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Down Below Blues

from High Hat by Dave Muir

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We all know an old man like that...

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My daddy was meek before me and some day it'll be all mine
I never did get it in writing but that's just fine

I never did understand it but he said it real good
And noone ever made him repeat it in the whole neighbourhood

Well he stood pretty tall and seemed taller any time I'd disagree
And there wasn't much even mama could do when it cme to him and me


Oh Mama put a good word in if you get There before me
'cause if the Man Upstairs is like the man I know
I'm better off going Down Below
I'm better off Down Below


Well if it hurt him more than it hurt me he handled it pretty well
And I guess I learned my lesson but what it was I still can't tell

The School of Hard Knocks ought to be shut down where the old man got his diploma
And the graduating class and the graduating class should be compensated when they get out of their coma

It wasn't so much religion made him holler out 'Christ All Mighty'
Mama wouldn't stand for that too much but it put the Fear of God right in me


Oh Mama put a good word in if you get There before me
'cause if the Man Upstairs is like the man I know
I'm better off going Down Below
I'm better off Down Below


With a Hope in Hell he'd change his tune
If there was one he could carry
As God's my witness; any One you name
The good ones and the scary
I'll sing my song because of that old man
He put me in this World of Sin
Which he always kindly did point out
He could take me right out again
Take me right out again
Take me right out again


Oh Mama put a good word in if you get There before me
'cause if the Man Upstairs is like the man I know
I'm better off going Down Below
I'm better off Down Below

Oh Mama put a good word in if you get There before me
'cause if the Man Upstairs is like the man I know
I'm better off going Down Below
I'm better off Down Below

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from High Hat, released October 16, 2022

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Dave Muir New Brunswick

Dave Muir is a musical artist from Ottawa, currently based in Atlantic Canada. Dave has been crafting his unique style and sound since the early 80s performing in various blues, rock, roots, and acoustic groups. Inspired by the diverse stylings of a century of music making, he brings his humble and unassuming nature to song with the soul of a timeless storyteller, and the heart of a poet. ... more

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