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The musician's name is Alejandro Rose-Garcia and he originates from Texas.

[Lyrics]
life tasted sweet when I was the bad twin
devil himself sat waving me by

all of my tattoos
they were of no use
no monetary values have I

ooh 
wont be long till I belong

bird at my window tells me tomorrow
mean ol tornado carries me off

pulls me from bed and bashes my head in
buries me halfway across the globe

ooh
wont be long till I belong
without all of this unlucky skin

think of me often
loosen my coffin
let all the bugs in my wooden home

ooh
wont be long till I belong
without all of this unlucky skin

Shakey Graves - Roll The Bones - 01 Unlucky Skin

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[Lyrics]
yeah so it goes
yeah so it goes
that sweet heirloom 
them abbey stones

oh take a chance and roll the bones
cut off your hair
unplug your phone

yeah and sell your belongings
all your clever drawings try to make a dollar
from the grave
but whose  to blame

well so it goes
yeah so it goes
them city boys in country clothes
oh take a chance and roll the bones
go crash your car
burn down your home

yeah try to forget all your enemies and debts
yeah try to forget all them enemies and debts 
they’ll just chase you round and give you sour dreams

yeah so it seems

yeah so struggle all you like
yeah put up the good fight
they say someday everybody dies alone
yeah struggle all you like
put up the good fight
they say someday everybody dies alone
but hey
who knows
yeah hey who knows
yeah hey who really knows

Shakey Graves - Roll The Bones - 03 Roll The Bones

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[Lyrics]
this lazy livin’ yeah it sure tastes good
lets make a killin’ down in Hollywood

and buy ourselves some nice fancy home in the hills
spend all our fancy ol’ time spendin’ ten dollar bills

watch out
cause here I come bored and lazy
here I come no dignity 
so long sad city of angels you aint been very good to me
you take that blood right from my body
oh you take the bone out of my spine
so long sunny California you aint no friend of mine

so New York City yeah I’ll see you soon
spend all my money on some elbow room
wander around like i got someplace fancy to go
I’m the king of Brooklyn for all you know

watch out cause here I come
bored and lazy 
yeah here i come just passin’ through
oh follow me beyond the mountain
go howl the ol’ big moon
yeah strip them clothes right off your body
dress your skin in sticks and stones
doesn’t matter where were headed cause
some of us were built
some of us were built
some of us were built to roam

Shakey Graves - Roll The Bones - 02 Built To Roam

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The musician's name is Alejandro Rose-Garcia and he originates from Texas.

[Lyrics]
well the cold has a hard time finding me
unlike some folks I know
yeah all the men down in union square 
are worried about the snow

when your pockets fill
with dollar bills
your heart forgets to eat
its a wicked thing
it owns this street

yeah fix your boots or take me home says quick monique the freak
I need an easy dollar are you trick or are you treat
well if she was six teeth younger and if I had half a mind
I’d carry her away from that wicked thing outside

well I saw a carried bundle that has fingers eyes and toes
as a father of deception I have never raised a soul

it’s a purchase captured second hand and cherished more than gold
it’s a shelter from that wicked thing that wanders in the night

so fix your boots or take me home says quick monique the freak
I need an easy dollar are you trick or are you treat
well if she was six teeth younger and if I had half a mind
I’d carry her away from that wicked thing outside

the water on the dirty streets has all but turned to ice
to pave the road for wicked things that wander in the night

Shakey Graves - Roll The Bones - 07 City In A Bottle (live @ 2023)

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The musician's name is Alejandro Rose-Garcia and he originates from Texas.

[Lyrics]
so I tried a new direction
a new mindset
a new state
but runnings what it is
its hard when you’re kid 
to find your place
I know a gang of clever fellows
we built a fort out in the woods
we cuss and spit at all the girls
aint got a care in all the world
yeah the livin is good
but now im supposed to grow
big and tall
seems like I dont get to wear my bare feet
at all
but when the storm is through
my feet know what to do
all roads lead to you

I think ive grown a little thinner
with out you riding my coat tails
I would trade it all again for a nice
stroll in your skin
just to cure what ails

Shakey Graves - Roll The Bones - 07 City In A Bottle (live @ 2023)

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