Name: Playing in My Ears
Duration: P00H05M08S
Description: Ode to my parents, particularly, my Dad, a blue collar, honest, working man, that taught me to love music through his enjoyment, through playing music during his short time off from work, singing with a friend or two till the wee hours.

Playing in My Ears

from Carousel by Tom Haynes

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Ode to my parents, particularly, my Dad, a blue collar, honest, working man, that taught me to love music through his enjoyment, through playing music during his short time off from work, singing with a friend or two till the wee hours.

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AWOKEN FROM A SOUND SLEEP,
ON A SATURDAY NIGHT
A SQUEEZE BOX ACCORDION,
WAS SOUNDIN' OH SO RIGHT
THE RHYTHM OF THE GUITAR,
WAS BANGIN' LOUD AND CLEAR
SING ANOTHER CHORUS,
AND DRINK, ANOTHER BEER

Candy kisses, wrapped in paper
-Beautiful, beautiful brown eyes
Quand le soleil dit bonjour aux montagnes
-These melodies will endure
Mem'ries that play, in my ears
- Still play in my ears

THEY WERE GREEN MOUNTAIN YANKEES
AT A BARN DANCES IN THE FORTIES
HE SANG, "CIGAREETS AND WHISKEY",
SHE SANG, "KEEP THEM ICY FINGERS OFF OF ME

MOM AND DAD WERE MARRIED,
BEFORE HE LEFT FOR THE WAR
AND FOURTY YEARS OF OVERTIME,
AND WEEKENDS WITH HIS GUITAR

PRETZELS AND POPCORN, CUSSIN’ AND BEER
BULL HEADS IN THE FRYING PAN, VACATION TIME EACH YEAR

FOOT STOMPIN’ ON THE LINOLEUM,
OLD JOKES, BEFORE EACH SONG
HOW ‘BOUT THE TENNESSEE POLKA,
MOMMA SINGS ALONG, SINGIN’…

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from Carousel, released September 11, 2015

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