1. |
Conjugate
02:57
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I went to drink, and I drank, and I got drunk (GOT DRUNK!)
I was plastered as a skunk (DIRTY SKUNK!)
Lord, I must’ve lost my head
‘Cause when I woke you were in my bed
From drink, drank, get drunk (YOU GOT DRUNK!)
*****
Went to drink, drank, got drunk (YOU GOT DRUNK!)
Asked you would you like some slam and dunk (OH YEAH!)
Now I’m surprised as I can be
That you took me seriously
From drink, drank, get drunk (YOU GOT DRUNK!)
*****
Oh the scandal and the shame
Our friends will gossip ‘bout our names
How they all will laugh and point
When we stagger out of my joint
*****
They’re takin’ bets on if we’ll last
They can go and kiss my ass
Don’t recall what all we done
But I know it was some hot fun
*****
So let’s drink, drank, get drunk (LET’S GET DRUNK!)
Don’t know what you coulda thunk (UH HUH)
The only way that this could be
Is if you were just as drunk as me
So let’s drink, drank, get drunk (GET DRUNK!)
Drink, drank, get drunk (GET DRUNK!)
*****
Then I’ll sober up and see
What you might could mean to me
When we drink, drank, get drunk (WE’RE ALL DRUNK!)
Drink, drank, get drunk (WE’RE ALL DRUNK!)
Drink, drank, get drunk!
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2. |
Rusticate
02:03
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Green Acres is the place to be
Farm livin’ is the life for me
Best thing about the countryside
(mmm) hot redneck boys
*****
Cowboy boots and farmer’s tan
Could you handle lovin’ from a fellow man
You scare me but you turn me on
(mmm) hot redneck boys
*****
Fishin’ down the river with no shirt on
Honky tonk dancin’ ‘til the break of dawn
Bed of a pickup, you and me
Could you be my bro-country fantasy
Redneck love, redneck love
Would be a gift from the Lord above
Big as a mountain, strong as a tree
(mmm) hot redneck boys
*****
Some of you must be inclined
Would you fight, or would you run
Or would we have ourselves some fun
Redneck love, redneck love
Would be a gift from the Lord above
Big as a mountain, strong as a tree
(mmm) hot redneck boys
Big as a mountain, strong as a tree
Some country boy and me
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3. |
Commies
04:14
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I went to a Communist Party
All the Reds were there
We rock and rolled that Manifesto
All the night in Red Square
Rockin’ down in Red Square, singin’
Party of the People
Party for the People
Stand up for the people
‘Til we see the judgment day, yeah yeah yeah
‘Til we see the judgment day
*****
The vodka it was flowin’
And the Prohibition brew
I saw Tom Joad and Mother Jones
Doin’ the hootchy-koo
They were doin’ the hootchy-koo, singin’
Party of the People
Party for the People
Stand up for the people
‘Til we see the judgment day, yeah yeah yeah
‘Til we see the judgment day
*****
They came from the Hollywood Blacklist
And the Spanish Civil War
From the deep coal mines and the picket lines and a thousand factory floors
We are comin’, Father Abraham, your promise to ful – fill
We’ll sing and march and party down
Until we get our will
*****
From Burning Man and Woodstock
and the camps of Occupy
From ev’ry March against the Man that held its banners high
We are comin’, Father Abraham, your vision in our eyes
I swear I saw a guy in a halo
Dancin’ up in the sky
He was sendin’ blessings from on high – singin’:
Party of the People
I am of the people
I stand for My People
‘Til I bring the Judgment Day, yeah yeah yeah
‘Til I bring the Judgment Day
****
You moneychangers on your thrones
We’re millions strong and not alone
We want to see you overthrown today
You wolves who prey upon the sheep
Want to haunt your dreams and wreck your sleep
Want to hear you gnash and wail and weep
When we bring the Judgment Day, yeah yeah yeah
When we bring the Judgment Day.
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4. |
Johnny Johnson
03:30
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Johnny come down to the riverside
Johnny come swimmin’ with me
Johnny come down to the riverside
Johnny – I wanna see
*****
See things that hang in the breeze
And in the shadows of the trees
And down inside your dungarees
Johnny - oh Johnny
*****
Johnny will you be at the mall tonight
Down by the arcade
If you stop and talk to me
Will I be afraid
Afraid of what my face will show
Afraid you’ll see my heart a - glow
With passion like a body blow
When I’m near to you
*****
Why do I want, what I want, I don’t know, don’t know
Why oh why do I need it so, so, so
Is it wrong or right
Keeps me up at night
Johnny, oh Johnny, do you know
*****
Cm Fm
If just once desire could be
Sung out clear and true
If just once you’d look at me
The way I look at you
The way I look at you
*****
Johnny come to my house tonight
My folks will be away
Maybe I can tell to you
What I want to say
Johnny if you stood by my side
I’d no longer have to hide
My whole world would open wide
Every single day
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5. |
Slow Dance
05:22
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I want to touch your hand
Like she can touch your hand
You’ll never understand
I want to touch your hand
You’ll never understand
I want to touch your hand
*****
I want to dance with you
The way she holds you true
There’s nothing I can do
I want to dance with you
Nothing I can do
I want to dance with you
*****
‘Cause I’m, I’m in love, I’m in love with you
Yes, I’m in love with you
And though it can never come true
I’m in love with you
I’m in love with you
*****
In my fairy tale
I would never fail
Brave any pain and strife
To save your life
And maybe you would see
How much you mean to me
But it can never be
It can never be
*****
I want to take your hand
And hold you to my heart
Stand by you every day
And never be apart
And though I know what I say
Will make you turn away
I would always stay
I will always stay
*****
‘Cause I’m, I’m in love, I’m in love with you
Yes, I’m in love with you
Though it can never come true
I’m in love with you
I’m in love with you
I’m in love with you
I’m in love with you
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6. |
Safe Distance
04:24
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Watchin’ the guys go by
Watchin’ the guys go by
How they make me sigh
Watchin’ the guys go by
*****
Standin’ right next to me
Strong arm in tight white sleeve
Fantasies I weave-When they stand close to me
*****
Laughing, teasing, hugging at the bar
They’ve no clue how beautiful they are
But there’s no way in hell I’ll ever tell, what they stir in me
They don’t wanna know, how they inspire my desire
And who the hell am I, just some guy, always nearby
Wanting to caress, and undress, I’m such a mess
Offer a shoulder to rest, to their distress or loneliness
Wishing I could be free, to touch what I see, so tenderly
*****
What would they say to me
Would they fear and flee
I don’t want to see
I’m too scared to see
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7. |
Repent at Leisure
03:17
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I wish Ancient Aliens would take you away
They’re all that you talk of, every day
You just lie around, watching TV
You like that sofa, better than me
You like that sofa, better than me
*****
Why oh why, is he still here
Why can’t I whisper the words in his ear
Why can’t I work up the courage to say
I know you don’t love me: fine; go away.
*****
We met on a night drinking whiskey and wine
You showed me yours, and I showed you mine
Thought it was romance, the way that I do
Chasin’ my fantasies like they were true.
Chasin’ my fantasies like they were true.
*****
Why do I go on this way
Year after year, and night after day
Bringin’ home every Tom, Dick and Sam
Thinking each time, I’ve found the right man
*****
Lord, is it them, or is it me
That they never are what I hoped they would be
Why is this notion stuck in my head
That nothing is worse than an empty bed
*****
Am I having my fun, or racing my fate
Knowing too long could end up too late
A desperate man who sees his life flown
An old fag afraid of dyin’ alone
*****
Why can’t I work up the courage to be
Alone with myself, ‘til someone loves me
At peace with myself, ‘til someone loves me.
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8. |
Absent Friends
02:55
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I wish I could have built a fire
For you to warm yourself beside
Safe above the raging tides
That might drag you down
Where you’d never have to hide
Any pain you kept inside
Any sorrow you denied
Would get healing all around
*****
But you took yourself away
You took yourself away
Not a word did you say
To tell us why
*****
All the places that I go
I see friends we used to know
Talk of how we loved you so
What we wished we’d done
Did you fear we’d turn away
If your hurtin’ you did say
We’d have been there night or day
We would not have run
*****
But you took yourself away
You took yourself away
Not a word did you say
To let us know
*****
We would take you in our arms
And tell you all your charms
And hold your broken heart in ours
*****
You took yourself away
You took yourself away
And in our hearts today
An empty space
And in our hearts you’ll always have a place
*****
I wish I could have built a fire
For you to warm yourself beside…
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9. |
Voodoo Boy
02:51
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Voodoo boy, groovin’ up the avenue
Voodoo boy, lives out on the bayou
Wonder what, you’re doin’ after school
*****
Voodoo boy, I bet it’s steamy
Voodoo boy, I bet it’s dreamy
‘Cause that’s what I feel, every time I look at you
*****
Tall and dark and hotness, in the classroom door
Teacher says we’d go to hell, but you’re worth sinnin’ for
*****
Wish I was, a black magic woman
Wish I was, your black magic woman
I would, go to the devil with you
*****
Long and lean from New Orleans in tight blue jeans, make me wanna scream
Your eyes gleam with mystery, want you to lay your magic on me
*****
Voodoo boy, got me under your spell
Voodoo boy, bustin’ out of my shell
You’re the man, who can set me free
Voodoo boy, got me under your spell
Voodoo boy, bustin’ out of my shell
I want you, to bring out the voodoo in me
I want you, to bring out the voodoo in me
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10. |
Merit Badge
03:28
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See you round the campfire
See you at the swimmin’ pool
I get high when you look at me
Because you are so cool
*****
Fever in the bunkhouse
Fever in the bunkhouse
Fever at the Boy Scout camp
Fever in the bunkhouse
Fever in the bunkhouse
Fever at the Boy Scout camp
*****
Watch you in the chow line
Watch you play football
Thinkin’ things about you
Makes something stand up tall
*****
Fever in the bunkhouse
Fever in the bunkhouse
Fever at the Boy Scout camp
Fever in the bunkhouse
Fever in the bunkhouse
Fever at the Boy Scout camp
*****
Fever…
*****
Smile at you from up above
Cruise you down below
See your eyes look back at me
Tell me what I want to know…
*****
( Spoken )
(Hey, how’s it goin,’ where you from, do you like it here, want to get away someplace clear, up on the hill, behind the shed, in a midnight bed, tell me what you feel – feel – feel – feel – omg omg touchin’ me touchin’ me; fever – fever – fever – fever)
*****
I know who I am
I know where I stand
This is meant to be
This is truly me
This is my promised land, yeah yeah yeah
This is my promised land
You give me fever
*****
Did we really do it
Did we put it to it
Did we really go insane
Go insane…
Did it satisfy you
Thrill you all the way through
Do you wanna do it again
Do it again
Let’s do it again
*****
(Fever in the bunkhouse, fever in the bunkhouse, fever at the Boy Scout camp…)
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11. |
Alumni News
04:16
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Party lights on a summer night, but they’re no longer for me
I’m far ago and long away from who I used to be
College days I’ve left behind, but not the memories
Carefree way that we lived, random as a breeze
*****
Night at the bars, crash on a couch, wake to a spring morning out the door
What’ll it bring, someone or something; that I’ve never met be - fore
Friends who turn up any hour with somewhere fun to go
Classes done, now evening sun and uptown’s lights a - glow
Places close but someone knows of folks who stay up late
Keep the laughter going, make tomorrow wait
*****
Back in our day, back when everything could go our way
We were young, we were free, we could be everyone we wanted to be
Every night would last forever, every morning new again
Put the speakers in the window and turn the stereo on
*****
Tryin’ still to hold those thrills, to live that revelry
But passin’ years take me downstream, ever more distantly
Drinkin’ late at clubs and shows, as if tomorrow’s free
Hangover in morning mirror seems like a mockery
Songs we sung when we were young, never fade and die
Ringing in their endless spring, while I see autumn skies
And winter coming…
*****
Back in our day, back when everything could go our way
We were young, we were free, we could be everyone we wanted to be
Every night would last forever, every morning new again
Put the speakers in the window and turn the stereo on
*****
And I don’t want to act my age
Why should I have to be this age
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Coyote vs. Acme Durham, North Carolina
Born 1959, Washington, D.C.; raised in Suburbia (Maryland, then Omaha, NE). Kent State U. in Ohio for Architecture, w/
minor in Partying. Moved to North Carolina spring 1982; been here ever since, majoring in Total Fanboy of Local Music.
Also married my husbear Robin, May 2005.
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