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Honeycomb
03:18
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Honey come home, my little honeycomb
Honey come honey come home
Honey come home, my little honeycomb
Honeycomb honey come home
I’ve been sittin’ down in the kitchen
Waiting for the river to run
I’ve been sittin’ down in the kitchen
I listen for the whippoorwill hum
I listen for the whippoorwill hum
I been gettin’ up
I been sittin’ back down
I been gettin’ up
I been walkin’ around, I been walkin’ around
I been going out
I been comin’ back home
I been goin’ out
I been all alone, I been all alone
I been talkin’ to
Nobody but me
I been talkin’ to
Nobody here but me
Nobody here but me
I been goin’ to bed
I ain’t gettin’ no sleep
I been goin’ to bed
All I can do is dream
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On Down the Line
03:04
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We don’t know a better way of passing the time
Than passing a bottle, on down the line
On down the line, on down the line
We don’t know a better way of making people smile
Than by pickin’ and a grinnin’, foot stompin’ time
On down the line, on down the line
You won’t change my mind
On down the line
We don’t know a better way of helping you out
Than with some words of kindness and a song that you can shout
On down the line, on down the line
We don’t know a better way of having a good time
We’ll roll you a number and send it down the line
On down the line, on down the line
You won’t change my mind
On down the line
We don’t know a better way of doin’ this thing right
That to cut enough pieces so we all get somma dat pie!
On down the line, on down the line
You won’t change my mind, On Down the line
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Murder ‘Neath the Silver Moon
What did you do when you went out?
What did you do when you went out?
What did you do when you went out today?
What did you do?
I met the girl with the long black veil
I met the man with the long black tail
We danced and danced around the open flame
She held my hand and he spoke my name
I met the girl in the hollow tree
She took me in and she married me
We danced and danced under the silver moon
She played the fiddle and I played the spoons
I met the girl with the clear blue eyes
Under the nettles by the river side
We danced and danced until the sun went down
She held my head under the river drowning me
What did you do when you went out?
What did you do when you went out?
What did you do when you went out today?
What did you do?
I met the girl in the shallow grave
She laid me down in the bed we made
We danced and we danced and then she kissed me dear
And then she left me lying here
I met the girl with the clear blue eyes
Under the nettles by the river side
We danced and danced until the sun went down
She held my head under the river drowning me
What did you do when you went out?
What did you do when you went out?
What did you do when you went out today?
What did you do?
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This Girl
03:48
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She used to, she used to be naked
Now she’s always undressed
She used to be lonely now she’s only
Making the best of this world
She’s making the best of it
She used to, she used to be angry
Now she’s only depressed
She used to be steely now she’s really
Bent out of shape by this world
But she’s makin the best of it
This world, sure made a mess of it
This world, show me the rest of it
This girl, she always turns me around
She used to, she used to be crazy
Now she’s out of her mind
She used to be sleepy now she’s deeply
Afraid of wakin’ up in this world
But she’s making the best of it
This world, sure made a mess of it
This world, show me the rest of it
This girl, she always turns me around
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How Many Words
03:35
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How many words, fell into that bucket?
How many words, fell under the seat?
How many words, fell to the bottom?
How many words, into the sea?
How many words, did I surrender?
How many words, did I leave?
How many words did I leave broken?
How many words, died inside of me?
How many words, do I remember?
How many words, did I just dream?
How many words, just left me lonely?
How many words, do I believe?
How many words, did I surrender?
How many words, dids I leave?
How many words, did I leave unspoken?
How many words, died inside of me?
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More of the Same
04:23
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I get up out of bed
I slip into my shoes
I put a hat on my head
I got nothin’ to do
I wish I had a little honey ooh
Or a story to tell
But it’s the same ol’ story
That you know know so well
It’s just more of the same
It’s just more of the same thing
Just more of the same
Just more of the same thing
Let’s take all the rights
Put ‘em up in the trees
And we’ll keep all the ladders
For my cronies and me
Then we’ll make a lot of money
And feed the factory
With the very same branches
From those very same trees
It’s just more of the same
It’s just more of the same (old) thing
Just more of the same
Just more of the same thing
I want to be a real boy
I want to cut these strings
I want to be a real grown boy
and do real boy things
But I make bad decisions
And I make my mama cry
And I make my own prison
Until the day I die
It’s just more of the same
It’s just more of the same (old) thing
Just more of the same
Just more of the same thing
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Whiskey Song
04:03
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We could sing a song about women
We could sing it all night long
We could sing a song about true love
And how it has gone wrong
I could sing a train song to you
And we’d make that whistle blow
Like it’s coming through the tunnel
We’d make it rumble long and low
But we’ll sing a song about whiskey
And how it makes a weak man strong
Yeah we’ll sing a song about whiskey
And how the good times have all gone
This is a whiskey song
I could sing a song about the girl
Who made me feel this way
I could sing a song about her
And about the mess she made
But we’ll sing a song about whiskey
The lovely golden brown
Yeah we’ll sing a song about whiskey
And we’ll have another round
This is a whiskey song
Come on come on come on come on come on along…
I could sing a song about the dreams
That never will come true
We could sing a song about the dreams
We still hold on to
But we’ll sing a song about whiskey
And not the trouble that it brings
Yeah we’ll sing a song about whiskey
And forget about everything
This is a whiskey song
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Something Good
03:40
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I’m one of those who always complains
The glass is half empty or going down the drain
I don’t see the rainbow, I only see rain
My pleasure is jumped by my pain
I can’t seem to figure this out
Get these worries out of my head
I can’t seem to figure this out
Will these troubles never end?
Is there something good comin’ round the bend?
I’m not bragging so don’t put me down
But I live in the shadow of darkness and doubt
My mother and father will always be proud
Until the day I let them both down
I can’t seem to figure this out
Get these worries out of my head
I can’t seem to figure this out
Will these troubles never end?
Is there something good comin’ round the bend?
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Millions of People
03:27
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The Successful Failures Trenton, New Jersey
"The first thing you should know about The Successful Failures is that any attempt to plug them into one genre or another is very much a fool’s errand. Hailing from Trenton, N.J., the band deftly combines Americana, Pop, Rock, and enough of a dusting of Bluegrass that serves as an appetizer to the main course without overwhelming the entire meal." - July 2020, Rock is the New Roll ... more
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