Name: So Does The Beer
Duration: P00H03M43S
Description: This is pretty much how it went down, as best as I can recall. For a while, every time I spoke with my brothers, the conversation always went back to how the old man died. It often still does.

So Does The Beer

from A Man Down by Andrew James Jr.

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This is pretty much how it went down, as best as I can recall. For a while, every time I spoke with my brothers, the conversation always went back to how the old man died. It often still does.

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My old man died yesterday.
There’s not much more I can say.
They pulled the plug - he didn’t last long.
Morning came and he was gone.
We should all go so easy.

Flew down south, yesterday.
Scribbled down some things to say.
Keep it nice and keep it light.
Fight the tears with all your might.
This will all soon be over.

And I still can’t believe he’s gone.
We all wish he were here.
The conversation always gets a bit dark now, and
So does the beer

Down south again, yesterday
Scattered him in Tampa Bay
The lady from the funeral home
Said stand upwind when you throw ‘im
You don’t want a mouth full.

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from A Man Down, released June 1, 2008
AJJ - vox, piano, guitar, percussion
Bob Hoffnar: pedal steel
Kari Groff - fiddle
Lelah Simon: bull fiddle
Daniel Correa - drums

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