1. |
Commies Stink
03:24
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Born Into Crisis, Kent State
Oil Shortage, Watergate
Go To School, Sit At A Desk
Air Raid Whistle Blows, Hit That Deck
Chorus:
Commies Stink, Yeah Yeah
Commies Stink, Yeah Yeah Yeah
Commies Stink, Yeah Yeah
Commies Stink, Yeah Yeah Yeah
All The While A Cold War Raged
Two Nations Staring, Face To Face
We’re Gonna Die, So What’s The Point
Get Me Drunk Now And Pass That Joint
Chorus
Bombs To Kill A Thousand Times Over
Proliferation, Annilation
Communism, How It Loomed
Over Our Generation Of Doom
Chorus
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2. |
Here and Now
03:45
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Mirrored Glasses At My Front Door
You Know Good News Was Not In Store
You Hit That Tree Doing Sixty-Three
You Were Gone Instantly
Twenty Years Ago With You,
Through A Cloud Obscured The View
I Can’t Believe You Went Away
Long Before Your Hair Turned Grey
Chorus:
A Minute Ago, An Hour From Now
I Heard That Sound When Your Tree Came Down
A Month To Live, 5 Minutes Past
Does Anyone Hear That One Hand Clap?
Nothing Was Left Untold
You Never Got To Grow Old
I Would Have Liked To See You Again
But Fighting Fate, That’s Not Zen
Chorus
Been Tied Down By The Factory Belt
Never Thought How I Really Felt.
Now I’ve Come Out From The Clouds,
Finally Living In The Here And Now….
Here And Now….Here And Now
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3. |
Jackie
03:53
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Another Saturday In The Fall Of ‘85
Out On The Field A Football Star
Number 25
Been Startin’ Varsity Since Freshman Year
When He Catches The Ball He Can Hear That Crowd Cheer….
Chorus
Run Jackie Run……Run Jackie Run…..Run Jackie Run
You Gotta Run
Jackie Go To The High School Dance After The Big Victory
He’s Earned The Right To Raise Hell And ….Party
Can’t Have The Hero Getting’ Busted By The Principal
Teacher Throws Open The Backdoor And He Says….
Run Jackie Run……Run Jackie Run…..Run Jackie Run
You Better Run
Jackie Stumbles To His Car And He Lights Her Up
Pedal To The Metal And He Heads Downhill
He Don’t See The Kids Caught In The Cross Walk
Three Of Them Won’t Live To Talk….
And He Says To Himself:
Run Jackie Run……Run Jackie Run…..Run Jackie Run
I Gotta Run
He Wakes Up The Next Day And He Don’t Recall A Thing
A Slap On The Wrist And Probation Is What He Sees
A Black Out Is Such A Convenient Defense
Cops Couldn’t Come Up With Enough Evidence And The Judge Says
Run Jackie Run……Run Jackie Run…..Run Jackie Run
You Better Run
It’s Been 20 Years Since That Die Was Cast
Jackie Moved Down South To Forget About The Past
He’s Been Building Bridges Working Construction
He Ain’t Been The Same Since It All Happened
And You Can’t
Run Jackie Run……Run Jackie Run…..Run Jackie Run
You Can’t Run
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4. |
Hands On My Jammies
02:51
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Saw You At The Bar, Must Have Been 15 Years
You Were With Old Friends
Drinking Many Beers
You Came And You Went, With No Fanfare
You Came Back Alone, And I Caught Your Stare
Solo
We Caught Up And We Re-Hashed Old Times
You Asked Me To Take You Home,
I Said “Won’t Your Husband Mind”?
“Not Tonight, He’s Out Of Town, He’s A Pro Wrestler
Out Touring Around”
So We Go To Her Place, She Puts Her Nightgown On.
Next Thing You Know, I Got My Jammies On
Chorus:
Hands On My Jammies, Got Her Hands On My Jammies
Hands On My Jammies, Got Her Hands On My Jammies
And We Got…Hands On Our Jammies…Got Our Hands On Our Jammies
Repeat , Repeat……..Out
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5. |
African Civil War
04:24
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African Civil War, African Civil War…What Are We Fighting For?
Governments Kill For Money And Oil,
But We Can Never Settle The Score.
We All Stand By And Do Nothing: A Genocide In Darfur.
Black Man Killing Black Man.
A Mother’s Cry You Ignore.
Solo
African Civil War, African Civil War…What Are We Fighting For?
I’m Tired Of Playing The Rich Man’s Game
So He Can Feel Secure.
Gonna Stand Up For The Small Man Now.
Gonna Try And Settle The Score.
Africa, The Cradle Of Life, Who Started Keeping Score?
We’re All The Same At One Time. Now We Kill Them Off With War.
Solo
African Civil War, African Civil War…What Are We Fighting For?
African Civil War…What Are We Fighting For?
I And I Can’t Take It No More, I And I Can’t Take It No More, I And I Gonna Settle The Score.
I And I Can’t Take It No More, I And I Can’t Take It No More, I And I Gonna Settle The Score.
I And I Can’t Take It No More, I And I Can’t Take It No More, I And I Gonna Settle The Score.
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You Were With Her Last Night In The Local Bar
The Night Before She Was In Your Car
Her Voice Like Honey, It Took You In
You Might As Well Be Committin’ A Sin
Hey Baby Your Cheatin Again
Guess Your Just Like All The Other Men
I Say You Do It To Stroke Your Ego
You Say Your Doin It For Your Own Soul
Chorus
Hey Baby Your Cheatin Again
Hey Baby Your Cheatin Again
Hey Baby Your Cheatin Again
I Guess Your Just Like All The Other Men
Bridge:
She’s From The Country, She’s Part African
She’s From The Delta Part Jamaican
She’s From All Over, But Lives In Cleveland
Hey Baby, Your Cheatin’ Again
Chorus
Say Your Ready To Play The “G”
Which Would You Have It Be?
You Say The Chord, I Think The Spot
Don’t Want To Fight, I’ll Sleep On The Cot
Chorus
Bridge:
She’s From All Over The World
She Not Just Your Average Girl
She’s From Ny, Detroit, Boston
Seattle, La, Memphis, Austin…..
Chorus
Repeat
Out
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7. |
Tin Horns
02:24
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Well They Banded Together
In Their Calico Garb.
Called Themselves Indians
To Protect Their Farms
Hiding In The Rocks, With Their Firearms
Deputy Came To Collect The Rent
A Riot Broke Out, And
Steele Was Shot In The Head.
Guess What, He Had It Coming
In 18 Hundred And Forty Five
Steele Was Pierced By Lead
Aint No Farmer Gonna Pay No Rent
To Work Their Own Homestead
They Banded Together
In Their Calico Garb
Hiding In The Rocks, With Their Firearms
Lead Pierces Iron
But It Can’t Pierce Steele
That Got Proven Wrong
On Dingle Hill
Up On Dingle Hill
The Farmers Rebelled
And Gave The Rent Collector What For
Went Down In History As The Anti-Rent War
There Was No Man Standing
There Was No Stone Unturned
Oh, It’s Alright Now
Well They Banded Together In Calico Garb
Called Themselves Indians
To Protect Their Farms
Plaque Marks The Spot
On Dingle Hill
An Epic Cause Reverberates Still
On Dingle Hill
Tin Horn Sounds The Warning
Tin Horn Sounds The Warning.
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8. |
Whose Land Is It Anyway?
03:26
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White Man Moved Here 20 Score Ago
So They Could Pray To The God They Want
The Problem Was Someone Was Here First
Didn’t The Savage Man Have Any Rights?
Chorus:
They Had No Deeds Or Property Lines
Just The Knowledge Of How To Survive
What Ever Happened To God Given Rights
Not For The Savages, Just For The Whites
Whose Land Is It Anyway?
He Hunted And Grew His Own Food
Gunpowder, Clothes, And Shoes Were All New
We Gave Them Booze And Warm Blankets
They Took To The Booze Like A Month To A Flame
Blankets With Pox, To Which They Were Not Immune
Chorus
Now I Walk This Land I Call My Own
Where A Savage Man Once Hunted And Roamed
We Bullied And Moved And Killed Them All Off
Noone Speaks Of These Facts Today
Hard To Believe We Played A Part In Darwin’s Law
Chorus
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9. |
Richie
03:36
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He Was A Year Or Two Older Back In High School
He Didn’t Really Fit In, That Much Was True
He Was Too Small, Had No Skills For Ball
He Played Violin In The Orchestra
He Was Chased Down The Halls, He Was Punched And Kicked
The Bullies, They Found An Easy Target
Richie Was Weak And Defenseless,
A Child’s Cruelty Can Be So Senseless
Chorus
Hey Richie Where You Goin’ With That Wire And Twine
He’s Goin Out Tonight To Walk That Line
It’s Not The Time Of Year For Mending Fences
You Should Be Out Playing, Singing And Dancing
Going To The Barn To Do The Chores
Doesn’t Care No More, Bout His Test Scores
Looking For A Way To Get Some Relief,
To Run Away From This World Of Grief
Chorus
When I Heard The News, I Fell Straight To My Knees
Hard To Believe This World’s Cruelty
I Cried Like Hell In My Mother’s Arms
Now Richie’s In A Place That Can Do Him No Harm
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10. |
Country Fela
06:25
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Esquela Bovina Center, New York
Esquela was formed in 2008 by John "Chico" Finn and Keith Christopher. Together they wrote songs for their debut album, "The Owl Has Landed". Over the course of the next decade, Esquela has recorded five studio albums. Over the course of the next few months, Esquela will be releasing its back catalog on Bandcamp, building up to a June 25th release of their latest album, "A Sign From God". ... more
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