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O Boy (Ken Badger)
He's a product of a college community
he takes drugs and so does his mother
he's quite unstable yet he seems so serene
the way he talks from one side to the other
to paint to cook to play the fiddle
He's a product of a college community
he's around for a while then he fades in thin air
wish he had a pal to make things real
wish he had a pal instead of these nuts
At the watering hole they all knew him
cause he could spit from underneath his tongue
drink and drink and drink and go home and get sick
football game tomorrow O boy
Look out people when you see him walking around
he's quite capable now ain't that funny
look the other way don't wanna attract his attention
if you see him at a party go home.
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Do the Wait Andy Meyers Feb 16/77
Hey there's a new dance down at the club bub
Maurice and the Duke do it with Alice and Greer
Hey you had better show tonight cause it's wild child
child you had better show tonight cause it's here
It's just the Sweetest thing that you have ever saw
like walking doing nothing at all
Do the Wait
Some say Jenny Janey found it looking for work
Some say Maurice himself found it in line for the clerk
some say society taught it to us from birth
all I know is sweet heaven I am waiting for all that I'm worth
It's just the Sweetest thing that you have ever seen
like walking standing still in a dream
Do the Wait
You put your right foot down you put your left one beside
about shoulder width apart not too tight not too wide
you let your arms hang loose down there by your side
then you just stand there
Hey little boy quit your pushing around
you're going to be here for a while you had better slow down
hey little girl take your time
don't you try and rush me cause I'm doing mine
Do the Wait
Slow down you're moving too fast
hey baby don't you want it to last
of course you know it makes no difference
if you do the wait
It's just the Sweetest thing that you have ever seen
like walking standing still in a dream...
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Wild Trout
04:17
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Wild Trout Ken Badger
I am seven miles from your door and I am wading downstream.
I had a sandwich and a beer and I sat on a rock for an hour.
I am alone and I enjoy being alone today.
The little fishes nibbling on my feet.
I seek a wild trout, not some trout pond dullard.
I seek a wild trout, he must be a sleek creek dweller.
mmm it’ll taste so good.
mmm it’ll taste so fine.
just as good as no other kind.
The woodland creatures jump and run
as I approach I mean no harm.
Just passing through just falling down
hey I’m just looking for a fish.
If I make it home tonight
tie me down and hide my boots and
If I pack it in tonight
It should be your duty
to seek a wild trout, not some trout pond dullard.
I seek a wild trout, he must be a sleek creek dweller.
mmm it’ll taste so good.
mmm it’ll taste so fine.
just as good as no other kind.
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Great Piles of Leaves
04:45
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GREAT PILES OF LEAVES Andy Meyers Feb 28/77
His father always told him that perfection wasn’t
necessary as long as he always got things right.
His father always gave him everything he ever wanted
so he always asked his father every night.
I Want to play like Pablo Casals
When I pick up my cello
I can practice just as hard and as well
think I’ll start with the preludes
poor little boy didn’t know that talent still counted
Lucky little boy always managed too get what he wanted-
In the spring it never rained.
In the summer not too hot.
In the winter just enough snow.
In the fall he played in
Great Piles of Leaves
raked up for him by his gardener in piles up to ten feet high
so he could tumble giggle laugh and play
no leaves were allowed to blow to the next yard
or the next or the next as he was here and fit to play.
His father always told him that winning was not the main thing for him
as long as he never lost or tied.
His father always gave him everything he ever wanted
so he always asked his father till he died.
Chorus X2
Lucky little boy never had to learn that talent still counted
Strange little boy always managed more than he needed-
As a baby sleep and eat all day as a child go out and play
as a young man learn the trade as a mature man go get married
In a marraige of convenience arranged for him by his father
when he saw his young boy become a man
His father died and left the Rolls to him and soon he found
that it was him that was no longer disobeyed.
Come here little boy see the world from your daddy’s knee
I’ll teach you everything you need to know
In the fall you’ll play in great piles of leaves
Great Piles of Leaves
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I'm Hurt
04:55
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I’M HURT Andy Meyers March 30/77
I’m Hurt I’m Burning
I’m Hurt I’m Burning
I’m Hurt I’m Burning
I’m Hurt I understand
When you threw me in the garbage
Well it gave me pause for thought and
when I threw you into the garbage
all it gave you was a painful experience
Why do we have to try and understand
why can’t we just talk in signs?
I should know when you light matches
you should know when I talk in rhymes that
I’M HURT....
instrumental
ooohhh give the poor doggy a bone
ooohhh give the poor doggy a bone
all he wanted was a little affection
all they gave him was a bone.
When you told me I was on fire
When you told me I just smiled
thought it over as you ran to get the water
I’ll be gone tomorrow you’ll remember my smile
I’M HURT
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Sunshine World
02:14
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SUNSHINE WORLD Andy Meyers 1978
Hold your eyes don’t jump in front of me girl
when the sun goes down we’ll play Monday
72 hours to fit all my life into
it’s a nice task, I gotta hurry.
If I’m angry if I feel frustrated
It’s ‘cause times rushing by pull the window out from under me
If I’m moving faster than you can girl
It’s cause I’m
Trying to catch up to the Sunshine World.
Eyes wide all night awake all day
gonna find adventure and romance
all bridges burned no stone unturned
never ain’t gonna not take no chance
no ifs ands or buts no waddaya means
if you block me while I’m stretching
I’ll just bust you at the seams
If you call my bluff I’ll just let it ring
‘cause I’m trying to catch up to the Sunshine World
When the last bus is leaving I don’t wanna miss the station
‘cause I walked you past a window where the new music’s playing
out my option for the hoping that I did while I worked and I’m
Trying to catch up to the Sunshine World.
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In The Summer
04:11
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In The Summer Ken Badger
These girls looks so good In the Summer
These girls smell so sweet In the Summer
Just like a dirty sheet oh my these girls yes yes these girls
My girl I treat her right I’m a kind man not the cheating type but
These girls they tend to drive me wild oh my these girls yes yes these girls
It’s not a political act
it’s just just a hard on fact that
I’m a sucker for these girls in the summer
I’m keenly aware of their effect on me
can’t run for cover in the street why bother
i’m at her mercy i’m at her mercy
i’m at her mercy in the summer heat
These girls looks so good In the Summer
These girls smell so sweet In the Summer
Just like a dirty sheet oh my these girls yes yes these girls
On the street in the summer I’m a regular guy...
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I Killed Marx
01:45
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I KILLED MARX Andy Meyers 1978
Left You at 6
came back at 8
I was the boat
you were the fiords
I see the stalinist die
I see the stalinist die
I see the stalinist die
Left you at 6
went out for a skate
came back at 8
you were the fiords
I see the stalinist die
I see the stalinist die
I see the stalinist die
well I let you right in
why then did you wait
I said now squeeze me Larry
I said now soothe me Kate
I see the stalinist die
I see the stalinist die
I see the stalinist die
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Gotta Come Back Here
03:05
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Gotta Come Back Here Ken Badger
Gotta Come Back Here sometime
Gotta Come Back Here you all were so
very verily verily very nice
It slept in a field it fell off a horse
It ate with the vicar it could have been worse
Gotta Come Back Here sometime
I am an out of placer
I am a social gracer
I am the chair you’re sitting in
It is the way I fit in here.
Gotta Come Back Here sometime
Gotta Come Back Here you all were so
verily verily verily nice
It fell through the roof It ate off the floor
It called out for more drugs as it Crawled out the door singing
Come Back Here sometime
I am an out of placer
I is the social gracer
I am the chair you’re sitting in
It is the way I fit in here.
Gotta Come Back Here sometime
Gotta Come Back Here
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So Fine
04:28
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So Fine Andy Meyers
You ignored me for Far too long but
Now you see I’m strong I hold your hand
And you know I’m yours All you ever wanted and
the moon and stars are ours alone
the planets are just yours and mine
our love is so fine
the moon shines for you alone
the sun sets in the sky
in shame when you walk by
I’m sad when we must sleep apart
I know how you feel I see it In your eyes
I love you because you’re someone I can talk to
who knows why you love me I’m such a lucky guy
we climbed a mountain of love, where we were sent a sign
to show us our love’s fine
and if you wanted the stars above
they’d have to be cleansed by me
to match your purity
We’re joined together you and I my arm is your arm now
I see what you see I feel what you feel
my thoughts fit your thoughts my legs fit your legs
I’ll hug you I’ll hold you, never let you go
Never let you go
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Not Dead Yet
03:40
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Not Dead Yet Ken Badger
On the porches they were watching
In the street a cat and a car
TV noises float around in the air
They approached the intersection
then they stopped and then they ran across and
nothing happened after that for a while
This day suspended in time
Late afternoon and the sun is shining.
On the porches they were vacant
watching dust settle all around all around
and each one of them thought of what she would wear
And it darker and it grew more light
and it’s gonna blot out a vacant light
and each one of them decided what she would wear
This night might be something unkind
But on my porch I don’t seem to mind
Bug on a window something to eat
Can’t get excited about anything
I missed my dinner never open my mail
If they buried me know I couldn’t complain
I’m Not Dead Yet
I’m Not Dead Yet
I’m Not Dead Yet
I’m Not Dead Yet
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One Comes Closer
03:03
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One Comes Closer Ken Badger
I want to be a cured person.
I would be someone you’d like to meet.
I can wait.
I want to be a person
I would be someone you would think to include
I can wait.
One comes closer
I want to be an explosion in your back yard
and a whole lot more nicer for you to see me
on my visit.
I can wait.
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Dream Tower Records Toronto, Ontario
Vintage/current music by Toronto protopunk legends The Scenics & related projects.
“It wasn't so
much that The Scenics were ahead of their time in 1977, it's more that almost everybody else didn't even know what time it was.
New York had Talking Heads, and England was blessed with XTC, but here was their equal in Toronto...”
Bob Mersereau, author "the Top 100 Canadian Albums"
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