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The Dressed Animals Songbook

by Kevin Hume

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1.
Will you leave your cares and shoes outside? Give your feet a softer step and stride? But where we go, it won't be far I will make most certain of just where we are And if too late the lamp-lights burn Surely it will only be a small concern 'Cause I've always felt my love to be Quite apart from cares that bothered me Can you hear the band that's on parade? Marching far a-field upon the sound they made The rabbit came and went, I thought He left us with a basket of the things he brought The lion's path is worn but well Endings or beginnings are but hard to tell A good long way I tried to see How can things be different when it's meant to be?
2.
If I recall At seventeen You weren't young But somewhere in-between There was a song With lovely lines That you would play And you would sing sometimes You used to sing A song of birds But now you've gone And changed the words I see You now sing it differently If in my life I never sang A different song I often changed the tune If I was bright Or I was blue I chose the verse Depending on the mood I used to sing A song of woe But now I've had Another go Come and see I now sing it differently
3.
And was it hard when you were young To know the truth but hold your tongue 'Cause when they tell you to forget The more you think about it Every night and every day The underdog is never far away Never far away But when the fear had left its mark And all the light was shining dark You found a match and lit the spark You saw a lot beside you Every night and every day The underdog is never far away Never far away Only when you say That your hope's away That the underdog's at play But when your orchestra's in tune And there's a fever in the room And there's a sax that's in the back That's oh-so-syncopated Every night and every day The underdog is never far away Never far away Only when you say That your hope's away That the underdog's at play 'Cause last time I had seen a fool for love Go flying through a brick wall made of glass But this time There was no one there but me And I remained a fool until the last Crash of shattered glass But is it wrong if you are told That there's no man can live on Gold See, I've been doing it for years But it can be expensive Every night and every day The underdog is never far away Never far away Only when you say That your hope's away Only when you know That it's time to go That the underdog will show
4.
Who shows my shows? Often I wonder but nobody knows I've got a pilot and everyone crows Who shows my shows? Who's for these four? Once they were friendly, but not any more Hand me an apple I'll get to the core Who's for these four? Dragons can be Riddled with doubt What if the fire they breathed Would suddenly go out It might take the whole world by surprise Look up with their glittering eyes Who leaves these leaves? Birds of a feather have caught our disease And when they die it's the trees I believe Who leave these leaves
5.
Anne Marie 02:19
Don't you fear Don't you cry Let's not say that long goodbye If I were you And you were I I wouldn't feel so down tonight 'Cause it's not me Ann Marie Who caught your heart And set you free Don't mind me, Ann Marie It's just the way it has to be Although I've known you a long time You held my hand for the first time You held it close and it seemed like You wouldn't let go For a while And though you feel That it's for real My heart's no something you can steal So take my word and leave me, go Your love's not something I should know Although I've known you a long time You held my hand for the first time You held it close and it seemed like You wouldn't let go For a while Now it's the end So don't pretend My heart's a garden you can tend Or it's a coat that you can mend Or it's a rule that we can't bend 'Cause it's a rule that we can bend I can't go on and still pretend, When I'm in love until the end It always will be you, my friend
6.
Despite the words I wrote And the words caught in my throat I don't think about it too long No, I don't think I should Oh, what would be the good I laughed when I had heard A story so absurd It seemed amazing, seemed unreal But everything goes through Oh, what else could I do I stopped there once before To take my time and tour But I'd forgotten how it felt To want something for sure And it's not there anymore
7.
I had my time And all the words that did rhyme And flower bells that did chime And all these things were mine And when your love came through I didn't know what to do 'Cause it seemed so true And all these things went to you I'm not quite sure If this is where I want to be But I don't want to be somewhere else There may be other lives That could be happening to me But I don't want to be somewhere else Oh, Tonight And all day through They're writing songs about you The nights too Are full of stars for you And if there's no other prize Than to catch the light from your eyes And hear your sighs I wouldn't care, would I? Still I'm not quite sure If this is where I want to be But I don't want to be somewhere else There may be other lives That could be happening to me But I don't want to be somewhere else Oh, Tonight
8.
Vincent Van Gogh left his worries behind A state of affairs and a state of the mind And if you are tempted to do what he tried Picture your prettiest side A longstanding rendez-vous keeps you away Far from the wheat fields you held in your sway Dusk is adjoining with daylight today But words are imperfect to say So set up with canvas And paint you can find 'Cause Vincent left only his worries behind A field guide to palimpsests sits by the door A family reunion that could be much more Your old ways of living have come to the fore But they will contain you no more So set up with canvas And paint you can find 'Cause Vincent left only his worries behind And don't think it's heavy 'Cause it's light you'll find And Vincent left only his worries behind
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Et Vous? 01:31
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Walking through a London May Revealed a blossom in kaleidoscopic fields of grey And when I wrote to you I told you recent parks that I had seen Some were manicured and all were very green I had a room in Camden Town In the afternoon I often like to walk around And it's very nice To have the time to do with what you will So I followed the canal to Primrose Hill And though I try to ignore There's a feeling now that wasn't there before Oh, and I know that my heart knows what to do 'Cause I only want to spend my time with you I climbed the hill on New Years Day It was colder then but still I couldn't keep away And though the sun was out There was a little frosting on the ground And all the dogs were too polite to make a sound And though I try to ignore There's a feeling now that wasn't there before Oh, and I know that my heart knows what to do 'Cause I only want to spend my time with you
12.
Wrap Song 02:09
And if it's your time to go Then it is your time to go I've already seen that show I know if it's time to go And life can be such an undertaking No time for you to get a little break in You're lucky if you're living when you're waking 'Cause it's easy just to sleep away I'll sing me a little song Because it's hard work and takes so long I'll sing you a little song Because it's hard work and takes so long chorus I'm tired, I'm out of breath It's cold and I'll catch my death I'm tired, I'm out of breath It's cold and I'll catch my death chorus
13.
Is there a way I could be Both horse and rider? Nettles in the morning Fires in the evening And, can you play me a song I can whistle when I'm riding? And whistle when I'm whiling On some starry night reclining But if you're pressed for time There's the Miniatures For the String Quartet Written by Komitas Vardapet Sun lights the dawn Oh, Carry on! There's breath yet left for a song

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Recorded in Albuquerque. Cover illustration by KH.

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released January 9, 2011

Kevin Hume- guitar, bass, mandolin, hammond, wurli, glockenspiel, tambourine, vocals, arrangements
Meredith Wilder- vocals
Fernando Garavito- drums
Carlos Ruiz de la Torre- keyboards
David Schripsema- trumpet
Julie Palladino- violin
Esther Fredrickson- flute
Nick Baker- vibraphone
Ben Willow- bass
Amanda Dennis- 'cello
Melissa Sassaman- oboe, bassoon

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