MAKE OL’ JETHRO PROUD

Strong enough to ride right up a mountain
Sleek enough to glide right through the pool
You just might catch him sweatin'
When his fingers get to frettin’
But you won’t see Palmer Jackson lose his cool

Leader and a listener and a laugher
Drinker and a thinker and a friend 
He’s always right there for us
With a solo or a chorus
Rock steady from the Intro to the End…

We’re manly men and we do tend to hold our feelings in
But here’s one thing we’d like to say out loud
It’s a privilege and an honor
To be in the band with Palmer
So when we play we play to make Ol’ Jethro proud…

Well family’s number one for Mr. Jackson
And a very fine Grenache might rank at two
That means band, gigs, riffs and licks
Come in at three, four, five and six
So tuning up’s the least that we can do

No one works as hard as our man Jethro
He hauls all the band’s damn gear on every trip
He gets paid to entertain
But he don’t spend it on cocaine
Naw--Jethro bought himself a brand new hip…


We’re manly men and we do tend to hold our feelings in
But here’s one thing we’d like to say out loud
It’s a privilege and an honor
To be in the band with Palmer
So when we play we play to make Ol’ Jethro proud…

Now the banjos got nine channels in the pre-mix
And the drummer’s counting out the beat too fast
The band’s been drinking free
And the harp don’t know the key
But Jethro steadies on, with a smile and a touch of class

We’re manly men and we do tend to hold our feelings in
But here’s one thing we’d like to say out loud
It’s a privilege and an honor
To be in the band with Palmer
So when we play we play to make Ol’ Jethro proud

It’s a thrill to share the stage
With a man of Palmer’s age
So when we play we play to make Ol’ Jethro proud
So when we play we play to make Ol’ Jethro [-yes-] proud


Make Ol' Jethro Proud

This is my own arrangement of a solo finger picking version of Blind Faith's Can't Find My Way Home done on my Martin 12 String. This was a solid take and I'm not sure I could ever play it like this again. Enjoy!

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