Based on Al Joad and the Gov't Camp dance from Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath 
Written and Performed by Frank Cademartori

Can I come over or give you a call?
Your mother says no as she crosses her arms.
Maybe when you’re older, you two can settle down
But for now you’re too young to be dancin’ on the town

So we wait ‘till late summer, when the temperatures high
When the clock ticks past with the sun in the sky
Well we wait for it to set, for the heat to go down
Then we put on our best and go dancin’ on the town

I got this girl now, I’m waiting to see
At the end of the night, saves her last dance for me
So slap on your knees and stomp on the ground
Feel the cool evening breeze for us dancin’ on the town

You should come over when nobody’s home
It’s just ‘till we’re older have a place of our own
We’ll kiss on an altar, in our tux and our gown
But for now we are young and dancin’ on the town


The Ballad of Al Joad - Frank Beard

Based on Hemmingway's "The Old Man and the Sea"
Written by Frank Cademartori & Dave Nestoff
Performed by Frank Cademartori

She cut me low, drifting out to sea
On an undertow, that gotten a hold me 
She cut me soft, with a tussle in my hair
And I was a loss, wishing for stagnant air
She cut me light, but the sails went untied
And we capsized, drinking the deep blue

--

She cut me low, drifting out to sea
On an undertow, that gotten a hold me 
She cut me quick, and the rope burned through my hands
And I noticed, the scars open again
Washed away, salt stuck to my skin
And its water not air, that I’ve been breathing 

In
And its water not air

She cut me low, drifting out to sea,
On the undertow, that’s gotten a hold of me.
Washed away, salt stuck to my skin
And its water not air, that I’ve been breathing

In
And its water not air



Water not Air - Frank Beard & Dave Nestoff

• Full Sturgeon Moon – August
 The fishing tribes are given credit for the naming of this Moon, since sturgeon, a large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water, were most readily caught during this month. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because, as the Moon rises, it appears reddish through any sultry haze. 

Written & Performed by Frank Cademartori

Lyrics:

The great lakes swimmers, Came in from the sea
Cold slate blue, soaked up to my knees
I'm a stranger, I aint from here, livin' as a guest
It's in late grass summer, and I keep what I catch

My first castle was made of mud and dirt, 
Built by the hand of man, as it rose up from the earth
I was born on a vast and empty plain
It shaped me just as much as those who gave me my name.

And I will be King


Bony back sturgeon, hiding in the reeds
Birch-back canoes and nets of knotted willow trees
Shore fires smolder, in the sultry summer haze
Smoke the catch for the journey home in several days

Load the horse for the trip down south
I know an old trail by the river bank we can take 'till we reach the mouth
The year's been good, this winter we'll be fed
As return to my family they place a crown upon my head

And I am their king

Sturgeon Moon - Frank Beard

Written & Performed by: Frank Cademartori

An old wedding rose, and cold winter snows
In Saskatchewan, that got you started on this kick
You don’t wanna die alone, and I don’t wanna die at all
So either love or home, but both of them are sick

You said those rings were more than things 
And those words meant more than words,
You said our love is its own animals
I say our love, is for the birds

I hate the visit to your folks, or is it just their jokes
We hear about the kids that we don’t have
You want a granddaughter who, will carry on your name
And I used to think that I want me a son who’d do the same
But we don’t see eye to eye, and we aint joined at the heart
Its this old age that should bring us close, that’s tearin’ us apart.

You, you’re like the river babe. The way you reflect the sun
We all need you to live now babe, but you still choose to drown out young

You, you’re like the mountain pine. The way you rise up to fight the wind.
We all said you were getting to high, but you just never gave in
And you just don’t give in
And you just won’t give in

If love, is a gambler’s game. Then marriage is the big play, 
When you wager up your name
There was a time not long ago, when I was all you could ask for
Now apathy is the last thing, keeping me in the door
A life as low as mine, I’ll admit is meaningless
But I’ll be goddamned dead before I bring children into this

We will die alone
We’ll leave nothing left when we’re gone
I will die along
There’ll be nothing left when I’m gone


Kin - Frank Beard

Written & Performed by: Frank Cademartori

Smith and Wesson grip, you got me holding on 
to something I can't grasp, its falls right through the gaps
in my hands

Slippery son of a gun, you know you got me on the run
around this town just like a clown
with his band

So, you can call it if you want to
and i swear I won't mind
Just hold me close when you do now babe
and say my name 3 times

I threw you heat, you knock the cover off the ball
you got a big league swing, we watched it sail past the wall
a Ty Cobb of a love, a Ticonderoga
if im headed west, you're the best but hell we all know that so,

What you doing here with me?
You make me feel just like a joke
Well i was gunna sign up for the Army,
just thought i should run it past my folks.

Aw hell you can call it if you want to
and i know i wont mind,
just look me in the eyes when you do now babe
and say my name 3 times
say my name 3 times

Hands upon a knife, we carved our names into a tree
it was the old oak who bore witness as you swore your love to me

POP! Went my heart like some firewood
guess i was all dried out from the heat.
I swelled up like a gyser 'bout to burst into the air
then i felt love's sweet release

You can't call it off now,
Not when we're this far down the line
One piece of advice, you better think twice, ('fore ya)
say my name 3 times

One piece of advice, you better think twice, ('fore ya)
say my name 3 times
say my name 3 times
say my name 3 times



Three Times - Frank Beard

Written by: Damien Jurado 
Performed by: Frank Cademartori


I don't recall the last time we spoke
You said it's my fault, I still don't believe you
Oh, Arkansas
We both know this was a mistake
I'd love to come home but I need an escape
Oh, Arkansas

Fade out
This is where the credits roll
Our name

Taller than trees and brighter than starlight
I never feel magic unless I'm with you
Oh, Arkansas
Tell me you mean it when you tell me you love me
I wanna believe you, I wanna believe you
Oh, Arkansas

Fade out
This is where the credits roll
Our name

I don't recall the last time we spoke
You said it's my fault, I still don't believe you
Oh, Arkansas
Tell you mean it when you tell me you love me
I wanna believe you, I wanna believe you
Oh, Arkansas

Fade out
This is where the credits roll
Our name

Arkansas - Damien Jurado (Frank Beard cover)

Frank Beard (Cademartori) is a singer/songwriter formerly of the “brilliant American singer/songwriter duo” Tiger Summer, who was “a staple for Cheonan's burgeoning music scene” –Daejeon Access. Based in South Korea, he composes and performs mostly original music that serves as a vehicle for his stories; sometimes uprooted from oral traditions, and inhabited by very earthy, tangible characters and their struggles . Steeped in Americana, his sound has been described as the “perfect music for people who like their coffee black and whiskey straight.” –Busan Haps. 

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