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Magic Guitar

by Dan Johnson

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Binghamton 03:09
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Let's go down to Binghamton When our work is done Let's go down to Binghamton And watch that setting sun Save a place for me down at the bar Down at the Union Hotel Save a place for me down at the bar Place that I know so well Take that fiddle down off of the wall Play for me a tune that I know Take that fiddle down off of the wall Play a tune for me before I go Tell all my friends that I'll be there Coming down old 81 Tell all my friends that I'll be there And we sure have a lots of fun Let's go down to Binghamton When our work is done Let's go down to Binghamton And watch that setting sun
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Man of Constant Sorrow 03:35
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I am a man of constant sorrow I've seen trouble all my days I left my home in Colorado Where I was born and partly raised Your mother says that I'm a drifter My face you'll never see no more But there's one promise that is given I'll see you on God's golden shore Through this open world I'm about to ramble Through ice and snow, sleet and rain I'm bound to ride that morning railroad Perhaps I'll die upon that train I'm going back to Colorado The place that I started from If I'd known how bad you'd treat me Honey, I never would have come
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High Lonesome Hills 05:17
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Magic Guitar 03:03
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Down in Nagodoches the sun was sinking low See that lonesome cowboy as he wanders to and fro Just see that lonesome cowboy as he wanders to and fro He stood before the pawn shop he looked inside the door He seen that magic guitar it was setting on the floor He seen that magic guitar just setting there on the floor With birdies in many pretty colors Little singing birdies just flying around so gay Little singing birdies just flying around so gay There's one thing them longhorns they always love to hear To hear a singing cowboy when he's singing out so clear To hear that singing cowboy when he's singing out so clear There's one thing a cowboy he always longs to do To play a magic guitar out underneath the moon Just to play a magic guitar out underneath the moon Down in Nagodoches the sun was sinking low See that lonesome cowboy as he wanders to and fro Just see that lonesome cowboy as he wanders to and fro
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Storms at my Door 04:50
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Storm clouds rising ain't nowhere that I can hide Storm clouds rising ain't nowhere that I can hide Couldn't outrun it even if I tried Dark side of the mountain sunshine wont find me here Dark side of the mountain sunshine wont find me here Living in these shadows the storm clouds getting clear Rain's moving in and the shadows they fill my room Sun's gone down and the storm clouds cover up the moon The wind starts to whistle Another lonesome night Storms at my door I fell in love with you it was in the bright sunshine I fell in love with you it was in the bright sunshine But the storm was coming and I was running out of time Standing in my doorway I watch the rain pouring in the woods Standing in my doorway I watch the rain pouring in the woods Wash away these blues until I feel like I wish I could Rain's moving in and the shadows they fill my room Sun's gone down and the storm clouds cover up the moon The wind starts to whistle Another lonesome night Storms at my door
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I Won't Hide You 02:48
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I won't hide you I won't divide you I won't decide you can't do just what I decide that I do But if you start feeling like standing by my side I'll stand by you I won't control you Consume you contain you Won't name you or blame you Won't shame you for having a soul But if you want to I'll give you the best of what I have I won't reject you Infect you or correct you Suspect you or let you go down Honey you know i will be there for you I won't possess you Police you or dress you Impress you just because I feel like I'm less than I know than I'm more than I was before I met you I ain't no angel but I'll keep my promises Until the devil comes to town I'll leave you better than you were when I met you I swear I will not let you down I will not keep you From seeing what's see through About the parts of me though I wish I could be free of the things That are making me feel so transparent Inside my mind I will not tell you Or sell you compel you to perform or conform To the values that other people place Upon the things they hold dear That's not for you I ain't no angel but I'll keep my promises Until the devil comes to town I'll leave you better than you were when I met you I swear I will not let you down I won't finish you I won't diminish you or punish you For anything you do I just want to see you when you wake up In the morning by the window
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Pennsylvania Line 03:27
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I wish that I was free of all these troubles that I know Same old troubles that I had so long ago I had a loving momma she gave me a fine home She's gone way up country and now I'm all alone I wish I was in Frisco drinking red red wine But I'm stuck here in a hotel on the Pennsylvania line Greyhound leaves the station at a quarter after nine Big wheel keeps on rolling going farther down the line I've been around this country and I always paid my way I been to Carolina I been down to Frisco bay There's lots of open roads in the country way out west The state of California is the place I love the best I wish I was in Frisco drinking red red wine But I'm stuck here in a hotel on the Pennsylvania line Greyhound leaves the station at a quarter after nine Big wheel keeps on rolling going farther down the line Pour me a cup of coffee and set me up again I'll play the cards once more although I know I'll never win There's a tiny little window and the sun is peeking through I can almost see my shadow when she turns from grey to blue I wish I was in Frisco drinking red red wine But I'm stuck here in a hotel on the Pennsylvania line Greyhound leaves the station at a quarter after nine Big wheel keeps on rolling going farther down the line
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Wild Rover 04:27
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I've been a wild rover for many's the year I've spent all me money on whiskey and beer But now I'm returning with gold in great store And I never will play the wild rover no more And it's no, nay, never No, nay never no more Will I play the wild rover No never no more I went in to an alehouse I used to frequent And I told the landlady me money was spent I asked her for credit, she answered me nay Such custom as yours I can have any day And it's no, nay, never No, nay never no more Will I play the wild rover No never no more I took up from my pocket ten shillings bright And the landlady's eyes lit up with delight She said we have whiskeys and wines all the best And the words that I spoke they were only in jest And it's no, nay, never No, nay never no more Will I play the wild rover No never no more I'll go home to my parents confess what I've done And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son And after they've caressed me as oft times before I never will play the wild rover no more And it's no, nay, never No, nay never no more Will I play the wild rover No never no more

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I recorded this one live at the public library here in Richmond, VT.

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released April 20, 2016

mastered by Carl Blackwood at Warming Room Studios

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Dan Johnson Burlington, Vermont

low key folk music - (how many?) records, a few (dozen?) years worth of weird gigs, no pressure y'all... did shows with some great folks and I just love country bluegrass and any kinda folk song mostly...

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