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Charlie Bill

from The Storm in Our Head by Kathleen Dunbar

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Charlie Bill
By Kathleen Dunbar
Copyrighted by Kathleen Dunbar

I did the Tennessee Waltz with a man with a gun
he told me hang on honey and we’ll have us some fun
let’s get out of this dump and I’ll show you the world
cuz it happens to be that I’m on a man on the run

he said a si-tu-a-tion is what I have got
I’m on the far side of Mars where the fire is hot
ol’ Johnny Law thinks I’m good as caught
well that’s one thing baby I can tell you I’m not

Chorus
the angel got the wings not me
angel got the wings to fly away and be free
oh the devil got a chain, he put the chain on me
devil put the chain on me

I like a little risk, I like to use a disguise
I find it pretty handy for the time that it buys
when the men in black come and give me the eye
I tell em ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no lies

I said Charlie Bill I’ll gladly give you my help
I find I’m in a little trouble myself
cuz the local D.A.’s got it in for my health
this ain’t no kind of life if you stay on the shelf

Chorus

he said I like your style and I dig your red dress
bet those long legs run fast away from a mess
he looked me up and down, he said oh my my
my desire for you’s the only thing I’ll confess

been around the world me and Charlie Bill
be it drinkin’ or diamonds we pursued the thrill
in a runaway train with the whistle’s shrill
if the law don’t get you then the high life will

Chorus

credits

from The Storm in Our Head, released March 23, 2012
Kathleen Dunbar/vocals, Gawain Mathews/guitars, accordion, tambourine, triangle, shaker, washboard, Dan Feiszli/standup bass, Mary Pitchford/fiddle

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Kathleen Dunbar San Francisco, California

You may notice my songs are about angels and devils, birth, life, death, about creation and crumbling destruction—the troubles we humans get ourselves into and the choices we make—some of them funky, some of them ending in the dark, others rising into the light of morning. Touching, humorous, spellbinding storytelling—my songs brings you into the irony, the tragedy, and the possibilities of life. ... more

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