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Concert at the Slab

by Cris Cuddy

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THAT LONG AND LONESOME OLD FREIGHT TRAIN FROM THE MORNING MIST CAME A SOUND IN THE DISTANCE NOTHING BUT AN OLD FREIGHT TRAIN AND HE’S ROLLING ALONG LIKE THE RHYTHM TO THIS SONG THAT LONG AND LONESOME OLD FREIGHT TRAIN THAT LONG AND LONESOME OLD FREIGHT TRAIN WHAT A FEELING IN ME WATCHING CARS FROM TENNESSEE AND DOWN BELOW THAT DIXON LINE THE SINGIN’ BRAKEMAN’S ON THE LOOSE, DREAMING OUT FROM HIS CABOOSE OF THAT LONG AND LONESOME OLD FREIGHT TRAIN THAT LONG AND LONESOME OLD FREIGHT TRAIN I PASSED HIM ON THE RUN ON THE WAY TO BINGHAMTON ALLENTOWN AND PHILADELPIA-Y ILION AND NEW YORK AND AROUND TO SPENCERPORT CAME HOME BESIDE THAT OLD FREIGHT TRAIN THAT LONG AND LONESOME OLD FREIGHT TRAIN FROM THE MORNING MIST CAME A SOUND IN THE DISTANCE NOTHING BUT AN OLD FREIGHT TRAIN AND HE’S ROLLING ALONG LIKE THE RHYTHM TO THIS SONG THAT LONG AND LONESOME OLD FREIGHT TRAIN THAT LONG AND LONESOME OLD FREIGHT TRAIN Copyright 2016 Cris Cuddy / Cris Cuddy Music /Socan All Rights Reserved
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DIAMOND SHINE SEE THAT GIRL ACROSS THE STREET THE ONE WITH THE PRETTY SMILE THERE WAS A TIME WHEN SHE WAS MINE, JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE O BUT I WAS SUCH A FOOL, I DIDN’T TREAT HER RIGHT AND SOMEHOW SHE SLIPPED AWAY BACK INTO THE NIGHT WHEN ALL IT TAKES IS JUST A LITTLE LOVE TO MAKE A DIAMOND SHINE TAKE ME BACK TO A BETTER WORLD, WHEN HER LOVE WAS MINE AT THE TIME I GUESS I THOUGHT THAT I WAS PRETTY SMART CUZ I DIDN’T CARE ABOUT THE WAY I BROKE HER HEART THEN ANOTHER CAME ALONG AND SAW THE BEST IN HER AND THEY LEFT ME ON MY OWN TO SEE HOW MUCH IT HURTS ALL IT TAKES IS JUST A LITTLE LOVE TO MAKE A DIAMOND SHINE TAKE ME BACK TO A BETTER WORLD, WHEN HER LOVE WAS MINE SOME WOULD SAY SHE’S JUST A LUMP OF COAL HER SPARKLE’S HARD TO SEE BUT I KNOW SHE USED TO SHINE, THAT WAY, SOMETIMES FOR ME ALL IT TAKES IS JUST A LITTLE LOVE TO MAKE A DIAMOND SHINE TAKE ME BACK TO A BETTER WORLD, WHEN HER LOVE WAS MINE
3.
NATALIE WOOD GOT A PICTURE OF A GIRL NEVER GONNA FALL FOR ME GOT A PICTURE OF A GIRL NEVER GONNA FALL FOR ME SHE'S NATALIE WOOD 1963 SAW HER FACE ON THE SILVER SCREEN KISSIN' A GUY NAMED STEVE MQUEEN SHE'S NATALIE WOOD 1963 CH I WANTA KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO KISS NATALIE GOOD NIGHT SHE'S GOT LIPS LIKE CHERRY WINE, CHERRY WINE NATALIE WOOD, WOULD YOU BE MINE GOT A PICTURE OF A GIRL, NEVER GONNA LOOK AT ME TWICE PICTURE OF A GIRL, NEVER GONNA LOOK AT ME TWICE I'M NOTHIN TO HER, SHE'S MY PARADISE GONNA STAY UP LATE AND LOOK AT HER TONIGHT GONNA STAY UP LATE AND LOOK AT HER TONIGHT SEE HER FACE IN THE TV LIGHT CH I WANTA KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO KISS NATALIE GOOD NIGHT SHE'S GOT LIPS LIKE CHERRY WINE, CHERRY WINE NATALIE WOOD, WOULD YOU BE MINE
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Bandolero 03:22
BANDOLERO BANDOLERO BANDOLERO LEAVE THIS TOWN AND DON’T COME BACK BANDOLERO BANDOLERO TAKE YOUR PAPERS AND YOUR PACK PRETTY GUITAR FANCY WOMEN SO SIMPLE SOMEHOW BANDOLERO BANDOLERO WE DON’T NEED YOU IN THIS TOWN, NEED YOU IN THIS TOWN BANDOLERO BANDOLERO YOU DON’T HAVE NO GOLDEN RINGS NO SILVER IN YOUR PISTOL, DIAMOND STUDS AND THINGS HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN A POOR MAN MUST YOU ALWAYS SING THE BLUES BANDOLERO IS THAT WHY YOU ALWAYS CARRY GUITAR WITH YOU BANDOLERO BANDOLERO WHERE YOU THINK THAT THEY CAN’T SEE BANDOLERO IN THE MIRROR, SIDESTREET SHOW FOR FREE YOU GOT NOTHING TO HOLD ONTO NO ONE TO TIE YOU DOWN BANDOLERO BANDOLERO WE DON’T NEED YOU IN THIS TOWN BANDOLERO BANDOLERO LEAVE THIS TOWN AND DON’T COME BACK BANDOLERO BANDOLERO TAKE YOUR PAPERS AND YOUR PACK PRETTY GUITAR FANCY WOMEN SO SIMPLE SOMEHOW BANDOLERO BANDOLERO PLAY ONCE MORE FOR ME NOW ONCE MORE FOR ME NOW
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SILVER MACLEAN ROUND HERE YOU MIGHT HEAR A STORY OF A MAN NAMED SILVER MACLEAN THEY SAY THAT HE FOUND A LOST GOLD MINE AND DIED WITHOUT STAKING A CLAIM NOW SILVER AND ME ONCE WAS PARTNERS WE KNEW EVERY CANYON AND DRAW ONE DAY WE STUMBLED ON THAT OLD MINE MORE GOLD THAN YOU EVER SAW THAT GOLD MINE WAS HID BY A BOULDER LOOKED JUST LIKE A TOMBSTONE IN LEGEND THERE’S A CURSE ON THAT TOMBSTONE THAT’S WORSE THAN THE FEVERISH MADNESS OF ITS GOLD SOME SAY THAT SILVER WAS MURDERED ON THE NIGHT THAT HE DISAPPEARED BUT SILVER SWORE ME TO SILENCE HIS FEVER WAS MUCH STRONGER THAN FEAR EVERY NIGHT HE RIDES, SEARCHING AGAIN FOR THAT LOST TOMBSTONE MINE WE ONCE FOUND BUT HE’S SEARCHING IN VAIN WITH A HEART OF STEEL AND A BURNING BREATH HE FOLLOWS ME RIGHT TO MY DEATH I’M THE ONE THAT KNOWS THE SCORE I KNOW WHAT HE’S SEARCHING FOR TONIGHT DOWN HERE IN THE VALLEY THE PRISONER WAITS FOR AN OLD FRIEND AND A PROMISE HE SWORE HE WOULD KEEP TOMORROW AT DAYBREAK THEY HANG ME BUT BEFORE THEY AWAKE I’LL BE GONE WITH SILVER MY FRIEND I WILL RIDE ONCE AGAIN INTO THAT COLD HEARTED DAWN EVERY NIGHT HE RIDES, SEARCHING AGAIN FOR THAT LOST TOMBSTONE MINE WE ONCE FOUND BUT HE’S SEARCHING IN VAIN WITH A HEART OF STEEL AND A BURNING BREATH HE FOLLOWS ME RIGHT TO MY DEATH I’M THE ONE THAT KNOWS THE SCORE I KNOW WHAT HE’S SEARCHING FOR WITH HIS HEART OF STEEL
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WHAT IF FRANKIE DOESN’T LIKE IT ? They were sitting in a restaurant, acting like two debutantes Two big and swarthy guys with evil little eyes Staring down their chins Now it seems they liked the boss a lot But they’ve been too free with what he’s got Playing bigshots for their friends Hey, the party never ends Now there’s nothing left to divvy up What if Frankie doesn’t like it Well he’ll push us both outside Take us for a ride If Frankie doesn’t like it If Frankie doesn’t like it, oh I’ve heard some stories And they really give me the blues Frankie doesn’t like it He’ll take us swimming, and buy us a brand new pair of shoes Frankie doesn’t like it, well there’ll be no laughing Thre’ll be no songs today Frankie doesn’t like it, well we’ve had our fun Now we’r gonna have to pay If Frankie doesn’t like it, oh I’ve heard some stories And they really give me the blues Frankie doesn’t like it He’ll take us swimming, and buy us a brand new pair of shoes Frankie doesn’t like it, well there’ll be no laughing Thre’ll be no songs today Frankie doesn’t like it, well we’ve had our fun Now we’e gonna have to pay Now he’s gonna have to put us on ice If Frankie doesn’t like it Well the curtains are gonna come down When Frankie comes to town
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ROCK N ROLL KIDS DOWN ON THE CORNER EVERY NIGHT, THEY GOT EVERYBODY FEELIN’ ALRIGHT ROCKIN’ AND BOPPIN’ ‘TIL COLD GREY DAWN MOVIN’ THIS WORLD JUST ONE STEP ON THEY GOT THE MUSIC IN THEIR SOUL, THEY GOT THE SPIRIT OF ROCK’N’ROLL DOIN’ THE SAME THINGS WE ONCE DID WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT R’N’R KIDS DOIN’ SAME WE ALL DID… KEEP THE WORLD TURNIN’ THOSE R’N’R KIDS AIN’T NO FUTURE AND THERE AIN’T NO PAST AIN’T NO NOTHIN NOT MADE TO LAST EVERYBODY SINKIN’ IN THE SEA OF DEBT EVERYBODY LIVIN’ IN A WORLD OF REGRET THEY GOT THE PRIDE THEY GOT THE PASSION THEY GOT THE STYLE AND THEY’RE LOOKIN’ FOR ACTION DOIN’ THE SAME THINGS WE ONCE DID WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT R’N’R KIDS DOIN’ SAME WE ALL DID… KEEP THE WORLD TURNIN’ THOSE R’N’R KIDS
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COME ALONG CARMELITA Come along Carmelita, salvation is tearing your heart off Take a hand and beware, there is ice in the air And your friends are all waiting to see How you’ve grown Carmelita I heard of, in rhythm, your brown eyes Yes and tricks in the long grass that fix to your terrace in time And if the wind in the windows Should make your line leave for the forest There is no harm I’ve found if you live in the ground There will only be fresh mountain dreams to dream
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NOWHERE TOWN Living in this nowhere town Can't be sure the world goes 'round Far as I can see it's standing still Time flies, the days drag on Pretty soon a year is gone It's a crime when life is only time to kill Downtown, fill 'er up, Cigarettes and coffee cups Wishin' I had someplace else to be Billboards and magazines Photographs and fantasies Of some far-off world that I might never see Livin' down this nowhere town, Dying to get away Hangin' 'round, nowhere bound Scared I might just stay People in a nowhere town They grow up and settle down They're about as nice as they can be Guess they've got a different dream And to them it's everything But it don't do much for me Livin' down this nowhere town, Dying to get away Hangin' 'round, nowhere bound Scared I might just stay I'll find a better life someday Everything will go my way Hey I'm gonna be...Somewhere living free... Copyright 2015 Cuddy/Anderson / Cris Cuddy Music (SOCAN) All Rights Reserved
10.
MEXICAN TOWN AMONG THE BURNED OUT BUILDINGS SCATTERED AROUND THERES IS ONE SPARKLING JEWEL THAT SHINES IN THE CROWN OF A CITY ONCE GREAT THE ENVY OF THE WORLD BUT THE GREATEST TREASURE OF ALL IS THE LOVE OF A GIRL THIS IS THE WAY IT WENT DOWN IN MEXICAN TOWN YES THIS IS THE WAY IT WENT DOWN IN MEXICAN TOWN I WAS SO BLUE I COULDN’T SEE THE STARS IN THE SKY.. THEY WERE HIDDEN FROM VIEW BY THE TEARS IN MY EYES AND LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT JUST A FEW FEET AWAY WAS A GIRL WITH A LOVE THAT WOULD SAVE ME ONE DAY THIS IS THE WAY IT WENT DOWN IN MEXICAN TOWN THE GAY SENORITAS SMILING SO SWEETLY WE DANCED THE NIGHT AWAY SHE WAS A BEAUTY AND WHEN SHE CAME TO ME I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY THIS IS THE WAY IT WENT DOWN IN MEXICAN TOWN COPYRIGHT 2016 DECARLE/CUDDY / CRIS CUDDY MUSIC (SOCAN)
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WHISKY TRAIN He’s sitting alone, drinking again Taking a ride on that old whiskey train. He stumbles on board well before noon And settles down to wait for the moon For a trip that takes 'Til the rising of the moon He never forgets the horrors he’s seen Or the images left from places he’s been Or all of the things that he had to do When he was a soldier fighting for you His hands were steady and his eyes were fine When he took his place at the front of the line He could wait4hours then strike like a viper Courage and nerve were the pride of a sniper But his ticket was punched in that foreign land Now His day is complete with a bottle in hand The whiskey will push the memories aside And give him a space were it’s easy to hide To those who don’t know him he’s only a drunk A useless old man, down on his luck They can’t imagine his sorrow and pain Or the reason he rides that old whiskey train
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LIVE FOR TODAY I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF IT’S TIME TO STOP LEAVING MY DREAMS ON THE SHELF SO I PACKED IN MY JOB AND I PICKED UP MY PAY TO HELL WITH TOMORROW, GONNA LIVE FOR TODAY SO I’LL EAT WHEN I’M HUNGRY, DRINK WHEN I’M DRY I WON’T LET TODAY GO PASSING ME BY THE PAST IS A MEMORY, THE FUTURE’S A DREAM TODAY IS FOR LIVING, IT’S PEACHES AND CREAM LIVE FOR TODAY LIVE FOR TODAY TO HELL WITH TOMORROW IT’S ONE DAY AWAY I’LL FOLLOW MY HEART AND DO WHAT I MAY AND TO HELL WITH TOMORROW GONNA LIVE 4 TODAY WE DON;T KNOW THE FUTURE, CAN’T CHANGE THE PAST TODAY IS THE DAY THAT MIGHT BE OUR LAST WE MAY MAKE MISTAKES AND HEAD THE WRONG WAY BUT WE’LL FIND OUT TMORROW WHER WE GONE ASTRAY LIVE FOR TODAY LIVE FOR TODAY TO HELL WITH TOMORROW IT’S ONE DAY AWAY I’LL FOLLOW MY HEART AND DO WHAT I MAY AND TO HELL WITH TOMORROW GONNA LIVE FOR TODAY I’LL FOLLOW MY HEART AND DO WHAT I MAY AND TO HELL WITH TOMORROW GONNA LIVE FOR TODAY Copyright 2015 McCreight/Cuddy (Cris Cuddy Music/SOCAN)
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SALLY’S WALTZ The blue of her dress matched the blue of his eyes The shine of his boots matched her hair They swayed to the music, wrapped up in love Like they were the only ones there His heart was so heavy while hers was so gay He had orders to leave with the dawn While she dreamed of marriage He was marching away And when she awoke he was gone Now Sally is waltzing alone in her room With all of the shades pulled down And nothing's as lonely as dancing alone With only a memory to hold With only a memory to hold The bullet that took him went straight through her heart It tore her young world apart She's lost her mind now, and just like a child For years she's been dancing alone Now Sally is waltzing alone in her room With all of the shades pulled down And nothing's as lonely as dancing alone With only a memory to hold With only a memory to hold With only his memory to hold Copyright 2014 McCreight/Cuddy (Cris Cuddy Music/SOCAN)
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I’M A CADILLAC I’M A CADILLAC, MAKE WAY FOR ME JACK I’M THE KING OF THE OPEN ROAD EVERYONE ADMIRES MY WHITE WALL TIRES, EVERYWHERE I GO THERES A LINE OF GIRLS LETTING DOWN THEIR CURLS BEGGING ME TO TAKE THEM HOME AND EVERYONE LOOKS UP FROM THEIR COFFEE CUP WHEN I START TO ROLL..I’M A CADILLAC..I’M A CADILLAC I’M A CADILLAC, LONG AND BLACK MY TRIM IS SOLID CHROME I GO ANYWHERE AND ALL THE PEOPLE STARE THE GIRLS CAN’T LEAVE ME ALONE I’M ALL SPARKLE AND SHINE LIKE A CHAMPAGNE GOOD TIME AND THERE AIN’T NOTHING SO FINE AS A REAL HIGH-TONE CADILLAC BROUGHAM EL DORADO..I’M A CADILLAC, I’M A CADILLAC IN MY CADILLAC, I’VE GOT SOMETHING YOU LACK IN YOUR LINCOLN, T-BIRD OR ROLLS AS FOR CRUISING SPEED, I’VE GOT ALL THAT YOU NEED YOU HAVE MY GUARANTEE I CAN HEAR YOU SIGH AND THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES SAYS YOU WANTA COME INSIDE WELL COME ON IN, IT’S NO SIN I’M BEYOND YOUR WILD DESIRES CUZ I’M A CADILLAC I’M A CADILLAC..I’M A CADILLAC
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WHO DO YOU THINK I SAW TODAY DOWN BY THE RIVER WHERE THE CATFISH PLAY CALAMITY JANE AND BUFFALO BILL TELL YOU MAN IT WAS QUITE A THRILL HE SAID HEY THERE PRETTY VALENTINE.. SHOW ME YOURS, I’LL SHOW YOU MINE I NEED ONE MORE GLASS OF YOUR SWEET WINE NOW ROLL THOSE DICE ONE MORE TIME IN THE SAME OLD GAME THE SAME OLD GAME THE SAME OLD GAME SINCE TIME BEGAN CLEOPATRA AND BABY TOO WHY USE YOUR ASP WHEN A KISS WILL DO CLEO AND THE KING OF FRANCE PLAYED A GAME WITHOUT SILK PANTS WHY THEY WANT TO DO THAT FOR ITS ALL PART OF LOVE AND WAR TRIED TO EVEN UP THE SCORE AND FORGOT WHAT THEY WERE FIGHTIN FOR IN THE SAME OLD GAME THE SAME OLD GAME THE SAME OLD GAME SINCE TIME BEGAN EVERYBODY WANTS WHAT THEY CAN'T HAVE FIGHT FOR GOOD 'TIL IT ALL GOES BAD NOBODY KNOWS WHY THINGS WENT WRONG BUT IT ALL WORKS OUT WHEN THE FEELING’S STRONG IN THE SAME OLD GAME THE SAME OLD GAME THE SAME OLD GAME SINCE TIME BEGAN

credits

released June 1, 2020

Cris Cuddy: Vocals, Guitar And Rack Harp
Benj Rowland: Harmony Vocals, Accordion, Banjo, Bouzouki
Alan Black: Blues Harp
Live Recording and Mixing Assistance: Pat Temple
Mixing And Mastering: Andy Pryde
Cover Photos: Wayne Eardley
Cover Design: Jaxart

Thanks to Benj, Alan, Andy, Pat, Wayne, Jaxart, Phil and Yvonne, Jus-Jellin, and patrons of live music at The Slab. In Memory of Buzz Thompson, Judy Bartell, Paul Skoreyko, Judith Fitzgerald, Joe Hall, Doug Beal, Wes Eardley, Joe Campbell, Donnie Fritts, Tony Joe White, Jack Scott, Steve Young, David Olney, John Prine, Fred Foster and Bill Withers.

All songs copyright 2019 Cris Cuddy Music (Socan) and written by Cris Cuddy except (*)(**)(***).

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Cris is a Grammy Nominated songwriter, prolific recording artist, and an experienced performer in the acoustic folk, bluegrass, and Americana genres who’s songs have been recorded by Prairie Oyster and IBMA winner Claire Lynch. Cris is a perennial on the Top Canadian Artists list, and known internationally. ... more

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