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CHORUS
Papa's got a hold of the Wine oh brother
Smelling like turpentine
Sister get the bedpan ready for a dead man
Papa's got a hold of the wine
Hey there pops where you going with your little brown jug?
I'm gon' dance with the ladies son, I just wanna cut a rug
Don't you know I've had the blues since your mama died
So let your daddy have some fun, cause Papa's got a hold of the wine
CHORUS
If you ever had a liquor stained breath crawl past your nose
Then you know it's just too cover up the past you're too scared to show
Don't you know red and bold Merlot puckers up the spine
So let's run for the shed cause Papa's got a hold of the wine
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Red Carpet
02:57
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Every night before bed, she'd cradle my head
And bend by my bedside to pray
I'd say mama you know I can't sleep on my own
Won't you please stay
CH1
Mama
Don't leave sis and brother behind
Cuz we both know this can't be your time [not enough time] [it's too little time]
Mama (mama, mama)
V2
How could I know, what had happened at home
It was the first selfish thing that she’d done
She’d always talk about racing to God
It looks like she’s won
CH:
Mama (mama, mama)
Don't leave sis and brother behind
Cuz we both know this can't be your time
Mama (mama, mama)
I sure was wishing when I come into the kitchen
She didn't roll out the red carpet for me
V3
Packing to go, from the house that was home
I found what she wants me to see
The letter she wrote, her last parting note
In her diary
CH
Every year since she left, we all bow our heads
And kneel by her gravestone to pray
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Ever-Changing Love
02:55
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There will be days when the sun refuse to shine dear
There'll be times when our hearts don't glow
But as long as you are always mine dear
Then there's no way our love won't show
I spent a lifetime looking for that someone
and that someone is you
CHORUS
I loved you then (back then)
I love you now (even now)
Even so our love keeps on growing somehow
My heart's been racing
Since day one
With Deep and amazing
Ever-changing love
When you're eyes looked into mine they did the same dear
And those butterflies have never flown away
I've got your kisses coursing through my veins dear
And a heartbeat made for loving blues away
As long as I've been loving you I'm learning
We're still turning to something new
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Hold Me Close
04:57
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V1:
Three years have passed, she left me standin’
With my feet tied to the ground
Memories erased Just a crooked photograph
A lost night’s sleep and a heartache all around
PC:
Where were you that night when I lost my love
She’s tied herself to another man again I can’t refrain from calling
Chorus:
Hold me closer now, Just one more minute of your love
It’s colder here somehow, for I should have kept you by my side
I hope someday when we’re old and tired, we’ll meet again and pray
Just hold me closer now
V2:
Yesterday I dreamt about a moonlit water
We lover’s waltzed all the way back home that night
I cried myself to sleep that night, keep prayin’ for that water
Just prayin’ for the day she leaves my side
PC:
You broke my heart that night when I lost my love
She’s tied herself to another man again I can’t refrain from calling
Chorus
Bridge:
Hold me close till the day I die
I reckon you’ll be mine
If we can venture back in time
Hear the angel’s solemn cry X4
She’s tired of the other man again I can’t refrain from calling
Chorus
Just hold me closer
Hold Me closer
Hold me close…
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Pass You By
02:59
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I wake up
And turn over
Wishing that the time would learn to fly
In my dreams
We are closer
How I wish I could pass you by
How long till I see you
And hold you again
Is it days weeks months or even years
I've got a funny feeling
My heart is free wheeling
And I can't recall a night without a fear
My heart has a hole in it
With no repair
Till I see you looking back into my eyes
The sun makes me shiver
My blue moon gets bigger
At night I stay out howling at the sky
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I swear that I would fly across the ocean
On metal wings, I'd soar straight to your door
If only I was sure when that door opened
Your smile would be the first thing that I'd see
But who knows, while I'm alone
With time to ponder
Can absence ever make
A heart grow fonder
Still I can't help but wonder
Did I ever love you
The way that you loved me
I wouldn't say a word about the old days
How memories tend to haunt me in my sleep
If only I could keep your hand held tightly
Instead of letting fingers start to shake
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Yodelin' Yasmín
02:54
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Yodeling Yasmín
Chorus: Micah, Trevin, Ariel
Yodelin’ Yasmín
Where have you been
From Hills of Yore You’ve wandered
You make our hearts spin
So Yodelin’ Yasmin
Sing us a song!
Your sweet voice’ll keep us movin’ along
Verse
I come from a town in Tennessee
Where the hills were bright and green and all the people smiled at me they asked me
Lady dear please spare a note
A yodelehi, yodellahu yodale—
heck I sang for hours for them folk
Here In Boston I can be found
I hope that by now I’d settle down!
I miss that peaceful breeze, what a time is was to be
Now I sing for yodelehi yodeleshe (ti )yodeleyou, yodel not for me!
Chorus (Fiddle Fills):
But Yodelin’ Yasmín
Where have you been
Your woeful declination
Fuels our tonic and gin
Yodelin’ Yasmin
Why don’t ya Sing us a song!
Your sweet voice’ll keep us movin’ along
Yodelehiiiiii!!
Chorus
Yodelin’ Yasmín
(Howdy doo)
You bring us joy
(I’ll sing a song for you)
Your sweet music’s so endearing
(It is?)
It’s Quite thrilling and coy
(Oh why don’t you quit it)
Yodelin’ Yasmin
Sing us a song!
Your sweet voice’ll keep us movin’ [along ]
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I'll Never Forget
04:53
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CH
IV I
As he brushes away a tear
IV V
to keep from his suit getting wet
I IV
He tells stories from back through the years
I V
he says son, there are some things
IV I
I'll never forget
V1
He stood by her side for the last time
At the church where they made their first vows
She was wrapped in a bed
Made of pine from behind the house
He had a tough time with his memory
He's said the wrong name more than once
But I knew from the smile that he gave me
There was a light that hadn't gone out
V2
Like the night we got caught in a rainstorm
On a trip to the town by the bay
Tore her dress when she climbed on the fence
To the barn where we stayed
That was the first night I held her
She was wearing her grandma's perfume
When we woke she had hay in her pockets
And a great big smile on her face
V3
You and I both loved your mother
She's sure smiling down on us now
I wish I remembered the details
But that's not what love is about
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The Ruta Beggars Boston, Massachusetts
Brought together at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in the American Roots Program by their passion for bluegrass, The Ruta Beggars infuse traditional bluegrass and early swing to create a timeless act filled with intricate yet smooth vocal harmonies, fiery instrumentals, and plenty of fun! They have been praised for their creative yet tasteful arrangements and charming performances. ... more
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