Poor man's poison - Give and Take

Feed the Machine by poor mans poison

i am the righteous hand of god.    / hells coming with me, by poor man's poison.

Hells Coming With Me - Poor's Man Poison

Poor Mans Poison - Give And Take A.K.A. Feed The Machine II the sequel

Black Sheep by Poor Mans Poison

Let's Go! - By Poor Man's Poison - The Great Big Lie

Feed the Machine — Poor Mans Poison

Cover Art: Wilhelm Grimm (left) and Jacob Grimm (right), portrayed by Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann (1855) PD-US
Music and Lyrics Copyright 2025 Joe Stroffolino

Hansel and Gretel were abandoned by their parents in the forest all alone.
They stumbled across a delicious looking candy-coated home.  A cannibalistic witch captured them and put them in a cage. Those were the kind of stories they used to tell children at a young age.

The brothers Grim told stories that were a reflection of their time
There was disease famine and poverty and things were not going fine 
We had to sanitize the stories because our modern stomachs are weak
And you’ll get in trouble if you read a book to kids, and it makes them shriek

Three little pigs were in a brick house trying really hard to survive 
The big bad wolf came down the chimney, fell in a pot of water and was boiled alive.
Cinderella’s stepsisters wanted to marry the prince, but they couldn’t fit into her shoes so they chopped off their heels and toes because they had so much to lose 

The brothers Grim told stories that were a reflection of their time
There was disease famine and poverty, and things were not going fine 
Little Red Riding Hood in the bedroom with a wolf dressed in human clothes.
Wondering why her grandmother had sharp teeth and a snout instead of a nose. Jack climbed the beanstalk, there was a giant who wanted to grind up his bones and make some bread. He stole the magic harp and the hen that laid golden eggs and the giant ended up dead

There’s days when you want to take a sheet of tin foil and stick it in your baseball cap
To keep all those negative thoughts from getting in your head and making you a miserable chap
Did it all start when you were a child, and your mother read you that bed time story that perhaps in retrospect may have been a bit too dark and gory

The brothers Grim told stories that were a reflection of their time
There was disease famine and poverty and things were not going fine 
Now we environmental devastation, nuclear weapons and milk that might have bird flu
Just turn on the news you don’t need a fairy tale to put the fear of God in you
But if you take away all the parts that are dark, sick twisted and gory. 
Do you have anything left that actually resembles a good story.
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Vocals and backing vocals -  Joe Stroffolino 
Guitars - Joe Stroffolino ( 2 Strumming tracks: Taylor 114ce and Fender Squire and I picking track:Taylor114ce)
Bass, Saxophone, Horns: PG Music Real tracks
Piano andi Strings: PG Music and Native Instruments
Drums: EZ drummer 3
Recorded, mixed and mastered with Logic Pro 11

The Brothers Grim

Providence

Hell's Comin' With Me

Hells Comin With Me

Poor Man's Poison is a group of four friends from a small California farm town of Hanford. PMP consists of members - Tommy McCarthy, Ryan Hakker, Mike Jacobs, and Dustin Medeiros. These friends grew musically together in the form of many different bands such as Done For Good (look for them wherever you listen to music). Taking inspiration from Rock, Metal, Reggae, Blues, Soul, Hip Hop and R&B these friends gathered on the porch of a country home and let whatever happens happen. The result... Poor Man's Poison! 

Poor Man's Poison has released 3 studio albums and 1 live album recorded at the Fox Theater in Hanford CA featuring local musicians. After an extended break to pursue school and careers PMP has now started working in the studio on new material.Poor Man's Poison is a group of four friends from a small California farm town of Hanford. PMP consists of members - Tommy McCarthy, Ryan Hakker, Mike Jacobs, and Dustin Medeiros. These friends grew musically together in the form of many different bands such as Done For Good (look for them wherever you listen to music). Taking inspiration from Rock, Metal, Reggae, Blues, Soul, Hip Hop and R&B these friends gathered on the porch of a country home and let whatever happens happen. The result... Poor Man's Poison! 

Poor Man's Poison has released 3 studio albums and 1 live album recorded at the Fox Theater in Hanford CA featuring local musicians. After an extended break to pursue school and careers PMP has now started working in the studio on new material.