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I Like Singing Folk Songs

from The Moonshiner's Atlas by Butch Ross

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Reverse-Strung Dulcimer tuned- DAD
Walking back to my car after the Philadelphia Folk Festival in 2002, a weekend that included a 15 hour song circle marathon, this just came to my head. The melody is pure Hank Williams with a little ‘Friend of the
Devil’ added for good measure.

lyrics

You show up late, but I’ll show up later
My boss is 18 and I really hate her
I’m 35 and I’m still a waiter
‘cuz I like singing folk songs

11 CDs all for a penny
I look and I look but I can’t find any
N’Sync doesn’t stir the soul of a man
When he likes singing folk songs

Now you may have heard I came to it lately
The concept at first had somehow escaped me
But I have learned to appreciate it greatly
I like singing folk songs

A wayfaring stranger in the shady grove
Mama does the dog bite, No child no.
If I get home before daylight
It means I didn’t play enough last night

I like the songs that kinda stay in one key
I don’t like the Beatles They sound like the Monkees
I don’t care if Major Tom’s a junkie
I like singing folk songs

I like singin’ ‘bout trains that come off the track
Workin’ in the mines ‘till my face gets black
Two lover’s at the river... one ain’t coming back
I like singing folk songs

The Celtic bands play the jigs and reels
the bluegrass boys are outstanding in the field
Nobody I know likes the Nields
but I like singing folk songs

You say I’ll never get rich,
Shows how much you know
Just yesterday I booked me a great show
25 bucks for one night in Juneau
I like singing folk songs

The great Ruben James on a Halifax pier
The City of New Orleans pulling out of here.
If I get home before daylight
It means I didn’t play enough last night

So kick off your shoes
Put your feet on the table,
Bluegrass and blues, We go where they go
I spent 15 hours by a dang Winnebago
'cuz I like singing folk songs

You show up late, but I’ll show up later
My boss is cute. But I really hate her
I’m 35 and I’m still a waiter
‘cause I like singing
If you can call it singing
My throat is sore
and my fingers are stingin’
And the bagpipe’s roar
still got my ears ringin’
cuz I like singing folk songs

credits

from The Moonshiner's Atlas, released May 1, 2005
Butch Ross: Dulcimer, Vocals
Mark Pearson: Guitar
Maggie Marshall: Bass
Jeanie Murphy: Banjo
Matt Sircely: Mandolin

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Butch Ross Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga multi-instrumentalist and mountain dulcimer maestro Butch Ross has tackled everything from Radiohead to Bach and come away with a renewed appreciation for what the humble dulcimer is capable of. His music is born from his respect for its abilities, a respect born from the years he's spent prying apart its pieces and discovering new sounds where none existed before. ... more

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