The Monkeytown Milk Spillers' take on the traditional song "The Wife of Usher's Well," based on Hedy West's version and inspired by Louis Armstrong and Cab Calloway's versions of "St. James Infirmary."

Image by Seth Lachs

MMS are:
Jill Paxton - vocals
Daniel Basiletti - trumpet
Roderick Cumming - guitar, bass, drums, lap steel, production

Monkeytown Milk Spillers - "The Wife of Usher's Well"

Monkeytown Milk Spillers
"Can You Blame That Girl?" - written by Roderick Cumming, based on the ballad "Willie o' Winsbury"

Jill Paxton - Vocals
Daniel Basiletti - Piano, trumpet, saxophone, horn arrangement
Roderick Cumming - Guitars, bass, engineering

Drums by Clara Oulieu - https://www.instagram.com/claradrums/

Mixed by Brad Paxton - https://soundcloud.com/zoopilot

Art by Seth Lachs

Lyrics:
My first day back from Spanish jail
Was a dark and dreadful day
Daddy's girl, my pride and joy,
Was in the family way
Some Don Juan had to pay the price
So I called up all my goons
But when they brought that boy to me
I fairly changed my tune

And I said...

Oooh, can you blame that girl?
Can you blame that girl at all?
Red silk and snow white tan
I have to have that man
Oooh, can you blame that girl?
Can you blame that girl at all?
I'm the king of this here scene
But I could be your queen

Use your head now, Willie Boy
You had better think things through
If I could strip your young bride bare
I could do much worse to you
I'll give to you my daughter dear
If you promise to be true
And you can be my son-in-law
And I'll be your daddy, too

Oooh, can you blame that girl?
Can you blame that girl at all?
Well-hung and snow white tan
I have to have that man
Oooh, can you blame that girl?
Can you blame that girl at all?
I'm the king of this here scene
But I could be your queen

I heard a wise man say
You miss the shots that you never take
You stole my daughter and the dappled grey
But I love to watch you walk away

And I say...

Oooh, can you blame that girl?
Can you blame that girl at all?
Oooh, can you blame that girl?
Can you blame that girl at all?

Monkeytown Milk Spillers - "Can You Blame That Girl?"

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Art by Seth Lachs.

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