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FlusH
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Wharf Rat
#2184974 - 12/17/03 09:42 AM (20 years, 3 months ago) |
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Wharf rat down way down down, down by the docks of the city, Blind and dirty asked me for a dime-- dime for a cup of coffee I got no dime but I got time to hear his story:
My name is August West and I love my Pearly Baker best more than my wine ...more than My wine more than my maker though he's no friend of mine
Everyone said I'd come to no good I knew I would Pearly believed them
Half of my life I spent doin' time for some other fucker's crime Other half found me stumbling around drunk on burgundy wine
But I'll get back on my feet someday The good Lord willing if He says I may 'cause I know the life I'm livin's no good I'll get a new start live the life I should
I'll get up and fly away I'll get up and fly away... ...fly away
Pearly's been true true to me, true to my dying day he said I said to him: I'm sure she's been I said to him: I'm sure she's been true to you
I got up and wandered Wandered downtown nowhere to go just to hang around I got a girl named Bonny Lee I know that girl's been true to me I know she's been I'm sure she's been true to me
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Ripple
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Re: Wharf Rat [Re: FlusH]
#2184980 - 12/17/03 09:47 AM (20 years, 3 months ago) |
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hate to nit pick but there are a few minor mistakes in there ....im not complaining mind you!
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FlusH
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Re: Wharf Rat [Re: Ripple]
#2184988 - 12/17/03 09:51 AM (20 years, 3 months ago) |
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I got the lyrics from http://arts.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/wrat.html I could not understand exactly what Gerry is saying when he sings.
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Ripple
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Re: Wharf Rat [Re: FlusH]
#2185090 - 12/17/03 10:44 AM (20 years, 3 months ago) |
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Wharf Rat
Old man down, way down down, down by the docks of the city. Blind and dirty, asked me for a dime, a dime for a cup of coffee. I got no dime but I got some time to hear his story. My name is August West, and I love my Pearly Baker best more than my wine. More than my wine - more than my maker, though he's no friend of mine.
Everyone said, I'd come to no good, I knew I would Pearly, believe them. Half of my life, I spent doin' time for some other fucker's crime, The other half found me stumbling 'round drunk on Burgundy wine.
But I'll get back on my feet again someday, The good Lord willin', if He says I may. I know that the life i'm livin's no good, I'll get a new start, live the life I should. I'll get up and fly away, I'll get up and fly away, fly away.
Pearly's been true, true to me, true to my dyin' day he said, I said to him, I said to him, "I'm sure she's been." I said to him, "I'm sure she's been tru to you."
Got up and wandered, wandered downtown, nowhere to go but just hang around. I've got a girl, named Bonnie Lee, I know that girl's been true to me. I know she's been, I'm sure she's been true to me.
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Re: Wharf Rat [Re: FlusH]
#2185091 - 12/17/03 10:47 AM (20 years, 3 months ago) |
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The liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife I?m livin?s no good.
I?ll get a new start.
Live the life I should.
that part.
btw, anybody heard if Doug Irwin has set up shop yet?
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gdman
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Re: Wharf Rat [Re: Ripple]
#2185356 - 12/17/03 01:31 PM (20 years, 3 months ago) |
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yeah that's a good song
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