Trying To Boogie

From deepest Ikebukuro, in the heart of downtown Tokyo, it's the Smoke Benders, trying our damndest to boogie, y'all. Video here.

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posted by flapjax at midnite (1 comment total)

Recorded live at the Barrelhouse in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on June 25, 2011. Smoke Benders: Samm Bennett (vocal & diddley bow), Daysuke Takaoka (tuba) and Naoya Numa (drums).

TRYING TO BOOGIE

i grabbed my diddley bow
and i started to strum
but the people screamed
go back to from where you come

i was trying to boogie, just trying to boogie

my landlord said
you won't make a dime with that thing
it's made from an old tin can
it's only got one string

i was trying to boogie, just trying to boogie

played it for my mama she said
boy i'm telling you true
you ain't no son of mine
i ain't no mama to you

i was trying to boogie, just trying to boogie

played my diddley bow
played it for my dad
he just left the room
looking so so sad

i was trying to boogie, just trying to boogie

but let me tell you something friend
and i'll tell you true
i'm gonna learn how to boogie
if it's the very last thing i do

i was trying to boogie, just trying to boogie

Copyright P & C Samm Bennett - all rights reserved
posted by flapjax at midnite at 4:39 PM on June 26, 2011