April 10, 2000
By Jim Cullen
Sydney Mines, NS
(Words in Green are Song Titles from Minglewood Recordings)
Sittin'
Behind the Wheel
, trying to convince myself that
Someday I'm Gonna Ride in a Cadillac.
Anyway, comin' from my
Hideaway
rollin' down the highway singing
Caledonia
to myself, I looked up at the sky thinking I was looking at the comet Hale
Bopp. Good God! It was the
Cajun Stars
!
I then began to think about
Me and My Baby
and I maybe putting a song together. My wife said I was
Crazy
and in
Desperate Love
and I should go to
Georgia on a Fast Train.
However, she knows
I Don't Have The Blues
and my imaginary
Cadillac
was out at the
Crossroads
with a noisy rod, and you know who was going to fix that,
Me And The Boys
. The neighbors, the
Whiz Kids
, laughed and said that I had the
East Coast Blues.
Marguerite, my wife, finally said she was going to the
Far Side of Town
and said to me
You Win Again
and I
Still Can't Turn You Loose.
I said to her
You're Not Drinking Enough.
Looking puzzled, she blurped
Where Does Love Go
? You're
The Drinker
but
I'm Gonna Forgive You Again.
Well after hearing that, I knew I'd been
Stood Up
before. I guess I better not
Runaway
simply because I'd make
The Promise
to return
Sooner Or Later
to the
Daughter of The Night.
By the way, I said to my daughter Kim and her beaux
Jed
, who thinks I should spend 45 years in the
Dorchester.
Well surprised at that, I mentioned, I'll be
Livin Outside The Law
where you must
Beg, Borrow, and Steal.
After being a
Working Man
all my life, I'm not saying it
Ain't What It Used To Be.
It has been a
Long Way From Texas
where a very good friend of mine called “Delbert” was doing a Cape Breton song
called
Rockin The Blues.
That really got me
Hook, Line, and Sinker!
As usual, my wife again interrupted and said
Don't Fool Yourself
just because you attended the
Patriot Game
you're walking around as if you were filled with
Rocket Fuel
, fallin off a
Tight Rope
with the
Nicholson Blues.
Kim piped up and screamed! Mom that's
The Price He Pays.
Startled, I knew I'd been in a
Crossfire
with'em both. I looked in their eyes and said I am
Counting On You
because Ma told me, not long ago,
Don't Give It Up.
Turning to them both I said
If You Really Need Me
you
Ain't Got That Much To Lose.
S-U-R-E they said, all together in harmony,
Till The Next Dream
and you think you're the
High Society Kid.
Oh! I know that scenario
All Too Well.
The Rumor”
had it I was a
Door To Door Salesman
and
Dan Willie
,my brother-in-law, said to me I'm
Gonna Run You Off the Hill
and forced me to go to
Funk City,
Sydney.
During these
Endless Nights
it's been a
Long Hard Climb To The Bottom.
I know I
Can't Live Without Your Love
Marguerite but it's the
Same Old Blues
about the amateur song writer
Country Boy Getting' Ready To Rock
just driving down the
Last Chance Highway!
Suddenly from CJCB Radios “Wolfman Jack” spun
Rockin My Red Neck Life Away.
At that I had to
Let Somebody Else Drive.
Well
Hank Williams Said It
on the
Highway To Your Heart …. Cheri I Miss You.
Well Matt
Can't you see!