winters from Santa Cruz to Fairbanks and Burlington ~chorus~ He said it ain't nothin' Said it with a smile We go on... Still suckin' air
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Sunset Train 06:12
1. Beaumont scrapyard Rusting in the rain Rolling slowly on this sunset train Beautiful junk Rusting like the leaves Child of Fall Winter conceived ~chorus~ Singing roll Gently down the rail Merrily past this tearful vale 2. Riverboats like the memories in my head New Orleans graveyard city of the dead Houses on stilts in the Gulf of Mexico Rolling over swamps while the sun sinks low ~chorus~ Singing roll Gently down the rail Merrily past this tearful vale 3. Talking with Betty for three days or so Told me things that happened years ago Had to ride in the back of the bus Before Rosa Parks made all that fuss ~chorus~ Singing roll Gently down the rail Merrily past this tearful vale 4. Heading up north Through Laurel, Mississippi New conductor gets on Starts talking to me Says, "It was so cold this morning My wife didn't need a milk bucket. She just squirted it over her arms and toted it in like fire wood." ~chorus~ Singing roll Gently down the rail Merrily past this tearful vale Beaumont scrapyard Rusting in the rain
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Eivissa 05:08
1. There's a little window In a thick clay wall On an island so far away ~chorus~ And the lights are so bright The colors are intense And the visions there Are very strong 2. You can smoke the Morrocan smoke Drink the German beer Dance all night long If you want to It's not like here ~chorus~ And the lights are so bright The colors are intense And the visions there Are very strong BRIDGE repeat verse 1. There's a little window In a thick clay wall On an island so far away
4.
Such a Fool 05:19
1. The air was clear The sky was blue There was a quarter moon Like an eye in the sky On you Till it was time to go The morning came And the sun did rise We did those things That we'll never do again ~chorus~ Live your life Just the way you want to Don't wait around Being such a fool 2. The air got colder Had to move back on in Make the evening comfortable once again Till the day began We'll do those things We'll never do Never do again ~chorus~ Live your life The way you want to Don't wait around Being such a fool repeat verse 1. The air was clear The sky was blue There was a quarter moon Like an eye in the sky On you Till it was time to go The morning came And the sun did rise We did those things That we'll never do again
5.
Good Times 05:34
1. When we're together Time is still as a statue Gold and rose, linen and silk Thinking and dreaming Bathing our feet in milk Let the Good Times roll We can let the good times roll 2. We were hitchhikin' took a ride in chocolate brown Nova Went for coffee with clouds of cream That looked like videos from weather satellites Let the Good Times roll We can let the good times roll Like to get to know you Imagine the incense smoke scrolling slowly in the morning sunlight Let the Good Times roll We can let the good times roll In the office tower I hear the sound of papers shuffling Heels clicking on cement Mouths slurping hot coffee And the whispers in confidence Where'd all the good times go We coulda let the good times roll bridge Alone again It was a sad and rainy day At the carnival by the beach bathroom graffitti quoted William Burroughs Storm the Reality Factory Take back the universe ~chorus~ Let the Good Times roll We can let the good times roll Life is a gift And the gift must move So circulate this air This blood This sound ~chorus~ Let the Good Times roll We can let the good times roll
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Larry Brown 03:41
1. Too many nights Outside in the cold Didn't live very long But he sure got old ~chorus~ He was a songwriter Never finished his songs Had a sharp eye and a good heart It's our loss he's gone 2. Paper or plastic In that People magazine kind of town Always choosing the lesser of two evils But he just kept falling further down ~chorus~ He was a songwriter Never finished his songs Had a sharp eye and a good heart It's our loss he's gone repeat verse 1. Too many nights Outside in the cold Didn't live very long But he sure got old ~chorus~ He was a songwriter Never finished his songs Had a sharp eye and a good heart It's our loss he's gone
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Walking down that dusty street Something not quite right Gonna visit the gypsy In the middle of the night Gypsy says You got no future Used it all up Just broken pieces now Of an empty cup So you stumble back onto the street Do what you think you must But you're just another junky In some corner gathering dust Walking down that dusty street Do what you think you must
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Umbrella 02:43
Dark and rainy night I went out walking It was a dark and rainy night I went out walking Out the door And down the hill Across the tracks Through the trailer park Past the blue TV light Into the campground Was a dark and rainy night Don't you mess with me Cause I got an umbrella I'll stick you with it Wap you too Yeah, I got an umbrella Don't you mess with me Cause I got an umbrella Dark and rainy night
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1. full moon light warm velvet wind 107 degrees today again 2. shimmering full moon light on the water very bright ~chorus~ And the wind blows Through the trees On the mountains 3. No motor boats Or Jetskis The campers sleep But not me 4. Moonshadows Dance around On the silk winds of Lake Whiskeytown ~chorus~ And the wind blows Through the trees On the mountains
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1. Sun disappeared behind the counter I can see it still In that boat on the water Full moon over the hill 2. Cars are passing behind me Up and down this street It's nice just to be around Make ends of meaning meet 3. Pulled up to the stop sign Corner of First and San Miguel On the right it's a pizza place On the left's the Lo-Tide Motel 4. Head off down the coast now Get to Santa Barbara later on Maybe these people are home here Everybody's got the lights on ~bridge~ They got the lights on (3x) 5. Roadside snack at Johnson's Market Then back onto the road Something to drink in Guadalupe Angels on the radio

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Recorded solo with no overdubs April 4-10, 2000 at Amnesia Castle, Santa Cruz, CA
Thanks to Greg Chansky and my parents

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released June 1, 2000

Paul Sprawl - voice, guitars, harmonica, ceramic flute
Engineered by James Lewis

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