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Bluesta

by Songsta

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1.
Snakeskin 05:14
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SNAKESKIN music and lyrics © S Marquis 2002 You’ve got snakeskin baby That’s why you slip and slide You’ve got snakeskin baby That’s why you slip and slide So don’t you come round here no more Or I’m gonna tan your hide All the times you told me There was only you and I And the way you used to hold me Now I know it was a lie I’m not afraid to hurt you Cos I know snakes cant even cry And if I cut you deep I wonder if you’d bleed And would your blood be cold Like the way you treated me Well I’ve got to thinkin Bout all those lies that I believed And your hissin, while kissin Was not my type And you’d squeeze me, believe me Way too tight You’ve got snakeskin baby That’s why you slip and slide So don’t you come round here no more Or I’m gonna tan your hide Solos You’ve got snakeskin baby You’ve got snakeskin baby You’ve got snakeskin baby So don’t you come round here no more or I’ll turn you into a nice pair of boots A belt to hold up my pants And a wallet for all that cash I won’t be spending on you
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Get Off My Shoulder 00:21
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GET OFF MY SHOULDER music and lyrics © Blind Belly Cracklin, 1920s That's when I told her Get off my shoulder Your tears are wreckin my suede jacket cost you a packet and was the best thing you ever gave me So don't go wreckin this last affection I have in my heart for you Girl just stop your cryin now It's the least that you could do
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Aint No Angel 04:21
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AIN'T NO ANGEL music and lyrics © S. Marquis 2012 verse 1 There's a boy, that I know, a child divine Goes to church, good at school, he's his mama's pride He don't fight, he don't lie, he come home at night But inside, he's tired, of the doing right He ain't no angel verse 2 Late at night, he dreams, of forbidden things Kissing girls, lyin, stealin, smoking, drinking Temptation's strong, the boy is young, he's trying to hold on He knows it's wrong, but he wonders, cos it looks like fun He knows it's wrong, but he wonders, cos it looks like fun chorus He ain't no angel, he's just a boy He ain't no angel, he's flesh and blood He ain't no angel, God save his soul He aint the chosen one after all verse 3 After church, he stays back, he steals the wine It tastes sweet, makes him feel, like he's on high He goes wild, stayin out, til the morning light Late at night, all alone, his mama cries Back at home, all alone, his mama cries chorus bridge The moral to this story is Let your children be themselves We can't make them who we want The more we try, the more goes wrong chorus chorus
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Child Of The Night 03:45
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CHILD OF THE NIGHT music and lyrics © S Marquis 2014 verse 1 The sun goes down and you arise Wipe the sleep from your tired eyes The stars are calling you out to play Here you go again chorus Child of the night Staying out with the city lights Don’t know where you’re goin or gone And you don’t even care any more verse 2 The music’s loud, sweatin bodies Fill the floor, skin to skin Hypnotised epileptic lights Kissin strangers and ridin high chorus bridge Peppin up and comin down Shootin stars and burnin out A wild creature out to roam, goin crazy from dusk til dawn there’s no tomorrow and no regreats until the day, you wanna forget verse 3 The sun gets up and you get home Lookin sorry as the night is long Bloodshot eyes and a screamin head Oh no you’ve done it again chorus chorus
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Ain't It A Shame 00:43
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AIN'T IT A SHAME music and lyrics © Blind Belly Cracklin, 1920s It's rainin dogs but your home is dry You lost your keys you can't get inside Ain't it a shame Your hands are cold but your gloves are warm Ain't it a shame you ain't got them on Ain't it a shame Stuck outside, no money no phone Ain't it a shame there's nobody home Ain't it a shame, your gloves ain't on Ain't it a shame, your keys are gone Ain't it a shame
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Count It Up 03:06
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COUNT IT UP music and lyrics © S. Marquis 2004 verse 1 I got the shoes, you got the walk I got the words, you got the talk You got the look and I got the eye If you got the reason, I got the why chorus Count it up What you got? Count it up You got the lot Count it up yeah count it up The numbers come together when you count it up verse 2 You got yours, and I got mine If you got a moment, I got the time I got your number, you got my call You get the key and I’ll get the door chorus bridge I'm no mathematician but I can do the sums And I'm no accountant but I know the numbers add up and I'm not a betting man but I say the odds are high That when you count it up the numbers are on our side verse 3 I got the night, you got the day You got the will, I got the way Now I’ve got the cool and you’ve got the hot We got the number when you count it up chorus outro I bet we're made to measure when you count it up One and one make two and two together when you count it up Yes it's better for the pleasure when you count it up The numbers come together when you count it up count it up
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Right Time 03:03
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RIGHT TIME music and lyrics © S. Marquis 2012 chorus Every time's the right, time, To tell her that you love her The right, time, To tell her there's no other The right, time, to kiss and hold and hug her Don't be shy, cos every time's the right time verse 1 If you feel it in your bones Call her on the phone, Just to say hello And you can’t wait to get home chorus verse 2 Look her in the eye Write it in the sky send her a letter you got to get her in a twitter chorus bridge It's time to share your love So give your mamma a hug tell it to your misses Tell it to your sisters To your little baby girls and your cutey little nieces Your sweethearts and your sweeties You love em all to pieces Your aunties and your grannies Tell the one you fancy Tell the girl next door And the ones you loved before chorus x 2
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I Love You So Much It Hurts 03:22
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I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS music and lyrics © S. Marquis 2002 intro (freely) I love you, I love you, I love you so much baby chorus I love you so much it hurts I love you so much it makes me want to cry I love you so much I cant find the words But I'm gonna try verse 1 You're the sweetest thing, I've ever seen, You mean to me, more than any thing I love to wake up next to you, in the morning I love your eyes, the way they smile, What they tell and what they hide You got the sparkle you got the light, You're bona fide You got me feeling, You got me feeling chorus verse 2 Your tenderness, your sweet caress, generous and loveliness Your fashion sense that you invented, just for you You understand, you sympathise, You're the word on good advice You tell it straight, you keep it clear, You're clarified You got me feeling, [You got me feeling] You got me feeling, that I love you, I love you, I love you so much baby solos chorus final chorus I love you so much it hurts I love you so much it makes me want to cry I love you so much I cant find the words But I'm gonna, find the words Yeah I'm gonna, find the words Yeah I'm gonna try
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Pappy Will Pay 00:26
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PAPPY WILL PAY music and lyrics © Blind Belly Cracklin, 1920s Pappy will pay but it wont be today it wont be today that pappy wlll pay Pappy got the money comin comin any day that be the day that pappy will pay
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Leave Me A Memory 05:42
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LEAVE ME A MEMORY music and lyrics © S. Marquis 1997 Verse 1 I know, you’ve got to go But I hate to say goodbye There’s just one thing I ask of you Leave me one thing tonight Verse 2 Take a moment to be with me Let me look into your eyes Feel your touch upon my skin Cos there’s so little time Chorus Leave me a memory Leave me so in love That you cant think of nothing Except coming home Lying in my arms, my love Verse 3 Your ticket’s on the table Your case is by the door And the house seems so empty now And you haven’t even gone Chorus Bridge Only a memory, that’s all I need To keep me going my love Only a memory, you lying here with me Whispering in my ear my love Solo Chorus Chorus
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Things Were Never Better 01:56
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THINGS WERE NEVER BETTER Music and lyrics © S Marquis 2002 verse 1 Won’t you tell before you leave me the things I did that were so wrong so I’ll know better for next time Not to do you no more harm What’s the rhyme and what’s the reason Behind the feelin that has died I thought that things were never better Until you said to me tonight That you had never felt so lonely With someone else before And I was not to be your one and only And what’s more, the final score Was tonight, you were walkin out the door Listen closely while I tell you How I hate to see you go To know there’s no-one let who loves me Now you’ve left me on my own
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High Time 04:28
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HIGH TIME music and lyrics © S. Marquis 2014 verse 1 There are many things, I could call a bore And I could go on, on what’s wrong, not anymore Now I can see, it’s up to me What shall I be? The choosing’s free pre-chorus I’ve had enough of how it’s so tough I don’t give a stuff, I’m giving that up chorus High time, to leave it behind and take a new line Isn’t it time? Time I shook these ole blues? Ain’t no black cats have been doggin me, I just like to think that they do verse 2 I’ve been complainin, but nothing’s been changing So I’m rearranging, the way I’m playin Now I’m not sweatin, I’m livin and letting The things that were getting, getting me down I’m now forgettin pre-chorus Self-prepossessed just gets me depressed It be for the best, to give it a rest chorus solo verse 3 I’m giving the good, whatever will be And if it should, then the good, it gives to me My glass is half full, my grass is green, I’m smellin the roses and living the dream chorus 2 High time, I opened my eyes, look at the sun, look at it shine Isn’t it fine? Not a cloud in sight Blue is the sky, blue is the sea Blue is my car, But not me Impro out over BVs
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Old Man Drivin 00:45
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OLD MAN DRIVIN music and lyrics © Blind Belly Cracklin, 1920s He had a hat in the back of a big new car But he didn't drive fast and he didn't drive far Look out it's an old man drivin drivin me crazy It should be me drivin that car not him and I'd drive it fast and I'd stay in my lane Look out it's an old man drivin drivin me crazy Old man drivin drivin me crazy
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Black Cat Blues 02:47
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BLACK CAT BLUES music and lyrics © Blind Belly Cracklin, 1920s verse 1 I been troubled, walkin misery Black cat magic, cast a spell on me Woh, the blackest cat I seen verse 2 Took my job, my family Left me with nothing but an allergy Who, I think I'm gonna sneeze It ain’t superstition that’s been doggin me Black cat magic, won’t let me be verse 3 Black dog come and eat this cat Someday puppy, I'll pay you back Woh, a tasty black cat snack It ain’t superstition that’s been doggin me Black cat magic, won’t let me be

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This is the fourth album in the Songsta series and goes back to where music really started for me - the Blues.

The album also includes a dedication to the enigmatic and mysterious 1920s Sydney Bluesman, Blind Belly Cracklin. I stumbled upon his original shellac master recordings in an op-shop many years ago which I have remastered and included into the album as a homage to the Grandfather of Australian blues music

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released October 21, 2015

All songs written, arranged and produced by Steve Songsta Marquis.
Recorded and mixed by Songsta. Mastered by Herm Kovac at Ramrod Studios

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Songsta is Steve Marquis; composer, producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist.

Songsta writes and produces music for artists, film, TV and advertising in between gigging as a freelance bassist in the Sydney jazz, groove and pop circuits. Writing and performing in all styles of music from electronica to jazz to roots and rock, the Songsta soundscape is diverse and far-reaching. ... more

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