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Death n' Blues - vol​.​1

by The Graveyard Ensemble

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1.
Snake Skin 02:15
2.
8 Bar Blues 04:08
IIt was down at Old Joe’s bar On the corner of the square They were serving drinks to me By my left stood Big John Lee One bourbon… one scotch… one beer… I'll take another shot of booze One bourbon… one scotch… one beer… I've got those gamblers blues Look his eyes were bloodshot red I just thought that he was dead It was down at Old Joe’s bar On the corner of the square They were serving drinks to me By my left stood Big John Lee My women wherever she is She’s the sweeties’ girl for me Shinning that pool so fine Hey Hooker – Fuckoff she’s mine! One bourbon… one scotch… one beer… I'll take another shot of booze One bourbon… one scotch… one beer… I've got those gamblers blues Look his eyes were bloodshot red I just thought that he was dead We sat there, drinking, gettin’ stoned… … And we sat there, drunk, feeling mellow… “Is that a flying horse? Or is it one leg Kunt?!” One bourbon… one scotch… one beer… I'll take another shot of booze One bourbon… one scotch… one beer… I've got those gamblers blues Look his eyes were bloodshot red I just thought that he was dead 8 bar… 8 bar Blues! B
3.
Hey man, do you know your made outta mud? If you’re poor… made out of muscle and blood Muscle and blood and skin and bones A mind that’s weak but a back that’s strong Working, running, fighting, pushing – What do you get? Struggling, starving, rushing, hustling – Covered in sweat Working, running, fighting, pushing – What do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt! Hey man, I was born when the sun didn’t shine Picked up my shovel and walked to the mine Father don’t you call me, because I can’t go I owe my soul to the company store Working, running, fighting, pushing – What do you get? Struggling, starving, rushing, hustling – Covered in sweat Working, running, fighting, pushing – What do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt! Loaded 16 tons of number nine coal And the straw boss said, “well, a-bless my soul” [Solo] Loaded 16 tons… Death blessed your soul Working, running, fighting, pushing – What do you get? Struggling, starving, rushing, hustling – Covered in sweat Working, running, fighting, pushing – What do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt! If you see me comin’ Better step aside A lotta men didn’t A lotta men died One fist of iron The other of steel If the right one don’t get you Then the left one will
4.
Deep down in Trondheim, north of New Mexico Way back in the woods among the Joshua’s shadows there stood a cabin made of earth and wood where lived a boy named Johnny Bjorn Goode Go Johnny, go… Spread the evil through the (Jukes in the) snow Go Johnny, go… Playing through the dustbowl He used to carry his guitar in a coffin sack Sit beneath the tree by the railroad track People passing by they would stop and say “Oh my, that´s Emperor?!” This hellish boy can play Go Johnny, go… Spread the evil through the (Jukes in the) snow Go Johnny, go… Playing through the dustbowl Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye, to everything! Shouted Johnny to the desert winds Gonna leave my house, my mama and my kin So I can spread the word “metal is no sin” Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye, to everything! Shouted Johnny to the desert winds I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees Satan… take me! His mother told him “Someday you’ll be a man And you’ll be the leader of a metal band… Maybe someday your name will be in lights Saying “Black Metal Johnny Tonight!” Go Johnny, go… Spread the evil through the (Jukes in the) snow Go Johnny, go… Playing through the dustbowl
5.
Yeah, shuffle with the devil… Yeah, shuffle with the devil… Play your four eleven, then pack your bags and go I lost all my money, with four eleven and forty-four Play your four eighteen, I’m sure you got it fixed You took all my money, with four eighteen and fifty-six Yeah, shuffle with the devil - Can’t lose my money roll Yeah, shuffle with the devil - Now I lost my happy home Play your three sixteen, go buy a Gatling gun I lost all my money, with three sixteen and sixty-one Play your three fifteen, I might have lost my mind You took all my money, with three fifteen and fifty-nine Yeah, shuffle with the devil - Can’t lose my money roll Yeah, shuffle with the devil - Now I lost my happy home Gambling ain’t just luck It´s timing and some skill Some gamble for the fun Some gamble for the thrill To define what it means To risk what you’ve earned Throughout all your thoughts And everything you learned Began to play some poker and lost my every cent Now I can’t pay my mortgage… I’m living in a tent To win it back I chose to double down at the track The first horse I bet on fell and broke his back I picked a dog in the fifth race because I liked is name It was the best I’ve heard “I’m sorry that you came” The odds were slim but what the hell I was gambling just for fun I won’t tell you how he did it, my bloody dog had won! Shuffle with the devil Shuffle with the devil
6.
Drivin´ down the road, oh I’m feeling so fast Said, drivin´ down the road and feeling so fast That´s from the speed in my nose and the Jack in my head Drivin´ down the road in my Cadi’ Deville Radio’s playing loud fells like hell on the wheel Radio’s playing Sabbath and I’m shiftin´ gear Got my pills mixed up, so I´m high and low The car´s running wild, got no brakes through the hole Got my pills mixed up, so I’m low and high Like the dormouse said? “Got to feed you head!” Been drivin´ all night, still feeling so fast Popping them mushroom to get home at last Drivin´ all night, handshakes on the steel Baby calls and says “I need to feel!” Baby’s callin’ “Daddy, I need you here!” Got my pills mixed up, so I´m high and low The car´s running wild, got no brakes through the hole Got my pills mixed up, so I’m low and high Like the dormouse said? “Got to feed you head!” Got my pills mixed up, so I´m high and low The car´s running wild, got no brakes through the hole Got my pills mixed up, so I’m low and high Like the dormouse said? “Got to feed you head!” …feed you head… feed you head… feed you head! Drivin´ down the road, oh I’m feeling so fast…
7.
I'm broke and hungry, ragged and dirty too I said I'm broke and hungry, ragged and dirty too I'm motherless, father, sister and brother too I said I'm motherless, father, sister and brother too But it's my life baby, don't try to change my ways Well if you want my loving, don't make no graveyard play I said it's my life baby, don´t you want? Just let me know, So, I can leave at once and hunt me someone else to go! Oh girl! I said I'm broke and hungry, ragged and dirty too I said I'm motherless, father, sister and brother too But it's my life baby, don't try to change my ways Well if you want my loving, don't make no graveyard play (Oh no!) I said it's my life baby, don´t you want? Just let me know, So, I can leave at once and hunt me someone else to go! Troubles I’ve had’en all my life They gonna’ shadow me to my grave You're always sayin’ that I drink too much but every time you add your little touch Broke, hungry, ragged… dirty! Broke, hungry, ragged… dirty! You miss me woman, count the days I'm gone Gonna’ go to build a road of my own The mailman passed but I got no news That’s why I’m singing this buck old blues!
8.
Hit that same old road Jack… Hey woman don’t you treat me so bad The wickedest woman that I ever had Go out and buy me that good old Gin New clothes and a pack of sin She gives me money when I'm in need Yeah, she's that kind of gal indeed Woman woman don’t you treat me so mean The meanest woman that I ever seen Hit the road, come back no more Hit the road, Jack’s back to score What do you say?! Hit the road, come back no more Hey woman don’t you treat me so bad The wickedest woman that I ever had Bourbon whiskey with a shot of grin Saddle shoes shinning o’ so clean She’s there to love me both night and day Never grumbles, always keeps me sane Woman woman don’t you treat me so mean The meanest woman that I ever seen Hit the road, come back no more Hit the road, Jack’s back to score What do you say?! Hit the road, come back no more Hit the road Jack… hit the road Jack… Hit the road Jack… hit the road Jack… Hit the road Jack… hit the road Jack… Hit the road Jack… hit the road Jack… Hit the road Jack… and don’t cha come back no more… Hit the road Jack… and don’t cha come back no more… Hit the road Jack… and don’t cha come back no more… Hit the road Jack… No more, no more, no more! Hit the road, come back no more Hit the road, Jack’s back to score What do you say?! Hit the road, come back no more
9.
Gator tattoo 03:53
Proud beer belly and an ugly grin Toothless smile, they say I look like sin One look at me, them ho’s go “eww” (But they) can’t stop staring at my gator tattoo Got home from work and I just got paid Gonna polish up nice, the gator’s getting laid Going to the roudhouse – Got myself a beer Them bitches are slick - The end is always near Drive up and down, V8 full of class Look at me wrong and I’ll beat up your ass How I get all them bitches, you ain’t got a clue You can call it magic of my gator tattoo I go to chez Madame’s and show off my money I say “I’m horny as hell… What will this get me, honey?” Going to the roudhouse – Got myself a beer Them bitches are slick - The end is always near “Keep your eyes on the road, your hand upon the wheel…” “Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel…” Going to the roudhouse – Got myself a beer Them bitches are slick - The end is always near Going to the roudhouse – Got myself a beer Them bitches are slick - The end is always near
10.
Skanky legs 04:01
Hey, this is a story about a ‘gal… an evil woman… how liked to swing… Skanky Legs! Skanky Legs! Dark gloomy club, they were dealing games I had plenty of money but they wouldn't let me stay They raided the joint – Took everybody down but me They raided the joint – I was laughing as high as I could be Some were playing blackjack, some were playing skin I had plenty of money but they wouldn't let me in They raided the joint – Took everybody down but me They raided the joint – I was laughing as high as I could be I’m not a stranger, a dirty dog Ate up all the chops, gave me the tail of the hog They were drinking gin, drinking so fast Gave me some “King Kong”, couldn't find a dirty glass Dancing in the kitchen, Boogie in the hall Heard some knocking… in walked the law! I’m gonna get you, get you so bad I’m gonna get you and be the last to laugh I said I’d get you, get you so bad I said I’d get you, now I’m the last to laugh Yeah, still talking about that ‘gal… evil woman… still likes to swing… Skanky Legs! Skanky Legs! Skanky Legs! Skanky Legs! You’re so dead!

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Band:
Black Bird Dave - Vocals
Tony the Gun - Guitars
Claude the Duke - Bass Guitar
Old Boy Kim - Drums


Recorded @ Grim Studio during 2022
Produced by The Graveyard Ensemble
Engineered & mastered by Claudio Aveiro @ Grim Studio
Art & Design by DC


Between note one and the dying echo, the record stomps, smokes, snorts, and acts generally loutish and obnoxious, which makes for a wonderfully entertaining experience!

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released April 1, 2023

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The Graveyard Ensemble Portugal

In the Summer of 2020, Black Bird Dave set out to finally orchestrate a criminal plan he had been plotting for years: to perform the ultimate assault on the Blues.
For his new gang, he enrolled two long time partners in crime - Tony the Gun and Claude the Duke and, to complete the set up, Old Boy Kim was dragged out of his pre-retirement.
To be continued…
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