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Steel

by Nell & Jim Band

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Shady Grove / Matty Groves 05:55
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"Shady Grove / Matty Groves" Lyrics A holiday, a holiday, and the first one of the year. Lord Donald's wife came into church, the gospel for to hear. And when the meeting it was done, she cast her eyes about, And there she saw little Matty Groves, walking in the crowd. "Come home with me, little Matty Groves, come home with me tonight. Come home with me, little Matty Groves, and sleep with me till light." "Oh, I can't come home, I won't come home and sleep with you tonight, By the rings on your fingers I can tell you are Lord Donald's wife." "What if I am Lord Donald's wife? Lord Donald's not at home. He is out in the far cornfields, bringing the yearlings home." And a servant who was standing by and hearing what was said, He swore Lord Donald he would know before the sun would set. And in his hurry to carry the news, he bent his breast and ran, And when he came to the broad mill stream, he took off his shoes and swam. Little Matty Groves, he lay down and took a little sleep. When he awoke, Lord Donald he was standing at his feet. Saying "How do you like my feather bed? And how do you like my sheets? How do you like my lady gay who lies in your arms asleep?" "Oh, well I like your feather bed, and well I like your sheets. But better I like your lady gay who lies in my arms asleep." "Well, get up, get up," Lord Donald cried, "get up as quick as you can! It'll never be said in fair England that I slew a naked man." "Oh, I can't get up, I won't get up, I can't get up for my life. For you have two long beaten swords and I not a pocket-knife." "Well it's true I have two beaten swords, and they cost me deep in the purse. But you will have the better of them and I will have the worse. And you will strike the very first blow, and strike it like a man. I will strike the very next blow, and I'll kill you if I can." So Matty struck the very first blow, and he hurt Lord Donald sore. Lord Donald struck the very next blow, and Matty struck no more. And then Lord Donald he took his wife and he sat her on his knee, Saying, "Who do you like the best of us, Matty Groves or me?" And then up spoke his own dear wife, never heard to speak so free. "I'd rather a kiss from dead Matty's lips than you and your finery." Lord Donald he jumped up and loudly he did bawl, He struck his wife right through the heart and pinned her against the wall. "A grave, a grave!'' Lord Donald cried, "to put these lovers in. But bury my lady at the top for she was of noble kin."
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Prayer 03:52
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"Prayer" Lyrics Love is life and the heart its home No matter how far you have roamed Holding the days of our small world Every breath a prayer, heard and answered Through creeks I’ve stumbled in despair In rushing waters, my heart repaired Filled to the brim by tears not wept Deep in the woods that stole my breath [Chorus] Every line and scar hard-earned Etched ever deeper for how I’ve yearned Echoes of laughter, the dreamt caress Recall the kin of whom I’m bereft This day too shall course through us Thrumming memories of the blood and dust Those we have loved and those who have left Take root within us from birth to death My days grow short my world gone by Life’s slowing drumbeat frees a sigh This very moment is heaven-sent For I’ve truly loved to my heart’s content
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Dime in My Pocket 03:51
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"Dime in My Pocket" Lyrics A dime in my pocket, holes in both of my shoes An achin' in my heart dear cause I'm not over you Now you're gone and I'm alone And I'll never take you back again I used to dream dear about you all the time Now I can't sleep at all with you on my mind Cause you're gone and I'm alone And I'll never take you back again Maybe I'll walk to Arkansas, maybe Tennessee. Anywhere away from here would be just fine for me Cause you're gone and I'm alone And I'll never take you back again Hear that pretty little bird, singing that lonesome tune It must be thinking about me and you Cause you're gone and I'm alone And I'll never take you back again [Chorus] Now that you're gone and I'm alone And I'll never take you back again
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The Way You Do 02:54
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"The Way You Do" Lyrics I love the way you do I love the way you do I love the way you do you When the mockingbird sings, on the first day of spring You’re whistling a melody, adding a harmony Rings in my ears, sounding so good to me I feel like singing too I love the way you do I love the way you do I love the way you do you You come around when the ceiling falls down And the flakes of plaster falling faster and faster When life looks to me like a total disaster You don’t see it like that I love the way you do I love the way you do I love the way you do you Don’t ever change, or always do The way clear running water imitates you I love the way you do I love the way you do I love the way you do you
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Red Clay Creek 03:53
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"Red Clay Creek" Lyrics Where oh where have you gone darlin’ boy The creeks rising fast above you That red clay won’t hold all the secrets that I know Why did he let you go? Young bride your son looks a lot like the man Who’s been biding his time with me When I watch you bathe that child on the banks It’s not your boy I see Mine was blue-eyed just like him But forsaken and unseen That man took our secret and spirit him away And he should have taken me Where oh where have you gone darlin’ boy The creeks rising fast above you That red clay won’t hold all the secrets that I know I saw him let you go? If your boys with mine, they won’t be lonesome Two brothers together, you’ll see. On judgment day, they’ll be by my side And I shall be set free Where oh where have you gone darlin’ boy The creeks rising fast above you That red clay won’t hold all the secrets that I know I had to let you go? Your son and mine are quietly sleepin’ In the waters of Red Clay Creek Don’t worry now, they’re cryin no more Mine and yours, they’re a family
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Man at the Mill 04:24
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"Man at the Mill" Lyrics Down sat an owl with his head all white Lonesome day and a lonesome night Thought I heard a pretty girl say Dance all night and sleep next day Same old man livin' at the mill The mill turns around of it's own free will Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack Ladies step forward and the gents fall back Well I heard the raven as she flew If I was a young one I'd get two One for to get and the other to sew I'd have a string for my bass fiddle bow Same old man livin' at the mill The mill turns around of it's own free will Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack Ladies step forward and the gents fall back Well my old man's in Kalamazoo He don't wear no yes I do First to the left and then to the right This old mill grinds day and night Same old man livin' at the mill The mill turns around of it's own free will Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack Ladies step forward and the gents fall back Same old man livin' at the mill The mill turns around of it's own free will Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack Ladies step forward and the gents fall back
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Steel 04:16
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"Steel" Lyrics These callused old hands have worked the shipyard steel They have played the saddest songs that you could ever feel They’ve dried teardrops on a cold and lonely night Knowing when to let go and when to hold on tight These callused old hands have built my life I’ve hung from oilrigs when I was 21 I played dingy bars for a pocket full of fun Chipped slag from a new made weld making a rhythmic sound To take my mind from the shipyard back to the fiddling ground To play another round I walked the heights on cold hard pipe hundreds of feet from ground Welded in a 3 foot pipe 75 feet down Worked on the hot black steel in 100 degree heat Shielding myself from molten sparks with leather from head to feet It can nearly make you weep These callused old hands have worked the shipyard steel They have played the saddest songs that you could ever feel They’ve dried teardrops on a cold and lonely night Knowing when to let go and when to hold on tight These callused old hands have built my life From bridges to oil rigs, pipelines to rails I worked the molten steel and listened for the wail Of the whistle at quittin’ time to go and rest my head Thankful I made it through another day working full speed ahead Dreaming of a guitar in my hands These callused old hands have worked the shipyard steel They have played the saddest songs that you could ever feel They’ve dried teardrops on a cold and lonely night Knowing when to let go and when to hold on tight These callused old hands have built my life
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Finisterre 04:09
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"Finisterre" Lyrics Has estado caminando sonámbulo Corriendo las sombras de mis sueños Llevándome a lugares que nunca pensaba ver Por fin siento el camino debajo de mis pies Has estado hablándome con cariño De amor, sacrificio y destino Cómo nuestras almas se levantan para unirse El amor siempre fue una lucha, y ahora fluye Vas caminando, paseando por mi sueño A través de bosques y arroyos Trepando cerros y cruzando campos de trigo Estás caminando, paseando por mi sueño A mi Finisterre Te escucho llamar, estás llamándome Tu voz como un rayo de sol calentándome Subiendo desde profundos mares Despierta el alma que encontraré En el sueño estamos caminando Y despertados por el camino Abrazando la alegría y el sufrimiento Juntos vivimos el misterio Te veo caminando, paseando por mi sueño A través de bosques y arroyos Trepando cerros y cruzando campos de trigo Estás caminando, paseando por mi sueño A mi Finisterre - A nuestro Finisterre English Translation: You’ve been walkin’, walkin’ in my sleep Chasing the shadows from my dreams Taking me to places I thought I'd never see Finally I feel the road beneath my feet You’ve been talkin’, talkin’ quietly Of love and sacrifice and destiny And how our souls rise up to meet All my life love was hard, now it’s easy You’re walkin’, walkin’ in my sleep Through forests and o’er creeks Climbing hills and crossing fields of wheat You’re walking, walking in my sleep To my Finisterre I hear you callin’, callin’ out to me Your voice like a sunbeam on the sea Drifting up from the deep Awakening the soul I’m bound to meet We are walkin’, walkin’ in our sleep Awakened on the path Embracing the joy and the suffering Together we live the mystery You’re walkin’, walkin’ in my sleep Through forests and o’er creeks Climbing hills and crossing fields of wheat You’re walking, walking in my sleep To my Finisterre To our Finisterre
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Old and In The Way / EMD 05:44
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"Old and In The Way / EMD" Lyrics Old and in the way, that's what I heard them say They used to heed the words he said, but that was yesterday Gold will turn to gray and youth will fade away They'll never care about you, call you old and in the way Once I hear tell, he was happy He had his share of friends and good times Now, those friends have all passed on He don't have a place called home Looking back to a better day, feeling old and in the way Old and in the way, that's what I heard them say They used to heed the words he said, but that was yesterday Gold will turn to gray and youth will fade away They'll never care about you, call you old and in the way When just a boy, he left his home Thought he'd have the world on a string Now the years have come and gone Through the streets he walks alone Like the old dog gone astray, he's just old and in the way Old and in the way, that's what I heard them say They used to heed the words he said, but that was yesterday Gold will turn to gray and youth will fade away They'll never care about you, call you old and in the way
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Pants 02:17
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"Pants" Lyrics Happy Birthday I sent you a gift Just to not hear you whine How’d you get by this long without one? I’m sending you a spine Oh it comes with my fond regards Since you’ve tuned out my rants Since someone else is wearing yours I’ve included a pair of pants Oh baby put some pants on Take a stance on something please Show your potential, don’t be deferential If you want to have a chance with me No I’m not mad, not at all Fact is, I’m doing real good The question is how are you? Since someone stole your manhood I’m only thinking, yes thinking of you It’s only because I care I’ve enclosed a little pear tree So you can grow yourself a pair Oh baby out some pants on Take a stance on something please Show your potential don’t be deferential If you want to have a chance with me If you want to dance a dance with me Don’t go commando Baby take a stance and a chance to romance me
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Meditation Blues 01:59
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"Meditation Blues" Lyrics My mind is troubled by thoughts from the past My mind is cycling on love that didn’t last My mind is working when I try to relax My mind is thinking till the wee hours have passed My mind keeps reeling and waning and waxing My mind keeps time from night time to day My mind hears words keeps talking keeps seeing My mind keeps is drifting all every which way My mind keeps wandering keeps drifting keeps sifting My mind keeps playing the scenes from my past My mind keeps worrying keeps scurrying keeps trying with hurrying My mind keeps shifting from forward to back My mind keeps repeating repeating repeating repeating repeating My whole life away
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Speed Limit 02:24
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"Speed Limit" Lyrics Life feels like Speed Limit signs Tryin’ hard to heed them You can’t see what’s round the bend Ain’t no U-Turns my friends Slow to 10 we’re Children at Play Then at 15 it’s the Hazardous Way 20 to 25 Rev it up, let it go 30 to 35 Merge, and Take it Slow Life feels like Speed Limit signs Tryin’ hard to heed them You can’t see what’s round the bend Ain’t no U-Turns my friends 40 to 45 Construction Ahead 50 to 55 Pass on the Left 60 to 65 Can be a Steep Grade 70-75 We’re going the Right Way Life feels like Speed Limit signs Tryin’ hard to heed them You can’t see what’s round the bend Ain’t no U-Turns my friends 80 to 85 you gotta Pass with Care But roll down your window, breathe in the air The scenes of Life are flying by Just a blur in the window at 95 Life feels like Speed Limit signs Tryin’ hard to heed them You can’t see what’s round the bend Ain’t no U-Turns my friends You can’t see what’s round the bend Ain’t no U-Turns my friends

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released February 15, 2019

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Nell & Jim Band Berkeley, California

The Nell & Jim Band joins five genre-busting artists together, bringing their audiences joyful music infused with folk, bluegrass, Americana, roots, swing, and jazz. Featuring Nell Robinson on flute & vocals, Jim Nunally on guitar & vocals, Jim Kerwin on bass fiddle, Jon Arkin on percussion, and Rob Reich on accordion & keyboards, this is truly an all-star band. ... more

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