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truckin' my blues away
Keep on truckin' mama,
truckin' my blues away
Here you come mama big as sin,
tell what you been doin'
by the shape you're in
So keep on truckin' mama,
truckin' my blues away
If you been doin' what I think you been doin' baby,
can't do that 'round here
You been doin' what I think you been doin' baby,
can't do that 'round here
Here you come mam big as hell,
tell what you been doin' by way you smell
So keep on truckin' mama,
truckin' my blues away
What's that smell like fish pretty baby,
I really would like to know
Tell me What's that smell like fish oh mama,
I really would like to know
That ain't puddin' baby ain't no pie,
it's the stuff that I got you by
So keep on truckin' mama,
truckin' my blues away
Now yes you gotta leave this mornin',
get your yas yas outta my door
Now yes you gotta leave this mornin',
get your yas yas outta my door
Ashes to ashes mama,
dust to dust,
what-cha gonna do when that damn thing rusts
So keep on truckin' mama,
truckin' my blues away
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Yes, it is a pretty standard "rag" chord progression - the sort that was around long before Arlo Guthrie was born, and there are probably thousands of songs before and since with very similar progressions.
And that's what makes it a good jam. I can imagine them sitting around playing this for themselves.
Yeah, it's raunchy but, remember, we all were kids once.
And about Jack's custom acoustic bass: https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2014/06/26/bass-of-the-week-jack-casadys-ribbecke-guitars-diana-bass/
It is a pretty standard rag but I agree that there are better tunes on this LP.
Yes, it is a pretty standard "rag" chord progression - the sort that was around long before Arlo Guthrie was born, and there are probably thousands of songs before and since with very similar progressions.
Are you completely unintelligent ... I thought it was only the Uk where people are unable to read and write ... presumably Muddy Waters would be reviewed in a similar fashion ...
Hey drictor, I was checking out your Burgers LP and when I opened it to admire the photos of the band inside there was all this dry dusty vegetative matter in the crease. Whats up with that?
You're not wrong
It is a pretty standard rag but I agree that there are better tunes on this LP.
Hardly a rip-off of Alice's Restaurant. Someone's been smokin' skunk.
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It is a pretty standard rag but I agree that there are better tunes on this LP.
Beat me to it! Love the Jimmy Page bit though.
I see R. Crumb's Keep On Truckin floating by...
Pretty fun tune, though I prefer Eddie Kendricks' song of the same name. As to Robert Crumb's opinion of the phrase:
"Was I now a "spokesman" for the hippies or what? I had no idea how to handle my new position in society! ... Take Keep on Truckin'... for example. Keep on Truckin'... is the curse of my life. This stupid little cartoon caught on hugely. There was a D.J. on the radio in the seventies who would yell out every ten minutes: "And don't forget to KEEP ON TR-R-RUCKIN'!" Boy, was that obnoxious! Big feet equals collective optimism. You're a walkin' boy! You're movin' on down the line! It's proletarian. It's populist."
just saw them a couple weeks ago at the capitol theatre in port chester, ny. larry campbell sat in the entire show.
hot damn did they tear it up!! the bowlegged woman was so good'n'dirty
Great lyrics!
Keep on truckin' is right! I hope the Grateful Dead took notes.
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I see R. Crumb's Keep On Truckin floating by...
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It's a pretty standard ragtime/folk chord progression, probably well over 100 years old.
"Walk right in it's around the back
Just a half a mile from the railroad track..."
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Yes, but that is a familiar melody, chunky blues was the Hot Tuna recipe and they did it really well!!!
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Listen to the "Water Song" Then get back to us.
Still got it. come to think of it.
Are you sure it relates to the band? Hot Tuna was also a small surf clothing brand in Australia that was eventually bought out by K-Mart I think. I gotta say I don't know that I would particularly want to be associated with either the clothing or this song.
Still got it. come to think of it.
That good?
I've been listening to this on the CD and I think I have the lyrics deciphered:
Now keep on truckin' mama,
truck my blues away.
I said, keep on truckin' mama,
truck my blues away.
Here you come baby big as sin.
Tell what you been doin' by the shape you're in.
So keep on truckin' mama,
now truck my blues away.
You been doin' like I think you been doin',
can't do that ‘round here,
I said you been doin' like I think you been doin',
can't do that round here.
Here you come mama big as hell.
Tell what you been doin' by the way you smell.
So keep on truckin' mama,
truck my blues away.
Now what's that smell like fish oh babe,
I really would like to know.
Tell me what's that smell like fish pretty mama,
I really would like to know.
That ain't puddin' baby that ain't pie.
It's the stuff that I got you by.
So keep on truckin' mama,
truck my blues away.
Yes you gotta leave my house this mornin',
get your yes yes out of my door.
I said yes you gotta leave my house this mornin',
get your yes yes out of my door.
Ashes to ash, baby, dust to dust.
What you gonna do when that damn thing rusts?
So keep on truckin' mama,
truck my blues away.
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