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Pitiful Blues

by Malcolm Holcombe

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raskolnikov76 Heart and soul. Such a talented and truly moving person... And this song reminds me the best Townes Van Zandt... Not many can say that. Favorite track: Words Of December.
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pitiful blues all i wanna see all i wanna hear is people dyin' screamin' full o' fear an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth i aint learned nuthin' but the poor me pitiful blues go tell ya mama tell ya daddy too they drove me crazy tellin' me the truth an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth i aint learned nuthin' but the poor me pitiful blues i had my share o' women got all i could drink liquor kept me swimmin' in my head to big too think an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth i aint learned nuthin' but the poor me pitiful blues the big man spends my money the big man lives it up he dont give me nuthin' he dont give me some just an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth i aint learned nuthin' but the poor me pitiful blues i sit around the table pray down on the floor swear i'm gonna go to war and suffer nevermore it's an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth i aint learned nuthin' but the poor me pitiful blues i aint learned nuthin' but the poor me pitiful blues
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Roots 03:01
roots maybe texas maybe jupiter who's to know when you're lonely reckon mem'ries good to suit her puttin' roots down in the hills roots down in the hills there's one heart in these ol mountains there's one light gently shinin' in the blue ridge smoky sunrise puttin' roots down in the hills roots down in the hills hold the silver moonlight passion dancin' fast everlastin' til the stars a glance may capture puttin' roots down in the hills roots down in the hills some melody i must remember in the crowded valley wind her voice sings to the evenin' puttin' roots down in the hills roots down in the hills first verse
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sign for a sally there's a cigar box full o' usual toys and the dragon fly was dead locked up inside the usual noise that happens in my head she sewed my clothes with a wrinkled nose i was glad to have a drink some swedish lies and the price was right in the mississippi heat chorus mississippi heat's alive and well smilin' up the alley all black and white with a sign for a sally and a righteous fare thee well she was clingin' to me i was singin' to her suffocation made the play i was strung out cold lookin' out the door in the mississippi heat so i split the scene back east to dream in another state affair stealin' sleep inside a bottle from the mississippi heat chorus you can change your clothes maybe change your mind even buy a point o' view but the same ol joe wakes up in the mornin' with the blues inside o' you chorus chorus
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savannah blues it 's cool down in savannah like the last time i know it's cool down in savannah like the last time i know and i feel lost and hurtin' and thirsty like befo' people dont see me when i look em in the eye nobody they dont see me when i look em straight up in the eye they just stare behind my back they dont care 'bout if i die it's rainin' in savannah my bones achin' all the time pourin' rain down in savannah my poor ol bones achin' all the time undertaker's mean and ugly he's a hummin' in the pines now it's a crazy way o' dyin' sinkin' low in my head it's a crazy way o' dyin' sinkin' low down in my head you see i'm deep below the sunshine this here's a cold and lonely bed sure is crowded in the ground aint nobody knows my name way crowded here in the ground aint nobody knows my name ev'ry body's in a box ev'rybody looks the same that yeller fever's awful bad i got no money for a bell that yeller fever's awful bad and iaint got no money for a bell i been buried still alive aint nobody gonna tell
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another despair rain came down and the bottom fell out the front door slammed in my face in the cold older than time the east side's swimmin' in the stench of the devil for a few too many chorus swift time passes and the pages tear one hand to another and another despair some thrown outta windows teeth do tell some dead on arrival when the sirens wail maybe some have a choice in a low down moment makin' change in the mornin' when the dreams are broken chorus now the flesh gets messy with a smile and a nod on the hooks of a dealer to the Grace of God chorus chorus
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By The Boots 03:06
by the boots dont take away my guns and bullets dont leave me here to die down here in this ol bunker full o' fear and a crazy mind full o' fear and a crazy mind i was raised hard in these ol hills baptised drinkin' shine survivin's what i'm trained to do and fightin' for my pride fightin' for my pride chorus i heard him on the tv take what you can get some politician grinnin' dont trust the government dont trust the government my medicine's a runnin' low i cant afford them pills doctor's got me strung out cold and no more dreams to fill i got no more dreams to fill ev'rybody's out to get me nobody understands what i am is who i am with a rifle in my hand i gotta a rifle in my hand chorus one day they're comin' for me one day i told ya so and i'll be ready for em shoot to kill is all i know shoot to kill is all in know chorus the shattered speak with broken words they tear the wounds wide open spoken only understood by boots comin' and goin' boots comin' and goin' chorus chorus
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words not spoken the sound was familiar recollectin' we met a voice so sweet may i never forget reckon a companion for a night or two for a runaway drunkard too many too few satisfaction comes and it goes in a whisper restin' deep in the winter listenin' chorus my cousin knows words not spoken stick down in your throat and wont go away my cousin knows childhood sufferin' when innocence dies in front of you ten years snapped by broken hearts are scattered to the four blowin' winds in a mind dont matter if i hear i forget if i do please remember your voice so sweet in the moment we met chorus if i hear i forget if i do please remember your voice so sweet in the moment we met chorus chorus
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words of december the christmas tree light burn in the daytime and the sun shines bright in the valley below the winds cuts thru you like memories do her and the words of december got no place to go she prayed on her knees and cried in the bedroom eighty some years left a spark in her eyes she was ready and willin' to die any minute she tried to help me Lord knows she tried chorus what's done has been done indifferent possessions they serve us awhile soon tossed by the way but the blood of my past stilll runs warm and tender and the words of december got no place to go free spirits shiver on the road to a freedom livin' a dream and leavin' what's right the concious of winter freezes a plenty and the words of december got no place to go chorus so listen and wonder when church bells are ringin' and the ground is cracklin' and frozen below the sunshne dont matter in the distance you're after and the words of december got no place to go chorus chorus
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the music plays on chorus the louisville slugger and geronimo it was downtown broadway loud rock n' roll radartown made a mark on the cover but the music plays on from the louisville slugger too many years slipped by in a whisper but the songs of a picker and a singer keep livin' a name has a face on the lips of a stranger kindly warm and never forsaken chorus dont 'member much o' nuthin' that happened one nite but we played up some songs in that ol barroom light soft pillows dont matter when your head keeps a thrashin' jack told us the truth like it really just happned chorus now friends do you favors when you might least expect it like scatterin' your ashes underneath some ol branches seven years passed nine apple trees empty til the ashes from the slugger gave one tree a plenty chorus chorus (rex bob lowenstein made a mark on the cover...)
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for the love of a child i use to dream i could fly after the shoutin' and the whispers were gone long ago was a time when i could sleep safe and climb the smell of ol cigarrettes and beer shut my mouth and my ears but i could see troubles turnin' lovin' eyes into tears chorus for the love of a child for the love of a child for the love of a child in my dreams late at nite aint it funny when it rains and you're movin' kinda slow memories touch your shoulders and you fly again alone outta sight outta mind it aint true when you're older special secrets only God knows never disappear at all chorus 1st verse chorus chorus

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released August 3, 2014

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Malcolm Holcombe Asheville, North Carolina

Malcolm Holcombe is an acclaimed singer/songwriter in the insurgent country/folk vein who grew up in Weaverville, N.C.

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