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Pale Rider

by Hitman Blues Band

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1.
Your Blues 03:17
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You got your How Long Blues Blues In The Night Blues when you're happy Blues when you fight Sit back, and get yourself loose Before this night is done We're gonna play Your Blues You say you're man's no good Or your woman let you down Or you got the best baby in the whole damn town Sit back, and get yourself loose Before this night is done We're gonna play Your Blues Maybe you hit the numbers Or the rent is overdue If times are good Or times are hard The blues is always true So let the Good Times Roll Be a real Soul Man 'Cause Death Don't Have No Mercy in this land Sit back And get yourself loose Before this night is done We're gonna play Your Blues
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Trouble On The Line 03:12
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Do you remember baby When Grumman closed its doors Man stood at the gatehouse Said you can't work here no more That's trouble Every place you find Don't you take that call Might be trouble on the line Mailbox full of letters You can just get by One is from the IRS And then you start to cry That's trouble Every place you find Don't you take that call Might be trouble on the line Meet up with your baby Go out for a walk She says "listen, honey I think we need to talk" That's trouble Every place you find Don't you take that call Might be trouble on the line Workin' like the devil Layoffs come around You collect your paycheck A note is sticking out That's trouble Every place you find Don't you take that call Might be trouble on the line
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Blues Can't Hit (What The Blues Can't Catch) 04:20
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Something's knockin' at the door Saw you hanging round before Poor boy blues, you're comin' back for more Well you ain't gonna find me here I'm heading out now the coast is clear I'll burn the trail, I'll light the match The blues can't hit what the blues can't catch Woke up feelin' pretty fine She never crossed my mind But I was Drinking gin by half past nine Well it's tearin' through my heart I thought we could never part I can hear it searching, I can hear it scratch But the blues can't hit what the blues can't catch Don't you tell me that you reap what you sow I don't need a lecture on the way to go All I want is something I can put in gear So I won't be around when the blues gets here Don't care where I have to go Siberia or Mexico Down in Lousiana, or out in Idaho I'm just gonna blend with the crowd Keep on movin', don't get too loud Lock the door behind me, fasten the latch Because the blues can't hit what the blues can't catch
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Red Hook 05:06
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I was running with the Red Hook crew Had no money not a thing to do I was running With the Red Hook crew No job no money not a thing to do Found a store, it was an Easy hit Back street alley where the Lamps weren't lit Empty store it was Such an easy hit Back street alley where the Lamps weren't even lit Broke the window and we Crawled on through Guard surprised us with his 22 Broke the window And we crawled on through Guard surprised with his little popgun 22 Swung my crowbar and I Hit his head Gave a cry and then he Fell down dead Took my crowbar Swung and hit his head He gave a cry then he Fell down stone cold dead Little Johnny cried "What have you done? Hear those sirens? We got to run" Little Johnny cried "Lord, what have you done? Sirens wailing, oh we got to run" They got Frankie Daly, they got Joe Magee, they got Little Johnny but they Ain't got me Got Frankie Daly, got old Joe Magee Got Little Johnny but So far, they ain't got me Goodbye Red Hook, I'm Western bound Deep in Texas where I Won't be found Goodbye Red Hook, I'm Western bound Deep in Texas where I Won't be found
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I Know About The Blues 04:30
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I don't know 'bout nutrition I eat what I can find A fancy dish is day old fish And a bottle of $5 wine I don't have education About the things that count Like how to steal from Peter When the bills begin to mount I don't know 'bout division Except for me and you But I I know about the blues I know about depression The blues on overdrive You sleep for 18 hours Then take a nap for 5 I don't say what I'm thinkin' 'Cause that would start a row I clench my teeth together And hold my temper down I look out at the highway And wonder what to do But I I know about the blues I know how the sun can shine so bright But in my heart it's as black as night The joy of laughter is all around But 'till she's back there's not a sound I don't say "I done seen her" I don't say "Lawdy Lord" I don't say "Got me some good thangs" Never slept in a hollow log But I come from New York City Where the streets are smoke and steam Where the homeless sleep in subways And above the limos gleam And I've seen my share of trouble And I've paid my share of dues I know I know about the blues You've seen your share of troubles And you've paid your share of dues And you know, you know about the blues We've all seen our share of troubles And we've paid our share of dues And we know, we know about the blues
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I'm Coming For You 03:24
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I'm comin' for you (2x) You shouldn't have run Or did the things you done I'm comin' for you You shouldn't have lied (3x) And now I'll make you cry I'm comin' for you You're a bad, bad man (3x) But not as bad as I am I'm comin' for you You never should have run (3x) Baby, here I come I'm comin' for you I'm knockin' down your door (3x) Better hit the floor I'm comin' for you You got a knife and gun (3x) Now that's what I call fun I'm comin' for you I'm comin' for you (3x) There's nothing you can do I'm comin' for you
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Blessed Man 04:40
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Honey won't you tell me What I have to do I've tried everything that I know how To prove my love for you I gladly bit the apple While burning with desire Now that the smoke is clearing away It's out of the frying pan And into the fire Wo, wo, what do I know? I've got my hat in my hand Hey, hey, everyone say What a lucky guy, he's a blessed man Sometimes you have nightmares Sometimes I have dreams And we might both be wide awake So who knows what that means If you must accuse me Then charge me with a crime I don't mind a kangaroo court 'Cause I've already done my time Wo, wo, what do I know? I've got my hat in my hand Hey, hey, everyone say What a lucky guy, he's a blessed man You spend all my money Then you spend some more Saying that you do without Because we're too damn poor I will give you diamonds Someday, when I can But for now, honey all you'll get Is the heart of a blessed man Wo, wo, what do I know? I've got my hat in my hand Hey, hey, everyone say What a lucky guy, he's a blessed man Wo, wo, what do I know? I've got my heart in your hand Hey, hey, everyone say What a lucky guy, I'm a blessed man
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Miss Catherine 03:17
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People talk about a ghost or a haint Slap your leathers on, you're bound to faint Goober dust is gonna show you something there ain't When Miss Catherine comes to town They say she rules down in New Orleans Lovers come in an endless stream In a magic city, they call her the Queen When Miss Catherine comes to town Because her eyes are endless silence And her skin is soft and brown There's a line of men with their souls torn out When Miss Catherine comes to town They say her house is filled with gold A Hand of Glory in a velvet roll Some folks say Miss Catherine don't appear to grow old When Miss Catherine comes to town She's got potions for love, potions for hate She got Johnny Cockeroo to set you straight You can walk the swamp to see her, but most folks wait 'Till Miss Catherine comes to town Because her eyes are endless silence And her skin is soft and brown There's a line of men with their hearts torn out When Miss Catherine comes to town I used to love her, and she loved me But I was foolish with my company Lord, she left me shattered as a man can be When Miss Catherine came to town A woman born with a veil on her face Won't take the trouble to bear a disgrace Learn from this poor wretch who wears a thorny crown When Miss Catherine comes to town
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Calamity's Child 04:23
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When I Speak, the thunder stops rolling My voice knocks it out of the sky When I'm thirsty, I reach up And grab a cloud And squeeze it till it's dry I'm Calamity's Child I'm Calamity's Child Don't mess with me Don't mess with Calamity's Child I have 15 snakes for breakfast Washed down with a barrel of gin I can split a rock just by staring hard Write a curse on the head of a pin I'm Calamity's Child I'm Calamity's Child Don't mess with me Don't mess with Calamity's Child Well my mama is Destruction And Sin is my daddy's name I turn a good man's heart to stone Bring a good woman down to shame I'm Calamity's Child I'm Calamity's Child Don't mess with me Don't mess with Calamity's Child Playin' cards with the devil at midnight And I win with a dead man's hand Took the gold from the teeth of a sleepin' judge Crying "Catch me if you can" I'm Calamity's Child I'm Calamity's Child Don't mess with me Don't mess with Calamity's Child
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This Too Shall Pass 03:26
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Sometimes when you're troubled And hope is nowhere to be found Everytime you get back up Something comes and knocks you down Well I've been there And I can tell you That the bad times never last Well the sun comes up It'll be alright And this too shall pass Sometimes when your heart breaks And your world has turned to gray And it's just too hard to get up And face another day Well I've been there And I can tell you That the bad times never last Well the sun comes up It'll be alright And this too shall pass Sometimes things get desperate And all your plans fall through And you're praying for a rainbow But the sky is never blue Well I've been there And I can tell you That the bad times never last Well you know the sun comes up It'll be alright And this too shall pass
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Pale Rider 03:22
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Don't know where I'm heading I just got to go Wasted half a lifetime Waiting by the door Oh, they say live free or die Now it's just the moon and me Pale Rider Ride across the nation Everywhere I see Lives of desperation How'd it come to be? Oh, they say live free or die Now it's just the moon and me Pale Rider Do you go in circles Looking for a sign Won't you travel with me Leave it all behind Oh, they say live free or die Now it's just the moon and me Pale Rider
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Death Letter 04:18
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The fourth release from The Hitman Blues Band, featuring eleven great original Modern Blues songs, plus a unique cover of the Son House classic, "Death Letter".

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released December 28, 2016

Russell "Hitman" Alexander - guitar, vocals
Kevin Rymer - keyboards
Mike Porter - bass
Ed "The Hat" D'Alessio - drums

Guests:
Miss Catherine
Mike Snyder - piano, clarinet
Eric Altarac - trumpet
Geg Mercado - tuba
Mike Mulieri - lead guitar

Blessed Man
Angelique Alexander - backup vocals
Nancy Hampton - backup vocals

I'm Coming For You
Jim Sabella - lead guitar, second solo

This Too Shall Pass
Joanne Alexander - backup vocals


Produced by Jim Sabella at Sabella Studios
Engineered by Mike Mulieri

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He has New York City in his veins, blues in his heart, & the music of many worlds in his gifted hands. The man in the shades, top hat and sharp suit on stage with that tight band is playing real blues right, informed by 50 years of mastery while imitating no one. The Hitman Blues Band, with Russell “Hitman” Alexander in the lead, plays the blues you’ve been looking for all your life ... more

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