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Any Old Thing
You Need
You can count on me.

Any Old Thing

Hoping

Copyright Andrew Dolphin 2024

V1
Hey girl, where you at
You catch my eye
Did you throw it back
So far away 
Are you looking right through me
What can I do girl
To be the one you see 

Chorus
Where do you go to
When you’re drifting 
Am I in your view 
I’m waiting here at my opened door
Hoping you’ll walk through  

V2
I watch, as you scroll
I see a smile
And it jars my soul 
Is that a guy 
Who is living in your head
Or is it me girl
Or are my thoughts misread 

Repeat Chorus

M8
Hope, as I’m frozen here in fear
Planning my approach 
Do you know that I exist
Hope, that I’m the one you see 
When you’re drifting off into
That world where you always seem to be

Break

Chorus

Hoping

This is for your mid-week (Hump Day) listening pleasure. Read into it from where it takes you, literally or whatever. A friend dropped by while we were laying it down and came up with that signature lick that beings it in and takes it out. It's a jazzy flavored blues tune, upbeat, and can be danced to if you like. When we played it out, some folks sang along, so if you'd like, help yourself and have fun!
Lyrics:
Slow Train (A Dollar’s Worth For Our Dime) 
Chorus:	Let’s catch a slow train Baby, So we can take our time
		Let’s catch a slow train Baby, So we can take our time
		And that way Girl we bound to get, A dollar’s worth for our dime.
1.	Come and meet me at the station, ‘bout a quarter to ten
Come and meet me at the station, ‘bout a quarter to ten
Get us some round trip tickets, so we can take it back again.
2.	We can run out to the roundhouse, and do that turn around
We can run out to the roundhouse, and do that turn around
We can keep it slow and easy, then hold that throttle down.
Chorus	(same as above)
Solo
3.	Tell your Mama we be going, and tell your Daddy too
Tell your Mama we be going, and tell your Daddy too
Tell ‘em we have got a mind to, ride on that big choo choo.
4.	I declare my little rider, I love you, oh my soul
I declare my little rider, I love you, oh my soul
I want to take you on a slow train, and feel them steel wheels roll.
Chorus: 	(same as above)
Tag:And that way Girl we bound to get, a dollar’s worth for our dime.

Slow Train Edited

While living in Vermont, where the winters last forever, I decided to make some music on my mandolin to accompany an announcement of the coming of Spring, regardless of the fact that it was still freezing and snowing outside. This edited version of that music features my friend Bryan doing something you seldom, if ever, get to hear. That is playing slide on a dobro mandolin. The tune is upbeat, and includes some sound effects designed to usher in the season. It's time to move back to the porch y'all. Come on out and enjoy!

So Far, So Good

Venetian Blind Man's Boogie- M&M 9-19-13

Continuing with the opening of Porch Music season, my buddy Mark and I wrote this brand new, never been posted, tune that fits the bill for gathering out back and picking. My other buddy Zoltan, who I call Jazz Man, gave it, and other bluesy-grass numbers like it, the Custom Genre tag of Bluesgrass. The tune illustrates how much words and their arrangement, in this case in the title itself, can drive the rhythm of the song. It is upbeat, foot stomping, music that features a fiddle, and Bryan (on things with strings) and Mark ( with background and accent vocals) join me in performing this debut cut. Much fun was had by all involved, we all got caught up in the meaning. Dance or sing along if it moves you. We hope something in it causes you to grin! That's intended.
Lyrics:
Don’t Forget To Not To Clock In
C. Don’t forget to not to clock in
     Don’t forget to take another day off
     Spend a little time with your friends
     Not working has a different kind’a pay off
     The trick is in the knowing 
     While we’re so busy rowing
     Our time is just a blowin’ in the wind, my friend
     So don’t forget to not to clock in.
V1	I got a buddy, works 88 hours a week
	His eyes are all buggy, ‘cause that boy hardly sleeps
	He’s got a two week vacation
	That he’s debating takin’
	And I’m debating calling him out
	What’s that about?
C. (As above)
V2	I got a girl , so busy that she couldn’t see
	She was my world, but she had no time for me
One day she saw me fishin’
And she said I’ve been a wishing
That I had a little time to play
( Got us a baby sitter, to stay home with our litter, and we satisfied some wishes, That next day! Okay! )
C. (As above)
Solo
B.	I know a workaholic when I see one, But y’all you know I never want to be one
	Don’t mind the work, but every now and then
	I’d rather call my boss and say, I’m too well to come in…
C. (As above)  / Tag: Tick tock, It’s all we got!

Don't forget to not to clock in Mp3

This song has been coming together, slowly but surely, over a pretty large span of time. It began with my friend, Tray Pa, writing partner for years, sharing the hook line that the song was built on ("You Drive Me To Drinking"), first with me and then with my amigos. When the idea blossomed to use conversational like spoken lines throughout the track, my daughter Amelia Faith stepped up to become the she in the couple that this song brings to your attention, a kind of unfolding story song. It's bluegrass with a touch of blues, and my buddy Bryan on dobro to bring that touch of blues into the mix. My friend rob completes the list of co-writers, having come up with the bones of this music and by playing standup bass on this brand new, never been posted track. With all the tag like spoken lines, it's a structure that marks a first of a kind to my knowledge. We all hope you like what you hear!
Lyrics:
You Drive Me To Drinking: Amelia (A)& Pop (P) Version
1.	I’d like to curl up with my book book (A)spoken
Let’s watch something on TV (P) spoken
I saw you give that girl a second look (A) spoken
Awww, she don’t mean nothing to me (P) spoken
I don’t feel much like cooking today (A) spoken
I want that roast you got at the store (P) spoken
Sometimes you act like a jerk, baby (A) sung
Good thing I not keeping score. (A) sung
Chorus: (Amelia sings)
If you don’t blame it on me, I won’t claim it’s on you
We make each other crazy, with the crazy little things we do
I don’t understand your way of thinking, but that’s okay
There’s just gonna be days, when you drive me to drinking.
2.	Let’s grab a quick bite at the café (P) spoken
I’m craving some gourmet food (A) spoken
I like the way that guy don’t play (P) spoken
Don’t ya’ think he was a little crude? (A) spoken
Have you heard about Billy and Bobby Joe? (P) spoken
You know, I’d rather not say! (A) spoken
Then I won’t hold it against you, baby (P) sung
Not in a negative way. (P) sung
Chorus: (Pop sings)
Solo: (into bridge)
Bridge: (swap lines and both sing
We’re not always like minded (A) spoken
Or even on the same page! (P) spoken
But being together’s like fine wine (Both Sing)
It just get’s better with age! (Both sing)
Chorus: (Together)
If you won’t blame it on me (A) sung, I won’t claim it’s on you (P) sung
When we make each other crazy, with the crazy little things we do (Both sing) 
No, we don’t understand each other’s way of thinking, but it’s okay! (Both sing)
We’re gonna have days, when you drive me to drinking! (Both sing)
Tag: 	There’s gonna be days, when you drive me to drinking! ( both spoken)

You Drive Me To Drinking WAV

Thanks to my friend George for our favorite picture of us, my sweetie and me down on the farm. The title suits him. The tune is a 2004 Edit of a love song that she figures into too. It's about a couple who discover each other just like we did, in our own way! My daughter, Amelia Faith, did the girl parts and did me proud!
Lyrics:
The Eye of the Beholder (Male - Female Duet) 2004 Edit
1.  Maybe no one would have said, “there goes Prince Charming”!

But just one look, and I was in a fix!

There was something about this boy, that simply was disarming

And I fell for him just like a ton of bricks!

Chorus:   Folks say “beauty’s in the eye of the beholder”

And “handsome is as handsome does”, they say

If I’d’a had the nerve I would’ve told her

And I might have brought him home right then to stay

2.  Maybe no one would have said, “there goes a beauty queen”!

But with one look, I could not get my fill!

There was something about this girl, my eyes had rarely seen

And she knocked me out like I took a knockout pill!

Chorus: (repeat as above)

Bridge:

Maybe not , maybe so / the way things go, you never know

Maybe no, maybe yes / the way it works, it’s your best guess

3.  Maybe no one would have said. “they’re a matched set just like bookends”

But on second glance, someone might have seen

And poked the person next to them and chanced to share

”There goes Mr. Prince Charming, with a knockout beauty queen”!

Chorus:   Folks say “beauty’s in the eye of the beholder”

And “handsome is as handsome does”, they say

If I’d’a had the nerve I would’ve told her

And I might have brought him home right then to stay

 Tag: I got up the nerve, and then I went and told her

        And I took him home with me that day to stay

Eye Of The Beholder Edited

Here’s a tune that Mark, Bryan, and I (a three amigos production) put together to share with you. The picture captures Mark playing guitar and singing background vocals with the band. The song is about the times we are living in, a bit of advice. We are preaching y’all! A lyrics video is in the works.
Lyrics:
A Little Too Little, (2023)

1.	Let’s not let it be said we did / A little too little too late
A  big bunch too much crooked / And a tiny bit going straight
A little too little moving off of the middle / And way too much tempting fate
Let’s not do a little too little / And wind up being too late.
Chorus 1:
A little too little / A little too not enough
A little too much half fast trying / And a little too little hanging tough
A little too little coming in late / Not enough being on time
A little too little give it all we got / And too much running behind.
2.	Let’s not say it’s all about me / And forget it’s all about us
Too much being on the right side / Not enough staying in touch
Gonna take me and you to solve this riddle / Not near enough cooperate
Let’s not be a little too much me / And winding up being too late.
Chorus 2:
A little too much me / A little too not about us
A little too little working together / Too much making a fuss
A little too much choosing sides / Not enough showing we care
Meeting in the middle / Just enough learning to share. 
Bridge:	Side by side / Hand in hand
		I might not be able / But we can!
Chorus I:

A Little Too Little

This week we did a final mix and master overhaul on this tune which has existed over time for several years and incarnations. The lyrics and participants have held steady over the entire time. A good time was had by all of us! We hope you will enjoy as much as we did!

It’s Just Me Lyrics:
1. I tried so hard to be the one, I thought you hoped to find
Somewhere in those trying times, I left myself behind
‘til I ran slap out of trying, Into who I had to be
Baby, what you see is what you get, It’s just me.
Chorus: Yeah baby it’s just me, Darlin’ can’t you see
I’m not no carbon copy, I’m who I used to be
I’m a bonified, original, Vintage, no repro fool
And baby I’ve come back to you, Ain’t that cool?
2. I tried so hard to be somebody, I thought you had in mind
But I couldn’t make that work for me, You know I’m not that kind
And baby I’m done with tryin’, here’s how it’s got to be
What you see is what you got, (do you want me or not?)
It’s just me!
Chorus: (same as above)
Bridge:
No more makeover, No slick disguise
No more undercover, No telling big fat lies
No fixer upper, No need for new paint
No more bein’ somebody, Who I ain’t.

Bridge: (same as above)
Chorus: (same as above)

It's Just Me Edited

The words for this tune were  written in 1960 while in high school, and years later my friend Merritt (pictured with me) and I ganged up on bringing it to life musically. Another buddy, Howard, dropped by to play some tasty harp as always. Bryan plays guitar, and Lucy is on keys on this edited track This 2024 edit combines elements from song incarnations over 64 years. This tune tells the story of a young man with s monster crush on his teacher. It is fictional and by no stretch confessional. Turns out he's got a bit of a smart mouth too. Take it with a grain of salt and a sense of humor as well. It's a DaddyO's classic to those of us still around. Enjoy.
Lyrics:
A Thing Or Two Edited
1. You know my teacher tol’ me, back when I was still in school
Your grades been steady slippin’, you been acting like a fool
You never get your lessons, and you won’t apply yourself
Its like you’re just daydreamin’, got your mind on somethin’ else

Bridge: But…But…
	Miss Teacher you’re so fine, and I got my mind on you
	Let’s you and me trade places, and I’ll teach you a thing or two

2.	That teacher had her mind set, and she never cracked a smile
	She handed me my folder, said its all here in your file
	You’re always in detention, or else you’re late to class
	If you never pay attention, how you think you gonna pass?

Bridge: But…But…
	Miss teacher you’re so fine, and I’m payin’ attention to you
	Let’s me and you trade places, and I’ll teach you a thing or two

3.	She knew I wasn’t listenin’, but she gave it one last try
	She got her fine self in my face, and she looked me in the eye
She said you got a good mind, but you sure ain’t thinking straight
And I hope you get the message, before its just too late

    Bridge: But…But…
	Miss teacher you’re so fine, and I sho’ been thinking ‘bout you
Let’s me and you trade places, and I’ll teach you a thing or two

      Repeat 1st Verse and Bridge (double last line of bridge)

It's Just Me Edited

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