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ED AND TUMBLEWEED

from ROLLING ON by Danny Walsh Banned

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by Adam Redfern/Danny Walsh

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“Well there ain’t no hobo sitting here, I’m a tramp hey-o!
I was riding freight trains longer than anyone I know
26 years on the tracks, now 32 on the streets
And I ain’t even heard of Kerouac and the Beats”
“Back in the Depression they rode in the ‘crummy’
Once I even had the pleasure to meet Boxcar Willie
Thanks for your change son, on The Strip here there’s no glory
But tell me about yourself Aussie guy and I’ll tell you my story”
Well sometimes you’re heading off the rails and you can’t look back
But the signals at the stations show you’re on the right track
Yeah we all wanna break free, but your troubles won’t stay behind
And the journey, ain’t so bad, with a friend, next to you you’ll find
“When we rode all the way to Mexico we’d buy a kilo of tea
Wasn’t there for my rail dog when he died, but he was always there for me
When the houses in San Fran started going for a lot more then they’re worth
I’d just go that rail yard and caught the next train smoking north!”
“Hey here comes my pal Tumbleweed, well he’s like brother to me
I impart wisdom on him while he provides good company
He once fell off a rattler, with his buddy up near Fresno
Haa I taught him a lot of things, but not everything I know!”
Shiny shoes stumbling past carrying folks sticking on us labels
The dollar beers we drink outside meant to keep ‘em in there at the tables
This city flickers with the neon glow of many a false hero
But none shine like the true stars in the gutter outside Denny’s Casino
“Like the back of my hand is the West Coast from Redwoods down to San Diego
In any yard could tell you which train was leaving when and where it’s gonna go
Pal, in the morning let’s up and leave this sleepless town...”
(and for a moment I was off with Ed and Tumbleweed…
but then my own story had me…tied down…)
Well sometimes you’re heading off the rails and you can’t look back
But the signals at the stations show you’re on the right track
Yeah we all wanna break free, but your troubles won’t stay behind
And the journey, ain’t so bad,
No the journey, ain’t so bad
Yes the journey, ain’t so bad
with a friend, next to you you’ll find

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from ROLLING ON, released February 1, 2013
Danny – singing, harmonica, mandolin, tambourine, shaker, claps etc. Adam Redfern – guitar. Dave Mudie – drums. Johnny Livewire – Bass, banjo and backing vocals. Lucy Hocking – backing vocals. Van Walker – backing vocals. Nao Anzai – cabasa. Kat Mear - fiddle.

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Danny Walsh Banned Melbourne, Australia

The Danny Walsh Banned have been playing fever-pitched shows and jumping on tables for over a dozen years, serving up country-soul and rock’n’roll flavours infused with a touch of 70s Aussie boogie that will probably have you dancing on the tables, too.
“Walsh’s lyrics depict each landscape and emotional swirl with the caress of a bona fide bush poet...looking back and yearning ahead”' - Forte Mag
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