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1.
Lusitania 04:10
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When the honeymoon is over And married life has lost its thrill When those sunny fields of clover Are mortgages and utility bills I will love you, yes I will Love you still When you’re feelin like a failure Going through your darkest day Crying lonely like a sailor And there’s nothing I can say I will love you, yes I will Love you still CHORUS Lusitania, a sinking ship won’t make ya less beautiful Boots in rain, ya always come prepared, you are mutable The years will make us relax But we gotta, we gotta, we gotta come back I know you’ll always gimme chills And I will love you, yes I will Love you still When you put away the two piece Thinking your belly looks to full Don’t let the makeup cover you please The older you get, the more beautiful I will love you, yes I will Love you still When the honeymoon is over The cake is gone, the champagne killed When we’re petrified and sober The good life way, way up the hill I will love you, yes I will Love you Still
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Hot Hell 05:16
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Take my hand sugar / Don’t let it go Buy up gold / Diabolists stole the show Rooftop silhouettes / Congress singing to the devil’s radio Hot hell a-risin / No time to lose ... we gotta go Hail Black King! / Down on your knees C’mon, show yer fangs / Take off the gloves, you yellow queen Cut the country club / They’re foolish, craven, weak, white, they’re done Hot hell a-risin / Dead man walkin ... in the sun Tea Party Doll / Don’t need the law Lipstick magician / While ya pray, in half we’re sawed Tea Party doll / Patchin up wounds with cannonballs Hot hell a-risin / Let your fever … burn it all Sit alone with scripture / Your mind will walk Be careful kid / Of those who sing ;) of those who talk Ignore the boatman / Believe the river & the blues Hot hell a-risin / No one will tell ya … what to do The jails are full / everywhere Old Albion / You make the mob when you don’t treat’m fair The jails are full / They’re burning everything to the ground Hot hell a-risin / Even on the otherside … of town Take my hand sugar / Take any hand you can reach Doctor, he got no pills / The teacher don’t know what to teach The church is screaming / The bank is headed for ruin Hot hell a-risin / No time to lose … we gotta move Watch it blow From the hills we came down from so long ago As long as you know Be cool baby, remember when the curtain drops It ain’t the world, it’s just the show
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Le Canard Noir 05:03
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Bay State runner talk easy speak Wear your pirate halo Your heart pumps gasoline The fast ship ever set to sea Those coast guard cutters Sail right out of their league In low light, in dead night Old rum runner Black Duck on the sea Cheap bootleggin, man, that's the crime Ditch that bathtub gin Toss that dandelion wine New Year's Ever 1929 Pump the blood of New England's finest In low light, in dead night Open fire! Black Duck on the sea Shout no warning and flash no light It's machine gun fire Like hail into our side A hundred rounds, maybe two or three I jumped over board or they would have gotten me In low light, in dead night Old rum runner Black Duck on the sea
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Ma Belle 03:56
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Je connais la fin! Je connais la fin mon amour Vous tournez et je meurs Écoutez mon coeur Pour vous mon amour Mon coeur est comme cent tambours Je vous regarde Je vous regarde danser avec lui Et le monde est sous la pluie Quand vous dansez avec lui Pathétique, je suis The businessman, he dreams of the countryside The farmer shuts his eyes and sees big city lights The devil dreams of heaven while god dreams of hell And me, I only dream of you ma belle Ma belle Ma belle Je connais la fin! Je connais la fin mon amour Et nous danserons et nous allons embracer Mais je rêve Je rêve bêtement Vous êtes sa femme Je sais Permettez-moi de rêver Rêver mon amour Et mes rêves deviendront courage Mais je suis comme la pierre Comme un petit enfant Et vous danserez seulement avec lui We want, we want what we cannot hold In the winter we want heat, in the summer, cold We want, we want the dancer’s charms But only cause she swings from another We want, we want what we cannot take The single girl will cry for a wedding cake We want, we want the dancer’s charms But only cause she swings from another
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It Could Happen To You 03:15
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The sky is blue, there ain't no heat Trees look so green above that blacktop street Odi-Lodi, perfect summer day stopping through Lovers names carved into the birch Holding hands beneath a hymnal at church Oh good golly, Miss Molly looks so jealous down the pew When you're feeling low inside And alone you think you'll always be Concentrate on good weather And break yourself off something sweet A summer sausage cookin on the barbecue I see Miss Annie, I say, 'How do you do?' Romance, a young love so true It could happen to you The streets are quiet as the sun goes down Boys pick up their dates and take 'em into town Hi-dee-ho there, your hair looks so nice Did you do somethin new? A waltz is playin through the honeysuckle air The girl is giving off that lightening bug stare Eyes a glowin, show him what you know and you can lose
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Sky Mountain Blues 03:31
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I got them Sky Mountain Blues rainin down on my head I got them Sky Mountain Blues rainin down on my head I'm in love with three women but I only got one bed I stand at God's right hand but I wear the Devil's dancin shoes I stand at God's right hand but I wear the Devil's dancin shoes I'm comin in hot, I ain't got nothin to lose There's a gal name Lee, she dances on the east side of town There's a gal name Lee, you gotta see her do the mess around She's the jitterbug queen, she could surely shake your sugar shack down If you come to Nashville, make sure you're dancin to the beat If you come to Nashville, make sure you're dancin to the beat I don't care if you're on crutches, they'll heal you down on Forest street I got them Sky Mountain blues, feels like hail comin down I got them Sky Mountain blues, feels like hail comin down I'm in love with three women, think it's time to get outta town
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The Most Peculiar Way (for meg) 04:09
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You have the most peculiar way of smiling With two shy twitches in your cheeks First a tug on the left then a tug on the right one While closing both your hazel eyes I feel the most peculiar way when we gambol Across a manicured lawn As the songs of sunlight and tales of twilight Ramble restlessly to dawn Dear, I feel so unafraid In the most peculiar way When the tall trees shake off their leaves Who knows where you’ll you be? But here and now, blessed be the ground That carries your feet These days go on with such agreeable exchange They go in the most peculiar way There is a most peculiar weight that’s lifted When Venus winks an eye at you All the blues and baggage, all the sag and sadness Go from hurricanes to dew My dear, I feel so unafraid In the most peculiar way Chorus You have the most peculiar way of smiling With two shy twitches in your cheeks For an anxious man, not comfortable with comfort His nerves are settled when you speak My dear, I feel so unafraid In the most peculiar way
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Icarus Too (for mike) 03:18
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Hot summer shirtless, chasing girls, drinking orange pop No chance to win but ya don’t stop To be strong, to be stubborn, to be on the run from the cops Michel never wins, but I don’t think he stops Touch your lips, touch your lips like Belmondo did for Godard Til your last breath, don’t ever stop Oh to lose, oh to lose, oh the loveliness of futile cause To stay til the end and never have stopped Reaching out, reaching out, reaching out, seeking, oh, my God The burn of hot wax don’t ever stop The season’s long, work is hard and it’s easy to give up on the crops But it’s gonna come, the rain never stops Oh Toulouse, oh Toulouse, oh Lautrec hanging in Montmartre No chance with them girls but he don’t stop Oh to win, it’s a myth, only blondes comes out on top But you can’t lose if you don’t stop Broken nose, broken bones, broken brain and a broken jaw Fifteen rounds, some fighters don’t stop
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Tomber (theme from 'Italian Movies') 03:53
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Once, I was Le Dauphin Loved by all creatures and man The acrobat of life White paint on my face Blue roses in my hand I tumbled a great distance In the heat of flash-bulb fires Disfigured in the dawn The circus had moved on And my name had been retired Tomber, tomber, tomber! Pour la vie d'être révélé Tomber, tomber, tomber! Un homme doit s'agenouiller I vanished to the country My bed made where I lay A desultory minstrel Learning how to ponder Forgetting how to slay Refrain Devilry desiccated The prince was laid to rest With one last verse of Wilde White paint on his cross Blue roses on his chest Refrain The harlequin turned ascetic I simply cut my hair To till a patch of soil Ignore the catch of girls Regardless of their bodies young and fair Refrain But I dream in Italian movies Dark sunglasses, cigarettes and ties The allure of austerity fades Con Anouk Aimée La luce de roma in my eyes Tombez, tombez, tombez! Je ne suis pas un saint Tombez, tombez, tombez! Je veux vivre dans un film italien
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Cleveland 1961 05:08
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Living on rice and beans Living on cold sidewalks and snow Living on you and me Dying to know Every little last thing I could About that girl so handsome and tall Maria, I miss you most of all Steaming kettle on Seventh Street Third floor, river view Baby, pour me one more cup of tea And I'll pour another for you Old Charlie playing his slide trombone Notes floating up and down the hall Maria, I miss you most all Still see you dancing on a table In that winter coat of mine Every good thing goes It's only a matter of time Coldest day of the year But the nurses all treated me kind They said, 'You'll see her somewhere On down the line." Couldn't catch a Cuyahoga thaw Only went out for tuna and gin Put your favorite record on Cut off the speakers and watched it spin I wrote Miss Edna a letter I couldn't bear to make that call Maria, I miss you most of all Ironed out my best white shirt Cut a red patch out of your dress In front of our bedroom mirror I sewed that red patch to my chest Said goodbye to Charlie Etched our names into the wall Maria, I miss you most of all Chorus I settled down with a southern girl I think you would approve Walked her up and down old Seventh Street Showed her that third floor river view I got a boy, I swear he has your eyes And you can guess what my daughter is called Maria, I miss you most of all Chorus
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Les Ingénus 04:04
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La chaleur de ta main Le clair de lune sur la Seine La mélodie de la troupe La musique américaine Nous sommes jeunes et vrai Sous les étoiles De Van Gogh Et de Verlaine La poésie du soir Le vent souffle sous les longues jupes Vous êtes Les Ingénus Nous aimons ce jeu de dupes Je t’aime, je t’aime Tu es belle La vie est d’aimer Ce qui est beau Avec toi, Il y a toujours de soleil Et il ne fait pas de mal à tomber Le monde est parfait Et couvert de fleurs Ma chéri, je t’aime de tous mon coeur Sur le pont Saint-Michel Un piaf chante une chanson Pour la Ville-Lumière La rose de Napoléon La France est belle Cette terre est belle La vie est d’aimer Ce qui est beau La chaleur de ta main Le clair de lune sur la Seine La mélodie de la troupe La musique américaine Nous sommes jeunes et vrai Sous les étoiles De Van Gogh Et de Verlaine
12.
The Morris Sisters (for em and bec) 02:20
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Last night and the night before The Morris sisters knocked on my door I opened the door and let them in The little one hit me with a bottle of gin Just can’t understand The trouble two sisters cause for one man The tall one is quiet and the little one’s loud They’re gonna send this man right up to the clouds I’m gonna warn you! (Warn you) Don’t scuff my shoes (Scuff my shoes) I’m gonna tell the boys (Tell the boys) Boys those sisters ain’t nothin but noise I can’t sleep anymore I put a big chair in front of the door But the Morris girls they broke it down If I had any sense I’d move outta town Last night and the night before The Morris sisters knocked on my door Tweetin in my ears like gosippy birds Well, I’m fine as long as they hit the fifth and the third I don’t mind when they chat about the fellas I got my eye on my on Miss Mia Bella Emily’s hitched and Rebecca’s a nun But every time I see em it’s a barrel of fun I’m gonna warn you! (Warn you) I’m gonna shuffle my shoes (Shuffle my shoe) You better watch out boys (Watch out boys) Me and those sisters make some kind of noise I won’t say anymore Truth is I love when they knock on my door Even when they chase me with a rolling pin I’m always happy to see ‘em again

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This album was recorded in Nashville, TN at Sky Mountain Studios in August 2011.

Dedicated to Wendy Burr.

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released December 19, 2011

Julian Saporiti: Vocals, Guitar
New York Band: Dan Lipsitz (Sax, Clarinet, Piano), Alex Raderman (Drums), Nathaniel Schroeder (Bass)
The Morris Sisters: Harmony Vocals
Paul Banks: Harmony Vocals on "The Most Peculiar Way"

Written and produced by Julian Saporiti, published by West Meade Music (ASCAP)

Cover photo taken by Kyle Jones

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