You have a great way with lyrics!  Good tune!

THE BIGGEST WHALE
by Zach Henard, Hal ODell, Greg Wilson

V1
GRANDPA ALWAYS TOLD THE GREATEST STORIES
HE WAS THE KING OF STRETCHING OUT THE TRUTH 
COULDN’T WAIT TO GO AND SEE HIM AT HIS HOUSE OUT IN THE COUNTRY
WE’D ALWAYS HEAR A NEW TALL TALE OR TWO

PRE-
HE’D PULL US IN EVERY TIME
SITTING ON THE FLOOR WIDE EYED
MAN, WE HAD A FRONT ROW VIEW

CH-
OF A BOY THAT CAUGHT THE BIGGEST WHALE
THE WORLD HAD EVER SEEN
AND A KING THAT WON THE HAND
OF A YOUNG AND PRETTY QUEEN
AND A KNIGHT THAT RODE A FIRE BREATHING
DRAGON ‘CROSS THE SEAS
HE TOOK US ‘ROUND THE WORLD A THOUSAND TIMES
WE DIDN’T EVEN NEED A PLANE TO FLY
WE HAD GRANDPA'S STORIES

V2
YEARS LATER WE WERE CLEANING OUT HIS ATTIC
FOUND A HALF FULL BOX OF PICTURES FROM THE PAST
A PHOTO OF A YOUNG MAN IN A JET IN VIETNAM
AND A CLIPPING OF A BOY THAT CAUGHT THE COUNTY RECORD BASS

AND GRANDMA IN A GOWN
SHOWING OFF HER HOMECOMING CROWN
ALL THOSE STORIES COMING TRUE AT LAST

WELL I’LL BE DAMNED- HE WAS THAT
CH-

BR-
I’VE TOLD MY KIDS HIS STORIES
AT LEAST A HUNDRED TIMES
HE LIVES ON, OH I SEE IT
IN THE WONDER IN THEIR EYES

LAST CH-
HE’S THAT BOY THAT’S CAUGHT THE BIGGEST WHALE
THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN
AND THE KING THAT WINS THE HAND
OF A YOUNG AND PRETTY QUEEN
HE’S THE KNIGHT THAT RIDES A FIRE BREATHING
DRAGON ‘CROSS THE SEAS
HE STILL TAKES US ‘ROUND THE WORLD EVERY NIGHT
WE DON’T EVEN NEED A PLANE TO FLY
WE’VE GOT GRANDPA'S STORIES

WE’VE GOT GRANDPA'S STORIES

contact Hal ODell, (615)720-7799, hal.odell.music@gmail.com

The Biggest Whale

THE BIGGEST WHALE demo

I’ll Do The Drinkin’ (Jake Arthur/Jason Duke/Bill O’Hanlon)

The lines were all drawn
I thought we made this clear
This is my bar
You ain’t supposed to be here

You ask how I’m doin’
Like you don’t already know
Sure wish you wouldn’t stay
But I can’t make you go, so

You do the dancin’
You do the laughin’
I’ll do the actin’ like I don’t want you back
While you wear that dress like you’ve never been better
I’ll keep pretendin’ I can keep it all together
You do the movin’ on without even thinkin’
I’ll do the drinkin’

Play any song you want to
Don’t you worry about me
As long as this bar doesn’t run out of whiskey
I’ll be here doin’ my thing

You do the dancin’
You do the laughin’
I’ll do the actin’ like I don’t want you back
While you wear that dress like you’ve never been better
I’ll keep pretendin’ I can keep it all together
You do the movin’ on without even thinkin’
I’ll do the drinkin’

We’ve both got our strengths
We’ve both got our weaknesses
Guess we should stick to
What we do best

Chorus repeat
(add) about me

Do The Drinkin'

Live take of new song written by myself, Ken Cox and Boo Hewerdine at Moniack Mhor

Stains

Tried my hand at writing' somethin' a lil' suggestive.  Enjoy.

Devil's Daughter

SoooooHorny

Dead To Me (LALO 4)

The Winner (Producer/Singer/Songwriter)

Travel Light
Marti Dodson | Bjorn Vang | Jeffrey Scornavacca

Marti Dodson - Vocals
Jeffrey Scornavacca - Track

V1
You could say I’m cold but to have and hold 
And growing old with someone ain’t 
What I’m looking for, I need an open door
Can’t be nobody’s ball and chain

Yeah I’m on the run with a gypsy heart 
And I always got a good head start 
So baby don’t be thinking I’m the one
Cause I’m not  

CH
I’m a love‘em and a leave‘em 
I’m a want him not a need him
If you hand me your heart then I’ll break it just for spite
Go ahead and call me crazy 
Call me anything but baby 
I’m a lone wolf honey and baggage costs money 
That’s why I travel light 

V2
I was in love way back in the day
With a boy who played me for a fool 
It was a lesson learned, took getting burned 
For me to turn myself into 

The good time girl, all fun no strings
Yeah always up for anything 
Anything except a diamond ring, no thanks  

CH (repeat)

BR
So don’t go thinking you can kiss the taste of goodbye off my lips

CH (repeat)

Travel Light (Dodson | Vang | Scornavacca)

SHE KNOWS ME BETTER       
Victoria Banks, Diana Taub, Avrim Topel

The sunrise is painting the sky overhead
but my piece of heaven’s right here in this bed
The first thing I see when I open my eyes
is the last thing that I ever thought I would find

She’ll finish my thoughts before I say a word
She sees who I am when the lines are all blurred
She’s right by my side every fire I walk through
She knows me better than I do
She knows me better than I do

She’s the sweet to my tea, the calm to my storm
that I can’t get enough and I always want more
She’s the rock to my roll, the smile to my blues
without her I’m Johnny that don’t have a June

 {CHORUS}

When no one else gets me, she understands
knows the map of my heart like the back of my hand
She’s my angel on earth, better half, my best friend
I send up a prayer and she’s the amen

 {CHORUS}

END

She Knows Me Better (full band)

Keep This Thing Afloat

Gonna drop a truthbomb
I know where you’ve been
That’s not my shade of lipstick
Just confess your sin

I’m the kind of woman
who will take it all
Want a man who wants me
and comes when I call

CHORUS
I deserve the best of someone
‘cause I’m the best there is
Give me all you got to give
‘cause I deserve it all
And then some

Someone to spread hot lotion
all over my back
Someone who knows the motion
that helps me relax

CHORUS

Bridge
I’m taking applications
Got a position to fill
There’s no compensation
except the thrill

CHORUS

Ending
And then some
And then some

© Bill O’Hanlon/Carlene McDearis Wentworth
Production & Vocals by Carlene

AND THEN SOME

Bill O'Hanlon has written and published over 39 books, one of which (Do One Thing Different) got him on Oprah. He has written three books about  songwriting, two of which are published so far and the other is coming out in 2020. Song Building: Mastering Lyric Writing (https://www.amazon.com/Song-Building-Mastering-SongTown-Songwriting-ebook/dp/B07WJWQB78/) and The Songwriter’s Guide to Mastering Co-Writing (https://www.amazon.com/Songwriters-Guide-Mastering-Co-Writing-Techniques-ebook/dp/B07N6N4L23/), co-written with hit songwriters Marty Dodson and Clay Mills.

His book Love is a Verb has been the inspiration for at least two hit songs: “Love is Something That We Do” (Clint Black) and “Love is a Verb” (John Mayer).

He has received a SongU.com "Rising Star" award for his song, "The Man I Could Be." He taught Nick Hexum, his stepson and lead singer of the multi-platinum selling band 311, to play guitar. Bill is the founder of the Santa Fe Songwriter's Circle in Santa Fe, New Mexico and lives part time in East Nashville. He completed writing over 300 songs in 2020.

Do The Drinkin'

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