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The Mark Twain Blues

from Jorge & the NICOTEENS by Jorge & the NICOTEENS

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Gather 'round children I'm here to tell
The Story of Mark Twain I knew him well
A sailor Who's ventures no doubts so bold
conquerin' gales & torrents in the days of old

So there goes Mark Twain Ridin' up the river north
He's cruisin' the Mississippi
He's Sailin back & forth
& I say nothings gonna stop him no gales nor force
Nothing's gonna stop him cept the Petersburg shore

As he arrives the whole town comes to life
They say "hey Mr. Twain, you got here just in time"
And he says "though it really is good to see you folks around,
early in the mornin' I'ma leave this town
for I must head west I really aughta
If I ever plan to get my words
Past Nevada

What Mr. Twain did share was really all there
with the works of a poet and the voice of a jest
they can't look past his antics & they start to detest
never to realize his interest.

Louis starts to hurry
Off the shores of Missouri
"I may have a wife but it's an escape for the lonely,
Then commons close their minds
take it as just another story
The Ideas that I has they fear to deem as worthy
for in the truth they'd be lost
& @ what cost
I guess just some people can't
afford to be taught"

Some say abolitionism
wasn't work for a journalist
he says
"My, my, you're right,
I'm just an altruist.
And even the church has no soul
so i come around talkin bout that
greater goal."

Mark Twain had a mustash above his foul mouth
He had some good ideas so he wrote them all out
His words are landmarks in any soul sailers route
but just like anything
most people gonna doubt,

So there Goes Mark Twain ridin' up the river north
he's cruisin the Mississippi
he's goin back & forth
Nothing's gonna stop him no gale nor force
nothings Gonna stop him 'cept St. Petersburg Shore.

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from Jorge & the NICOTEENS, released January 18, 2012
Jorge-Lyrics,guitar,harmonica
Rikk-Drumms

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Whorhaigh K. San Francisco, California

Whorhaigh K. Is a folk singer/songwriter and graphic artist from Chula Vista CA. His first official release was "Kill the DJ" by the punk act The LA girlz, co-written by the current drummer of deathrock act "TFAN," Rikk Cavin. Rikk and Whorhaigh reunited in december of 2011 to record the eponymous Jorge & the NICOTEENS. The two currently work on separate projects, but plan to collaborate soon. ... more

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