Cliché Blues

from Slinkin' by Fog Swamp

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lyrics

As I set a course bound for somewhere, heading out just the same
Met a belle said Greta was her name
Well she chewed me up here to Sunday, spit me out left for dead
Run aground with devils in my head
But then she sang haughtily like the Lord Almighty:
"While the cat is away all the mice gonna play
But regrettably that's too cliché"

When I made a beeline for Plano, carrying half my clothes
Another bird had fluttered 'neath my nose
Well we bid adieu on the platform, a peck and then jump a train
Die was cast coulda been preordained

But then she sang haughtily like the Lord Almighty:
"Where there's a will there's a way, every dog has its day
Now don't you see, that's too cliché"

And I got a job doing something, couldn't right tell you what
Saw a maiden with an easy strut
Now it didn't take much to tempt me, some of you mighta guessed
Never been too slow to get undressed

But then she sang haughtily like the Lord Almighty:
"You're just a roll in the hay, nothing else left to say
When will you learn that's too cliché?"

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from Slinkin', released May 5, 2016

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Alex Wise San Francisco, California

Fog Swamp is a Bay Area-based assemblage of first-call musicians that performs original swamp rock.
Steeped in genres ranging from rock, New Orleans funk and blues to bluegrass and jazz, Fog Swamp has headlined venues such as the Sweetwater Music Hall, The Chapel and The Boom Boom Room. The band’s members have shared stages with The Meters, Joan Baez, Wilco, Phil Lesh, and others. ... more

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