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A Kiss
by Marilyn Oakley - 03/15/25 01:26 PM
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Leafs
by Gary E. Andrews - 03/11/25 10:35 PM
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The Old Man Blues. (copyright writer John Paragreen/ music Bill Draper)
I used run like a young gazelle
I was the fastest kid on the block
Now my right hip gives me gip
And my knees creak when I walk,
I could hear a pin hit the carpet
Spot a dime from across the street
Now my tv wont go any louder
And I can barely see my feet.
Chorus
You can work real hard
And pay your dues
But you cant escape
The old man blues.
My buddies called me squirrel
Cause I’d climb the tallest tree
These days a sidewalk kerb
Looks like Everest to me
I rode my bike like Evel Knievel
To impress Amy Wilson
Now I shuffle on a zimmer
And Miss World couldn’t turn me on.
Bridge
I live on meds
Blues, pinks and reds
No big Macs for me,
When I hear the doctor yell
That I’m doing well
I wonder how he got his degree.
Yeah I was a party animal
Dancing like a wild baboon
Now I get dizzy tapping a toe
And I go to bed at noon,
I was cool in the swimming pool
As slick as any dolphin
Now I’m scared to have a bath
Cause I broke a rib getting in.
Chorus
You can work real hard
And pay your dues
But you cant escape
The old man blues.
No you can't escape
The old man blues.
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Lol... I love that cutting board in the backdrop! Seems like I've heard this before  Well done, Bill! Sure wish I could visit your basement  ===================== Great opening lines, John! I'm right there with'ya!  PS; What's a "zimmer"?
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Yeah the menu cutting board....The Keg steakhouse. That was a great bargain back in my college days in the 70's....great steak and all you can eat salad bar for $5.....party time! The chords, you know , are the same ones from Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant. Thanks Tony! https://flic.kr/p/2qJp9Bg
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All bases covered! Hey, is Flickr free?
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says I have 996 more pics free...but I just got a warning message from avast,their SSL cert has expired??
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Hi Bill, great take everything goes with the vibe, if you do it live I think it would be cool to swap
miss world for, Beyonce couldn't turn me on, hehe
Thanks again Bill,
all the best, john.
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Hi John. you are welcome. that was fun to do, and fairly easy to adapt from the chord chart I had. I participate in a large ukulele group, we meet once a week and have a profession musician teaching/leading the group. A lot of the songs are old style like this. I haven't sung it at open mic yet. I am the financial officer of a small charitable organization and we have a social gathering once a week for 3 hours....sandwiches, coffee, and an open mic for story telling, poetry reading. musicians. fun.
Bill
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Sounds good Bill,it's like a reward to me knowing that someone in the world is telling a friend hey check this out it was written by guy in Scotland, and more so when it brings a chuckle
all the best, john
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Great fun Bill, yes that progression did sound like an "old style" of "walking blues" ...and John good lyric to work with.
If writing ever becomes work I think I'm going to have to stop
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Hello John V! Some fun, yes.
I missed the cadence in the sing of the bridge, and had to talky improvise, was going to do over (because that bridge poking fun at the good doctor is funny!), but then thought...ok senior moment lol, it fits.
Also, when I sing at open mics, I'm always ad-libbing mistakes...it keeps me relaxed too, haha.
Cheers!
Bill
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