Backwoods Boogie
Backwoods Boogie Chronicles: Stormy Gigs and Empty Crowds
Lyrics
We had a gig at Eastern border
We performed at the Eastern border.
Deep in the backwoods, there was no order
In a remote forest area, there was a lack of order or organization.
Four hundred miles with storm on our tail
We traveled 400 miles with a storm chasing us.
Would you come and play we had a mail
Invitation to join and perform because a message or mail was received.
Along the way there were no lights around
No lights along the journey.
We had no idea where we were bound
We were uncertain about our destination.
Bridge across the wild stream had fallen
A bridge over a wild stream was destroyed.
We took the bypass, storm made it darken
We found an alternative route due to darkness caused by the storm.
We did the backwoods boogie, backwoods boogie
We danced the backwoods boogie, repeated for emphasis.
Ain't doing, ain't doing, ain't doing that boogie no more
We are not engaging in that boogie anymore, repeated for emphasis.
There were trees tumbling down on the road
Trees were falling on the road.
Rain was hard and on us the mud poured
Heavy rain and mud were challenging conditions.
Finally we got there still just in time
We arrived just in time despite the obstacles.
There were no folks, no nickel, no dime
No audience, no money.
We put all up and played our show
We set up and performed our show.
Hey, barkeeper, we need our dough
Request for payment from the barkeeper.
I'm sorry, pals, but there was no crowd
The barkeeper apologizes; there was no audience to pay.
On a homeward bound we cursed out loud
While heading home, frustration and curses were expressed.
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