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Uncle Dan at the Duke of Erb

by Uncle Dan Henshall

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1.
Well I've been working a long time at this Keeping myself far away from the cliff And you're like a gale blowin' eastward bound But I can stand my my ground, yes I can, I can stand my ground I never much cared for the romance of the sea See there's monsters and pirated behind every weed And you're like a warm tide inviting me in But the shore's going to be my friend, yes it is, the shores going to be my friend Ch: 'Cause only my tears could float, Only my tears could float Only my tears could float your boat. Well its true that I've been a few years on the road But roaming is easy when you ain't got no home And you're like the fire that's warming the hearth But I'm still in the dark, yes I am, I'm still in the dark And I'm thinking the desert is my next destination I'm going to build me a squat on the Apache Nation And you'll be the sun, setting far in the west When I lay down to rest, little girl, when I lay down to rest.
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I've been walking round with holes in my shoes For years and years I've been singing these blues I can't find work and when I do Can't live of the money they pay me. And I know I'm not the only one Walking around with limited funds Running from the man with a badge and a gun Is everybody I went to school with. Hard times, it's hard times, hard times woah Whats the point in living if you've got to grow cold Hard times in old Ontario Well the Unions they've all gone and died And them's that's left are trying to survive While fat-cat bureaucrats walking in stride With big fucking grins on their faces And I wouldn't be so broke it wouldn't be so bad If I wasn't always going and spending my cash But the TV says I better spend it fast And I always seem to do it Hard times, it's hard times, hard times woah Whats the point in living if you've got to grow cold Hard times in old Ontario But I know how to grow my food I can sew a patch or two I don't need no swimming pool Don't care that much for money So let's all close our bank accounts We can give 'em something to shout about 'Cause we're the hand that feeds the mouth And I think they need reminding Hard times, it's hard times, hard times woah Whats the point in living if you've got to grow cold Hard times in old Ontario
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End of April 04:06
Listen close dear. Let me tell you about the dream I dreamed last night Dreamed you were with me, my arms around you, and I held you close and tight. Out the window, snow was falling, and the sky was dark and grey But it was warm there under them blankets and in my dream you asked me to stay. Listen close dear. Let me tell you what I found when I awoke Cigarette stains on my pillows, last nights lump still in my throat Out the window, snow was falling, inside it was freezing too Did they cut my heat off? Or is it broken? Or did all my warmth walk out the door with you? Lit a roach up, threw my coat on nothing like a Sunday afternoon and a cup of coffee This ain't no weather for the end of April and the way I'm living just ain't no way to be Out the window, snow is falling, now it's getting in the holes of my shoes I could turn this all around if I got lucky, but all my luck walked out the door with you. There's this girl there, serves my coffee, and she smiles so soft and sweet Says "I'm getting off 'round seven thirty, maybe after we could meet?" Out the window snow is falling, Lord what am I going to do? Threw out her number, just round the corner, because all my love walked out the door with you.
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MDMA 01:50
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Henry Lee 05:15
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I met a man in Delhi Ontario We went driving for to see him through some February snow He reminded me of someone I think I used to know But ain't that the way that it goes? Ain't that the way it goes? We was looking for a bodhran to round out our sound Playing for St. Pat in Waterloo town We didn't find no drummer, but so much more instead There ain't nothing like that eye in your head No there ain't nothing like that eye in your head. Ch; Pleased to meet you again my name is Oz I've grown tired of the lights and applause This whole universe is just light and sound So I'll stoke the fire bring your fiddle around I'll stoke the fire bring your fiddle around. Over in the living room we was playing for our meal It got to feeling like a family ordeal Blowing out our lungs in a conch symphony Cause there ain't nothing like them binaural beats. Ain't nothing like them binaural beats. I make drums for a living, to creates to be god And life sure turned out to be more than I thought I used to believe it was all one big show But there ain't nothing like divine ratio There ain't nothing like that divine ratio. Ch. Well isn't the Gita a mighty fine book? Whenever I'm troubled it's in it I look. But always be a seeker man, don't pretend to know. Still there ain't nothing like that immortal soul, No there ain't nothing like that immortal soul. When you have the mic you're a magician he said, It'll give you a chance to get in to folks' heads. So go out in the world and don't forget to sing, 'Cause there ain't nothing like the way that we dream, No there ain't nothing like the way that we dream. Ch.

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Recorded live-off-the-floor with the wonders of two-track magnetic tape, with all the scratches, fuck-ups and bits of conversation left in on January 25th, 2014.

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released September 30, 2014

Recorded by Mr. Bill Howard and Sinclair at the Duke of Erb, Waterloo, On.

All tracks (c) 2014 Dan Henshall, SOCAN. Except #6, Traditional, Arr. Dan Henshall.

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