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Six Buckets of Kerosene (live to 1​/​4" tape)

from Plays & Sings - Compiled Cassettes 1989​-​1993 by Willie Wisely

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Based on a chapter of Ralph Ellison's 1952 novel "Invisble Man".

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They wouldn’t pay to fix it up
Now they’re going to pay, they’ll see it burning down
They wouldn’t pay to fix it up
Now they’re going to pay, they’ll see it burning down
We’re going to take six buckets of kerosene
We’re going to burn it down

Well Mr. & Mrs. Jones live upstairs
For slightly more than forty years or so
Well Mr. & Mrs. Jones, they live upstairs
For slightly more than forty-four years or so
We’re going to take six buckets of kerosene
We’re going to burn it down

Spill a quart in every room or so
Wake up little Suzy they ain’t found her yet
Spill a quart in every room or so
Wake up fool put out your cigarette

Well ain’t nobody going to raise a fuss or make a stink
Just help old Joe out to the street
Well ain’t nobody going to raise a fuss or make a stink
Just help old Joe out on to the street
We’re going to take six buckets of kerosene
We’re going to burn it down

Six buckets of kerosene (Six buckets of kerosene)
Six buckets of kerosene (Six buckets of kerosene)
Six buckets of kerosene (Six buckets of kerosene)
Six buckets of kerosene (Six buckets of kerosene)
We’re going to take six buckets of
We’re going to burn it down

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from Plays & Sings - Compiled Cassettes 1989​-​1993, released January 1, 1989
Peter Anderson: drums/vocals
James Voss: upright bass/vocals
Willie Wisely: vocals/guitar
Greg Wold: trombone
Cover art & design & lettering/John Berry, Nothing Arts, Minneapolis
Liner notes : Tim DuRoche
Written Willie Wisely
Rehearsal Studio 1140 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, MN USA
℗ & © 1989/1990/1993.Ella 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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