The 'I Lost My Leg To Snakebite' Blues

from The Beast In The Box by Bruce W. Derr

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The "I Lost My Leg To Snakebite" Blues

I lost my leg to snakebite
Do you hear me yet?
Are you there?

I flatlined and came back from the light
Is that good enough?
Do you care?

Poets cost a couple of bucks...a day
Is that a joke?
Am I on my own here?
He drank the ocean and he went MIA
Guess he found a rock
It's a strange, sometimes sad ship to steer

I found out today that I'm dying
Can you believe that?
Ain't it a surprise?

The truth is a drag, please accept this lyin'
I can deal with that
You've gotten wise...

Beggars will cost you a pocketful of dough...a day
Is that a joke?
Am I on my own here?
He ate the land and had very little to say
His spirit choked
It's a strange, sometimes sad ship to steer

Drunks'll cost you whatever you got...a day
Yeah, thats the truth
They wish they could disappear.
They could drink the oceans...
They could go MIA...
and leave a note on the noose...
It's been a strange sometimes sad ship to steer
It's been a strange...sometimes sad ship to steer

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from The Beast In The Box, released December 10, 2013
All instruments by Bruce W. Derr

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Bruce W. Derr Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Started playing music at 17. Made lots of records. Took 8 years off and got drunk. Came back and made a record with my brother as DAYDRINKER (the finest band to never truly exist.) Partnered up with Earl Pickens and formed The Sweetbriars. Joined Philly legends MARAH. Back to making records. ... more

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