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Drunken Young Men (acoustic)

from Between The X's & The O's by Willie Wisely

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The piano strikes a chord and all the soldiers roar, “hooray”
Steins pounding tables in time
All's forgotten in rhyme

Sober serving girl, feigns a smile and does what she can
Lacing up their trousers and boots
She can't loosen the noose

The news is not so good once again for drunken young men
Jiggers parting their grins, drunken young men
You'd better tidy your affairs while you can, drunken young men

The veteran orders rounds on grounds that all join at croquet
Ignore him and he’ll go away
Cripple waving his cane

Tired hired girls dance for drunken young boys
Kicking up skirt and hoop
Bruising barely the truth

The news is not so good once again for drunken young men
A toast hangs at every smooth chin, drunken young men
With nothing yet to will to their kin, drunken young men

Tiny little girl has some news to tell a drunken young boy
She'll be carrying to term
Will he be returned?

The news is not so good once again for drunken young men
Everything, wine, beer and gin, for drunken young men
Well you may not come home with your limbs
And taverns will remind girls of him
And the piano will close on the hands of drunken young men

Drunken young men…
Drunken again

credits

from Between The X's & The O's, released January 8, 2008
Written, performed, produced by Willie Wisely
executive producer Jeff Gross
OXOX graphic by jotcreates
watercolors Susan Freedman
scribble Ella b. Gilbert Wisely
Design by Pete Rosenzweig
huge thanks to Oglio Records

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Willie Wisely Saint Paul, Minnesota

Equal parts Minnesotan music scene veteran and Laurel Canyon resident/devotee, Willie Wisely remains that rare bird mixing profound power pop with arena-sized showmanship, a troubadour on an all night rave up, a cold kombucha on a hot California day, a McCartney-ite taking a break from his Japanese import of “Ram” for a quick Canyon run listening to João Gilberto. ... more

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