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Speed of the Plow
02:15
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Pancho and Lefty
04:34
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Acorns and Hazelnuts
02:05
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Give Me Cornbread
03:38
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Lyrics:
Don't give me no sugar. Don't give me no spice.
Don't give me no apple, however nice.
No mashed potato, no restaurant.
Just give me your cornbread, mmm that's all I want!
Don't give me no Dim sum. No Vindaloo.
Don't give me no black eyed peas, no pasta too.
No fancy meatball, no pumpkin seed.
Just give me your cornbread, that's all I need.
Don't give me no bacon, no chicken wing.
No bun in the oven, no wedding ring!
No pinot grigio, and none of that Dom Perignon,
Just give me your cornbread, mmm that's all I want!
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Buck Dancer's Choice
03:35
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Twilight in the Hollow
02:49
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7. |
La Vie Sans Conflits
01:55
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Lyrics:
Ériger une maison et chanter les chansons
Et danser au sommet du monde.
On peut faire un jardin et pousser les haricots
Et danser à la lumière de la lune.
Pour comprendre comment les étoiles traversent
Le ciel tout au long de l’année.
La vie sans conflit, il fait froid la nuit
Mais le poêle à bois nous tient chaud.
En anglais:
To raise a house and sing the songs
And dance on top of the world.
We could make a garden and grow beans
And dance by the light of the moon.
To understand how the stars cross
The sky throughout the year.
Life without strife, it's cold at night
But the wood stove keeps us warm.
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Swatting the Flies
03:18
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Belamina
01:34
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Mediocrity
05:50
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Lyrics:
This I IV chord progression has been pretty good to me.
And I don't care what they may say about mediocrity.
I may not be the best but I am certainly not the worst.
I can row a boat and I can run a mile though I may not come in first.
I do all my own laundry and I fold all my clothes.
Sometimes I might sleep all day if that's just the way it goes.
But that don't make me lazy, don't make me nothing but a man.
Anyway I don't trust anybody who doesn't even try to dance.
But someday I might see those northern lights.
Someday I might make tiramisu.
Someday I might even own a house.
Someday I might be good enough for you.
I've got a loving family and friends who treat me right.
But oftentimes I'm happiest when I'm alone at night.
And I'm walking down the middle, the middle of the road.
And it might not be a very straight line but still I'm walking home.
You would make my house a home, if you'd be so kind.
I always felt that being home was a state of mind.
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Benny Bleu Hemlock, New York
A folk musician from the Finger Lakes of New York offering sounds to help navigate the demands of modern life.
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