Monk's Blues

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Monk’s Blues

Shacked up in one room pad
Cross the street from a gypsy cab
Upstairs from the laundromat
Downstairs from the government
A twin bed and a stereo
A postcard from Mexico
Old Monk’s got a guitar string
Old Monk’s got a song to sing

Locked up in a storage space
An army cot and an old short wave
Typewriters and paper cups
43 cents and 22 bucks
Two blocks from the needle park
Five flights up with a shopping cart
Old Monk’s got a song to sing
Old Monk’s got a storm to bring

Work van by the river side
A sleeping bag and a spiritual guide
Old Monk’s got a storm to bring
Old Monk’s got a paper and pen

Scratch out the future, with his pen
Hands are all covered with ink stains
Scratch at the concrete, with his nail
Five bloody years and he’s skinny as a rail

Passed out in a pick-up bed
The local teens, they thought he was dead
But Old Monk’s got a paper and pen
So Old Monk’s goin at it again

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from The Shaking Fists, released September 2, 2022
words: Bucci
music: Shaking Fists

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The Shaking Fists Seattle, Washington

The Shaking Fists are a futile gesture of defiance in the face of a cruel and surreal world. Plus ferocious garage rock.

David Bucci: voc, gtr
Randall Payne: drums, backing voc
Damion Heintschel: gtr, voc, theremin
Mikhal Boldyn: bass, backing voc ... more

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