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If you think it's as bad as it can get, think again

lyrics

I got some pieces of this, I got some pieces of that,
I got a penny in my pocket and a feather in my hat
there are people I remember, there are people I forget,
but nothing makes me wanna go home just yet.

I found a pile of broken bones beneath the turf the other day
it made me wonder what was underneath the concrete and the clay
I got a dark recurring dream that doesn’t wanna go away
but i still rise above the wickedness before dawn every day

chorus:
And we can still go deeper,
looks like this one is gonna be a keeper
don’t matter which way you turn or which way you choose
someday you’re gonna have to get to know the grim reaper….

I got the skull of a bear, and the teeth of a whale
I got the hair of a dog from a shaggy dog tale
I’ve been a farmer in the fields I’ve been a sailor on the sea
there ain’t no government ever gave a shit about me

well it makes my ankles buckle and it makes my knees go weak
it makes me look just like a clown or some sideshow freak
there’s a million ways to say it when there’s nothing to be said
it’s gonna frighten you to death and make your eyes pop out your head

chorus
And we can still go deeper,
looks like this one is gonna be a keeper
don’t matter which way you turn or which way you choose
someday you’re gonna have to get to know the grim reaper….


Bridge
And there are letters in the water, and poison in the mail
everything you ever try is already destined to fail

You can set me on the water put the wind into my sail
but to break me out of jail somebody’s gotta pay my bail
they’re selling short at all the bookies, but I’ll tell you a tall tale
all your hopes and aspirations gonna be to no avail

final chorus
And we can still go deeper,
looks like this one is gonna be a keeper
don’t matter which way you turn or which way you choose
someday you’re gonna have to get to know the grim reaper…

credits

from The Haberdasher's Voyage, released January 3, 2021
Written & produced by Fergus McKay
Vocal, piano, trumpets, harmonica: Fergus McKay
Bass & backing vocals: Gaia Miato
Tenor Sax & Backing vocals: Angie Diomede
Alto Sax: Saskia Thijs
Drums: Niccolo ettore Pillazzari
Harp: Raphael Matéos

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Fergus McKay and Nothing Concrete Toulouse, France

In the shadows of the Pyrenees in Southern France, resides a collective which has purposefully chosen this remote locale from which to strike out in all directions with their extraordinary music.

An acoustic-led combination of folk, swing jazz and a bluesy country cabaret polka which is quite unlike anything else, embracing the ancient art of storytelling through song.
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