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Yank it Up
03:15
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Yank it up Aug 2006
Sunday morning I’m staying in
With my old time records and mandolin
My man Yank he got the style
Gonna hear him play for a little while
We’re gonna Yank, Yank, Yank it up
We’re gonna Yank, Yank, Yank it up
That blue mandolin, I just can’t get enough
I send my baby to the hot bread shop
She takes our money, all we got
Fresh cut biscuit it can’t be beat
A nice hot coffee, it’s a Sunday treat
We’re gonna Yank, Yank, Yank it up
We’re gonna Yank, Yank, Yank it up
That blue mandolin, I just can’t get enough
The sun is out and the clouds are gone
Me and my baby are all alone
The cats a’ scratching, we dance and sing
All the while the mandolin rings
We’re gonna Yank, Yank, Yank it up
We’re gonna Yank, Yank, Yank it up
That blue mandolin, I just can’t get enough
Sunday morning, staying in
I do some playing on the mandolin
I might be new, but I like it old school
We sing the blues in the house of fools
We’re gonna Yank, Yank, Yank it up
We’re gonna Yank, Yank, Yank it up
That blue mandolin, I just can’t get enough
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A Simple Way
03:19
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A Simple Way
An old friend sent a message
Like it was before, said
Baby baby don’t you want me no more?
I said no, no, had to find something else
I tried to love you girl, you were in love with yourself
All this time I tried to be a man
And love a woman, just as best as I can
But no, no, it don’t work that way
You can’t love that woman
In a simple way.
She doesn’t hold your hand
In a romantic way
And when you need to talk
She got nothing to say
But that’s all right
In a modern world
But never fall in love
With a modern girl
Cos all I ever wanted
Was a sign from you
All I ever needed
Was to know you’d be true
An old friend sent a message
Like it was before, said
Baby baby don’t you want me no more?
I said no, no, I found something else
I tried to love you girl, you were in love with yourself
Solo
Cos all I ever wanted
Was a sign from you
All I ever needed
Was to know you’d be true
All this time I tried to be a man
And love a woman, just as best as I can
But no, no, it don’t work that way
You can’t love that woman
In a simple way.
You can’t love that woman
In a simple way.
You can’t love that woman
In a simple way.
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Dux of the School (From Warrnambool)
That lady came from out of town
She got what it takes
That lady wanna dance around
That lady got it on her mind
That lady ain’t wasting time
That lady she’s so cool
That lady ain’t no fool
She was the Dux of the school down in Warrnambool
That lady could be trouble
She got what I want
That lady gonna burst your bubble
That lady is a work of art
That lady is way too smart
That lady she’s so cool
That lady ain’t no fool
She was the Dux of the school down in Warrnambool
That lady is sitting pretty
That’s what’s going on
She goes for a coffee down to alphabet city
That lady gonna have some fun
That lady gonna be someone
That lady she’s so cool
That lady ain’t no fool
She was the Dux of the school down in Warrnambool
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She's the One
03:03
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Here She Comes 8/5/04- 2/2/06
One girl got the walk
One girl got the talk
One girl just love it when you pay
It ain’t about the money
And that may sound funny
– but there’s
Someone for everyone they say
Here she comes
Here she comes … she’s the one!
It’s more than sex appeal
If you wanna make the deal
Or, are you an image in my mind?
I might have made you up
Or you might bring me down
But you’re the one I know I got to find
Here she comes
Here she comes … she’s the one!
BREAKDOWN
SOLO
VOCAL BREAKDOWN
She looks so cute
In that little suit
I get crazy when she walk that way
I want to make her mine
But I can’t get her on the line
So I sing the blues everyday
Here she comes
Here she comes
Here she comes
Here she comes
Here she comes
Here she comes
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Mojo String
03:18
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Mojo String
I’m up all night, I should be in bed
With thoughts of love going through my head
They say a good woman is hard to find
If you wait too long, you may go blind
So, take one
Take one and bill me
Take one
I talked too much when I was at school
My report was bad but I ain’t no fool
I been a long time coming from where I been
They should put my story on the silver screen
So, take one
Take one and bill me
Take one
Take one
Take one and bill me
Take one
My guitar got a Mojo string
Too bad your Momma don’t let you sing
I’m living in a world where we all feel change
So I’m going to the river and I’ll start again (new)
So, take one
Take one and bill me
Take one
So, take one
Take one and bill me
Take one
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Too Shy
03:10
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Too Shy 5/01/2005
I didn't know, I was blue
Until you took my breath away
But you see
I’m too shy to say
I've been up, since the dawn
I got some time to pray
But you see
I’m too shy to say
I got biscuits, I got tea
If you would only visit me
But you see
I’m too shy to say
Solo
I play mandolin, write some songs
And I wish you'd sing along
But you see
I’m too shy to say
So just tell me, what I want to hear
Cos' I live from day to day
And you see
I’m too shy to say
You’re so fine, I want you to notice me
Be mine
But what if you laugh the words don’t come easily
So I stay home, in my room
You don’t even have a clue
And you see
Baby please
Don’t you see
I’m too shy to say
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Big Garage
03:20
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Big garage 9/5/04
I’ll get a ford
XM style
I’ll drive it ‘round for a little while
I’ll need a big garage
I’ll need a big garage
I need a big garage, cos I’m getting ‘bout 50 cars
I got me a Holden
And it’s all right
I drive it ‘round in the middle of the night
I’ll need a big garage
I’ll need a big garage
I need a big garage, cos I’m getting ‘bout 50 cars
I’m a petrol head
Don’t be fooled
I drove the limousine into the hotel pool
I need a big garage
I need a big garage
I need a big garage, cos I’m getting ‘bout 50 cars
And by myself
I drive around
I play the Bluegrass Boys for a better sound
I need a big garage
I need a big garage
I need a big garage, cos I’m getting ‘bout 50 cars
MANDO/GUITAR VAMP
I got an AP-6
And it’s all steel
You can see me grinning from behind the wheel
I need a big garage
I need a big garage
I need a big garage, cos I’m getting ‘bout 50 cars
I got a heavy shoe
I got things to do
I got a big white hat, that’s where it’s at
I need a big garage
I need a big garage
I need a big garage, cos I’m getting ‘bout 50 cars
Guitar SOLO
Mando SOLO
So if you see me coming
Better let me by
I’ll leave your Magna, high and dry
I need a big garage (big garage)
I need a big garage (big garage)
I need a big garage, cos I’m getting ‘bout 50 cars
I need a big garage, cos I’m getting ‘bout 50 cars
I need a big garage, cos I’m getting ‘bout 50 cars
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The Wood, the Strings & Me
I was born just a little late
For the Beatles of ’63
In the summer of love, I was still a little boy
So I never got my love for free
And in my room, I found the key of G
The wood the strings and me
I didn’t know that when I would grow
That’s how it would always be
That’s how it would always be
Ohh, what a lonely boy
Ohh, what a lonely boy, is me
In time I grew and I found me a gal
A beauty all could see
One day, she looked me in the eye
She said, you love those strings more than you do me
She said, you love that thing more than you love me
Ohh, what a lonely boy
Ohh, what a lonely boy
Ohh, what a lonely boy, is me
Breakdown
And on a summers day, I still sit alone
The wood the strings and me
And I’ve seen ‘em come and, I’ve seen ‘em go
But the music plays
But the music plays
Ohh, what a lonely boy
Ohh, what a lonely boy is me
Ohh, what a lonely boy
Ohh, what a lonely boy
Ohh, what a lonely boy
Ohh, what a lonely boy is me
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Little Black Cat
04:16
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Little Black Cat
Little black cat are you out of your head?
You've been chewin' on the couch, cos' you want to be fed
But all I can give you, is just some sugar and bread
I know you're afraid, of the cat next door.
Cos’ he seems a little bigger, he seems a little more
But that ain't no reason, to be afraid of the door
Because there’s always someone bigger in the yard than you
There’s always someone bigger in the yard
So don't be afraid, to just be who you are
You’re my little black cat
You’re a, little black lucky charm
Solo
Some big old dog, may think he's better than you
Just cos' he got a bone that he loves to chew
But you got a home, you got some family too
Well, you gotta see the forest before the trees
And you gotta say thank you before you say please
You gotta live a good life before you buy the farm
My little black cat you’re a, little black lucky charm
Little black cat
You’re my little black cat
You’ll never get fat
On a diet like that
My little black cat
My little black lucky charm
You’re my little black cat
My little black cat lucky charm
My little black cat
You’re a little black lucky charm
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11. |
Reel Big Deal
02:48
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12. |
One Last Time
03:43
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One Last Time
A message came today
Don’t look so surprised
Unspoken but it’s true,
I have to go my way
And though I know
there’ll be another
,
I think of you like a brother
Sometimes it is said
That friendship must be blind
But weighing up the cost
Somehow hurt my pride
And though I know
It’s just an issue
When I’m gone I know I’ll miss you
But I need to seek my destiny
I need to be mine
I need to tell you everything
But this is one last time.
How different we are
At breakfast on the fly
You just found some Burger King
I found my Veggie Pie
But difference is only make up
There’s a space our soul could take up
And who is just the same?
Is that you inside my head?
At times I go to speak my mind
And you say my words instead
And if the world should make you weary
Mother Earth will hold you dearly
I need to seek my destiny
I need to be mine
I need to tell you everything
But this is one last time.
To cry with me my friend
Don’t tell a soul
As we try to act like men
I won’t let go
Of the funny stuff we share
But I think you know
My time is calling me
This isn’t my goodbye
It’s just a change of heart
I’m watching you from here
In case you fall apart
But I need to seek my destiny
I need to be mine
I need to tell you everything
But this is one last time.
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Jimi Hocking Melbourne, Australia
Australian Guitarist Jimi ‘the human’ Hocking has been recording & performing music since 1980. He is a member of The Screaming Jets since 1993, & his own band Jimi the Human & Spectre 7. He also performs as a blues artist. 2005 winner of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis USA. Jimi plays electric & acoustic guitar & Mandolin. www.jimihocking.com ... more
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