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Mark Iier & Jess McKeegan<\/p><\/div>\n

by Mark Iier (lyricist & musician)<\/p>\n

Bags Of Friends; Raven Eyes; Caribbean Daydream; Dead Man Blues; New Orleans; For the Company; Key West Sunset; Upbound and Empty; Moonshine Peaches; Cross That Bridge; Cross Roads; The Lady & the Captain; Moments<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13-Bags-of-Friends.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\nhttp:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01-Raven-Eyes.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\nhttp:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/02-Caribbean-Daydream.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\nhttp:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/03-Dead-Man-Blues.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\nhttp:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/04-New-Orleans.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\nhttp:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/05-For-the-Company.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\nhttp:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/06-Key-West-Sunset.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\nhttp:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/07-Upbound-and-Empty.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\nhttp:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/08-Moonshine-Peaches.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\nhttp:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/09-Cross-That-Bridge.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\nhttp:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10-Cross-Roads.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\nhttp:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/11-The-Lady-the-Captain.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\nhttp:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12-Moments.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

What opening line do you never hear in a Blues song? — “I DIDN’T wake up this morning.”<\/p>\n

Lyrics to Dead Man Blues by Mark Iier<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh Yeah…OK…Let’s do us a little something in ‘E’…as in ETERNITY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here we go<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, I didn’t Wake up this morning, \u00a0had no light shining in my eyes<\/strong><\/p>\n

I had me a funny feeling that this could be my demise<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Grim Reaper came a calling<\/strong><\/p>\n

pointed his finger at me and said,<\/strong><\/p>\n

“You sung your very last number boy, your coming with me instead,<\/strong><\/p>\n

because your dead!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“WHAT?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I said, you’re DEAD!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“No more stinky noisy bar room gigs for you to bitch about,<\/strong><\/p>\n

because you’re dead!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“What? Really? Oh man, that ain’t right.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I mean I was just gettin into living. But I got to thinking about it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And I came to the realization that this might not be such a bad situation<\/strong><\/p>\n

after all, because you know…life is HARD.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let me tell you about it:”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, my woman she divorced me, got a big settlement to boot.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She was living large and styling on that alimony loot,<\/strong><\/p>\n

She was taking all my money right down to my last red cent,<\/strong><\/p>\n

But now she’s gettin nothing, she can’t even come up with the rent,<\/strong><\/p>\n

because I’m DEAD. HaHa!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I said, I’M DEAD!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, her money tree just withered and there ain’t no more to pick,<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0because I’m DEAD.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s hear about it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Harmonica riff)<\/strong><\/p>\n

HaHaHa, yeah, that’s right.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But, you know, I got to thinking about it again, and realized<\/strong><\/p>\n

I had another situation with the government that I wanted no part of.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So let me tell you how that goes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, I couldn’t pay my taxes for the last year or two.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The IRS was hounding me for what they said was due.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They said if you don’t pay the money boy, then you’ll be doing time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But now they’re getting nothing, they ain’t even getting one thin dime,<\/strong><\/p>\n

because I’m DEAD! HaHaHa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah, I said I’m DEAD.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was living hand to mouth, but now that tax man’s missing out,<\/strong><\/p>\n

because I’m DEAD.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah, one more time…let me hear it:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Steel Guitar Riff)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ha! That’s right. Yeah, I’m pushing up those daisies, baby.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I bought the farm…kicked the bucket.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am just a free floating spirit, no more bills to pay and no more day to day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ve had it. I’m toast. I’m outa here.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Put me under, boys.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(funeral dirge riff)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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