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Sippin' Pretty

by Booze Monkey

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1.
Intro 00:33
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Bartender Please (OTG&B Version) 02:25
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I'm going down to the Old Town Grill & Bar tonight to drink my fill my favorite joint it's just outa sight Travis & Bill & Justin & Brian, Shane Kristen & Chris They'll all be tryin' to make sure everybody's alright In light of all that's come to pass I think I'll have myself a glass Bartender please mix me a Martini - 2x I'm feeling just a bit put out and facing just a little south I've wiped the slate this time right here is for drinkin' The week I've had, hell the month's been bad, I can't tell if I am mad or sad Right now I need a state of not thinkin' In light of all that's come to pass I think I'll have myself a glass Bartender please mix me a Martini - 2x I got my damned phone bill in the mail, it's bigger than a mythic whale I think that she's been callin' Miss Cleo My car is back in the shop again, if I don't soon get a chance to win I'll probably end up driving a Geo In light of all that's come to pass I think I'll have another glass Bartender please mix me a Martini - 2x My day job it sucks Monkey ass, they won't even fire me baby I've asked The lottery odds look bleaker and bleaker The missus gets meaner by the day, any meaner she might turn me gay at the very least she's makin' me weaker In light of all that's come to pass I guess I'll have another glass Bartender please another Martooni, er Bartender please another Martini Two olives on a diamond pick, in lieu of lunch they'll do the trick My buddy he calls these drinks olive soup I've got too much blood in my Alcohol stream, I'll drink 'til I sleep and be too drunk to dream and all before my brain cells regroup In light of all that's come to pash, I gesh I'll have another glash Tarbender pleash another termini - 2x
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Merchant St. Blues 03:53
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Pulled into Indy with the sun in our eyes Tail end of a really long day Daydreamin' 'bout sleepin' and thinking 'bout dreamin' Eleven hours been a really long way Cuttin' cards at the hotel and runnin' through the show Singin' low so's not disturb the guests Time for a few drinks then hello mistress pillow You know they've got more stars out midwest You know they got more stars out midwest O'dark-thirty in the morning we were finding the club Just beneath the seventy ramp We were drinking coffee when the ambient light Took the baton from the weary street lamps A new day's glosses told us to cut our losses Odds were that we were already dead So tumble dice into the gas tank and switch the Chips for petrol it’s back to Virginia we'd head Back to Virginia we'd head We saw the sun set and then rise again in Indy We were tired but the show's gotta go Last minute changes and venue rearranges About which we didn’t all know We saw the sun set and then rise again in Indy We were tired but the show's gotta go 'Bout twelve hundred miles give or take by the time we were back and you know we weren't slow You best believe that we weren’t slow We saw the sun set and then rise again in Indy And you know that we returned renewed The first time the Monkey departed the state Well heeled and well wheeled and well stewed We saw the sun set and then rise again in Indy And we left a bit longer in tooth Because there’s nothing like the first swig from a new bottle it’s a bit rough but it soon gets smooth Because there’s nothing like the first swig from a brand New bottle it’s a bit rough but it soon gets smooth. A bit rough but it soon gets smooth.
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Sir Sleeps a Lot 00:15
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My Drinkin' (has saved your life) 02:38
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My drinkin' has saved your life. I'd have taken you out by now, you uber stupid sow you oughta know that you sicken me you owe your life to Hennesy I've always been a happy drunk I smile when my thoughts have sunk Congeniality in the glass the bottle gnomes have saved your ass My drinkin' has saved your life. Johnny Walker went to bat for you Jim Beam and Dewars too They fought a battle that you can't fight They'll do it all again tonight My drinkin' has saved your life. Your one in many that owes your thanks to the spirits in the bottle banks the kickin' chicken and the Saphire too and Crown Reserve has done a lot for you My drinkin' has saved your life.
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Heartbreak Hotel 01:57
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Raincoat 03:36
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Chorus: It's rainin' & I've got me a raincoat It's rainin' & I've got me a raincoat That's the happy fact that I'm clingin' to today. Cuz everybody needs to know it's the little things that make us smile and help us to get by the little gems and grins and things that insert the sparkle into our eyes Chorus Fingers slip through the fog upon the window the background hums of drizzle on the roof a soggy May, the flowers are late I'm fighting off the Monday morning blues The coffee's hot & the weather show says to expect rain all throughout the day I take a sip & burn my lip & count to ten to keep my temper at bay Chorus Cuz everybody needs to know it's the little things that make us smile and help us to get by the little gems and grins and things that insert the sparkle into our eyes Chorus
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Grillin' Gorsky 00:19
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Old Soul 04:30
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I'm an old soul baby, I have been since day one I'm an old soul baby, I have been since day one I seem to age in dog years, my day starts with setting sun I'm an old soul baby, I been old since I was young I'm an old soul baby, I been old since I was young Been tired since I woke up, my song's already been sung I'm an old soul baby with truth behind the eyes I'm an old soul baby there's truth behind these eyes Experience and wisdom, they mile-mark these cries I'm an old soul baby with a fresh new set of toys I'm an old soul baby with a fresh new set of toys the questions are familiar, the answer's in the noise. I'm an old soul baby, I have been since day one I'm an old soul baby, I been old since I was young I seem to age in dog years, my song's already been sung
10.
Dick Frankenstein's Night Out 03:39
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This song was written about Monty Haymes' bachelor party. Preceding his marriage to the lovely Kerie Haymes. Every word in this song is true. She said her name was Kevin and she she stripped for Monty Floyd spent an hour in the VIP Lounge Seven hundred dollars She took my Crown and clicked her tongue you shoulda seen her jaw drop when I took it back and did the same I'm such a trollop Handy Andy hit a train'track a dozen bladders 'bout burst Sixteen men were in agreement Greedo never shot first In a twist around the waitress found she'd got digits from Hobart The earlobe bit, name-tags on tit, classic state of the art In case you find you're looking for a moral to this story It's just a tale of scant-missed jail, one needn't worry The night of Big Dick Frankenstein and his merry band of bandits Spreading wealth about three months saved 'cause a wedding gave 'em chance Interact and questions asked happy to oblige Beneath the rain Izzy abstained but the others they went inside Not a word by Sunday heard about Peter's paramedics By then the evening's bail-bond cash had long since switched to credit Turgenson he showed the Artist a trick for tippin' up top Peter asked for an anal insertion from a Prince William County Cop Everyone thought Fistibuns was surely going to upchuck But he held back so Frankenstein owes Nipple a sawbuck In case you find you're looking for a moral to this story It's just a tale of scant-missed jail, one needn't worry The night of Big Dick Frankenstein and his merry band of bandits Spreading wealth about three months saved 'cause a wedding gave 'em chance Monty got a hottie and his friends they did benefit Kerie honey we all love you and don't you forget it To all of those that stayed behind so the pets and kids were fed the biggest smile was getting home and curling into bed
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Outdoorsman 00:16
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The Ballad of Boozey the Monkey 04:41
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I was working my way through the bar climbin' right up the shelf I'd drank just about every kinda drink I was looking for something else So I took myself on safari Looking for a brand new Booze I took along a flask and some munchies and my guitar so I could play me some blues I was dancing down a path in the jungle whistling sonme Albert King when up in the trees there was a terrible commotion and I saw myself the darnedest thing a Monkey with a shaker & some glassware swung down to me on a vine He stirred some Martinis with two olives each and hit me with the coolest line Chorus: He siad I am Boozey the Monkey Often drunk and always funky You can call me Boozey for short He handed me a Cocktail glass with a grin and said Buddy lets hold us court Well now the first thing that I've got to tell you is that Monkey mixed a damned fine drink I said Boozey little buddy we are certainly soul mates well at least you know that's what I think He readily concurred and then he did something absurd you know he wasn't overflowin' with couth He pointed to my guitar case there beside me and insisted that I play him some tunes So I whipped out a little Howlin' Wolf and then I played him one of mine He mixed us both another soup & salad and hit me with the coolest line Chorus: So here we are singing his gospel & Believe me this ain't no myth the jungle is home to a Dean Martin Monkey that swings around sayin' this: Chorus.
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Outro 00:30
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Live banter out.

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Recorded Live at the Old Town Grill & Bar in Winchester, VA. Thanks to Bill, Travis and entire OTG&B staff!

Joel Ludwig - Upright and acoustic fretless bass accompanying vocals on "Bartender Please".

Blue Ajay - Guitar, vocals, StompBox

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released September 25, 2004

Cover Cross Stitch by Christina M. Orr.
Graphic design by Blue Ajay
Recorded, Produced & engineered by Blue Ajay
Mastered by Blue Ajay at the Naked Acre Compound Studio.
Cover Photo by Blue Ajay, Insert Photos by Christina M. Orr
Intro by Leo J. Bailey

Much love to our buddy PoundCake aka L.B. despite his tardiness.

All songs written by Blue Ajay except Heartbreak Hotel - written by Axton, Presley & Durden

Copyright 2004 Sanity Check Musec, Inc. ASCAP.

** All credits changed from BLUE to Blue Ajay.

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Booze Monkey is the primary musical moniker for longtime indie recording artist and multi-instrumentalist, Blue Ajay.

A much more detailed biography is available at SanityCheck.net

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