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I could tell you 'bout life if I had something to say
Or roll out the Shakespeare like they did in the day
But all I know how to do is play
And I'm playing till the milkman gets here
There’s no more stories that I gotta tell
Got no more confessions 'bout how hard I fell
Or sweet memories that keep on ringin' my bell
I'm just playin’ till the milkman gets here
Oh, into the early am
Bread or no I got plenty of jam
2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 4 o'clock, 5...
I just go ‘round till I hear him in the drive
I pledge allegiance to the state of the groove
It’s always pleasin’ no matter how blue, and it’s the
Center of time, I always know what to do
Keep on playin’ till the milkman gets here
Oh, into the early am
Bread or no I got plenty of jam
2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 4 o'clock, 5...
I just go ‘round till I hear him in the drive
All I know is I gotta groove
And all this mess, well, it may be blue, but it’s the
Center of time, I sure know what to do
Till the milkman gets here, yeah
Till the milkman, he gets here, yeah
Till he arrives
Till he pulls up that drive
I’ll tell ya a story ‘bout Morning Glory, yeah
I will, oh yeah
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Under a Spell
03:53
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The sun is setting, I’m up in my room
Just like the werewolf waiting for the moon
I hear your footsteps somewhere in the night
I hear your thoughts, as on me, they a-light
Oh and I know I’ll never sleep
Think louder, baby, or just repeat, repeat, repeat
Come on think louder, baby, or just repeat, repeat, repeat
Think louder, baby, won’t you for me?
Here me now reply with a spell
You can cover any distance, I foretell
I know you’ll reach me without delay
Come on keep talking, babe, keep walking my way
The sound of your voice is turning up the heat
Go on speak louder, baby, or just repeat, repeat, repeat
Speak louder, baby, or just repeat, repeat, repeat
Speak louder, baby, won’t you for me?
I dare ya, try to hide your heartbeat
I dare ya, try to hide your heartbeat from me
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I'd Rather Not
03:23
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I’d rather not say, I’d rather not explain
What it was I was up against again
I’d rather not see
How much of it was just me
I’d rather not say, I’d rather not speak
‘Bout what I find so bleak... ‘Everybody smile’
Sometimes I’d rather not, oh no
I gave it all I got, sometimes I’d rather not
Take me out of the equation
Tune me into another station
I’d rather not, oh no, no, no, no
I’d rather not say, oh no, my lips are sealed, and anyway
I’m still busy with yesterday’s ordeal Can’t get my head out
That’s what happens when I stick my nose in
Oh, oh no, this time I’d rather not
Strike me off the invitation
Ain’t no longer any temptation
I’d rather not, oh yeah oh no
Shoo-be-doop-doop-doobe doo
Got a good feeling, oh yeah that I would rather not
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The Messenger
05:29
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Mary she lost her man
To a mishap at the yard
When the foreman came to tell her so, well
It broke his callous old heart
Oh cause Mary, she loved her man
He could see it, anyone could
And the way she tried that reassuring smile
Was the heartbreaking measure of good
Oh, I am the messenger
And I bring you sorrow
All now you know is what the messenger
Cannot undo, cannot undo for you
Down by the river Luke's gone fishing
Way down by the river yon
When a neighbor he never sees, came a’ runnin’
Luke he got a bad feeling going on
Neighbor’s shy, she keeps to herself most of the time
She don’t mind what she don’t know
But when the coroner pulled up outside of Luke’s house
She ran off to find him just as fast as she could go
Oh, I am the messenger
And I bring you sorrow
All now you know is what the messenger
Cannot undo, cannot undo for you
Oh but would if only, mmm if only
This ain’t work for no man
Although many are called, for no gain
To be bold as an angel carrying word of a thing
That only the heavens can explain
Oh, I am the messenger
And I bring you sorrow
All now you know is what the messenger
Cannot undo, cannot undo for you
Oh but would if only, mmm if only
Surely would
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Shan't Go Home
04:19
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My baby was home alone till a quarter to ten
I know cause I was watching on advice of a friend
Along comes a woman with a look in her eye
Like she'd been there with that look many, many times
Ooo, shan’t go home no more
Ooo, never see the inside of my door
Oh no I can't go home, that ain’t my home no more
So I come to this part of town where I’ve never been
To have a drink, make a call, and count to eleven
You were right, I knew it, that love and life are gone
It's a marvel and a wonder we were even hanging on
Ooo, shan’t go home no more
Ooo, never see the inside of my door
Oh no I can't go home, that ain’t my home no more
Got a ticket already in my pocket, oh Marie
Cause this ain’t no complete fool talkin’, it’s me
There’s a thing or two it hurts to lose in leaving it all behind
But I I gotta travel light cause the blues are heavy on my mind
Ooo, shan’t go home no more
Ooo, never see the inside of my door
Oh no I can't go home, that ain’t my home no more
It’s like a stranger’s home, it ain’t my home no more
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Margaret McDuffie New York
Margaret McDuffie is a self-produced singer-songwriter from the Hudson Valley. A woodworker by day, Margaret began playing guitar and singing in San Francisco. Back in the Hudson Valley she played the open mic circuit and later sang jazz standards with guitarist Ed Diehl. Her band, McDuffie & Co. has played many venues in the region since 2006, including The Falcon in Marlboro and The Towne Crier. ... more
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