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Ameraucana

by Kurt Fortmeyer

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1.
THE HEART OF A HOBO (Kurt Fortmeyer/Billy Phillips) He gave up the way of the whiskey He’d had no more wanting for the wine He never rode the rails but he’d heard all those tall tales And he’s walked down lonesome highways in his mind singing Silver and gold have I none And yes Jesus loves me this I know He’d let the darkness go He was following the Son God gave him the heart of a hobo He offered solace to those who’d suffered sorrow He’d lend a hand to those whose lives had jumped the track Like the shirt that he was wearing his bread was made for sharing He said that was just his way of giving back and he’d sing Silver and gold have I none And yes Jesus loves me this I know He’d let the darkness go He was following the Son God gave him the heart of a hobo He’d talk about his failure and his falling A homeless man and an organ donor card How someone he never knew helped him make it through And how he’d come to have that change of heart and he’d sing Silver and gold have I none And yes Jesus loves me this I know He’d let the darkness go He was following the Son God gave him the heart of a hobo He’d let the darkness go He was following the Son Because God gave him the heart of a hobo God gave him the heart of a hobo
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ALL FALL DOWN (Kurt Fortmeyer) Dad Zone Music ASCAP Mud on my boots fear in my soul Looking out for Charlie on the evening patrol Heard he's been sighted three clicks to the west Before morning gets here we'll be put to the test I light up a cigarette there's incoming rounds Ashes ashes all fall down Sergeant's beside me his left hand is gone He can't get a grip but he's trying to hang on I've got my flak jacket my helmet's in place Shrapnel is flying I don't want to lose face Napalm fills this nightmare with a sizzling sound Ashes ashes all fall down Ashes ashes all fall down Cries of the wounded are making me cringe As I dig through my bag for another syringe My hands are shaking as I look for the vein The screaming will stop when the blood hits the brain Cremate my memories cast them all around Ashes ashes all fall down Ashes ashes all fall down All fall down
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Wrong Side Of The Roost (Kurt Fortmeyer/Roy Holdren) Dad Zone Music ASCAP/Flatbilly Songs ASCAP When you’re in the barnyard better watch your step There’s something that bites harder than a little old henpeck All spurs and ruffled feathers every time you turn your head And if he gets his beak on your behind you’ll see Rhode Island Red 'Cause he comes off a little too cocky Ornery and mean and full of bull hockey He’s ready to fight with anything that moves It's like he got up on the wrong side of the roost He’s farther down the pecking order than he thinks he is He ain't the Alpha Chicken We straightened that out quick He only got me two times before I figured his tricks From now on I strut softly and carry a big stick 'Cause he comes off a little too cocky Ornery and mean and full of bull hockey He’s ready to fight with anything that moves It's like he got up on the wrong side of the roost If he keeps on coming at me with that flocked up attitude I'm gonna get my ax and chopping block and change his name to Stew 'Cause he comes off a little too cocky Ornery and mean and full of bull hockey He’s ready to fight with anything that moves It's like he got up on the wrong side of the roost Just like he got up on the wrong side of the roost Get off of my leg
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Merle Go ‘Round (Kurt Fortmeyer) Dad Zone Music ASCAP When I have a day like this that I want to forget I turn to a good old friend someone I’ve never met He might be a stranger but he knows the words to say To put my mind at ease and to take my pain away I need a little bit of Bakersfield when I start feeling down California honkytonk is the best cure that I’ve found 12 inch long play vinyl has such a soothing sound When life treats me like it did today that makes my Merle go ‘round My soul comes alive when it’s baptized in misery and gin And it helps my feelings break out from the prison they’ve been in When my poor heart has lost its way so lovesick and alone I let his records play and they sing me back home I need a little bit of Bakersfield when I start feeling down California honkytonk is the best cure that I’ve found 12 inch long play records have such a soothing sound When life treats me like it did today that makes my Merle go ‘round As I lay me down to sleep with a teardrop in my eye Tonight “Swinging Doors” will be my lullaby I need a little bit of Bakersfield when I start feeling down California honkytonk is the best cure that I’ve found 12 inch long play records have such a soothing sound When life treats me like it did today that makes my Merle go ‘round When life treats me like it did today that makes my Merle go ‘round
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Can't Cut The Baby In Half (Kurt Fortmeyer/Jan Buckingham) Dad Zone Music ASCAP/Duck House Music BMI We put the House For Sale sign out in the yard Dividing our assets can’t be that hard There’s nothing you gave me that I can’t give back Except for some good times we had Go clean out the pantry take what you want We’ve got enough groceries for two restaurants I’ll take the dog if you’ll keep the cat But we can’t cut the baby in half We both want to take him and make him our own Forgetting about the love that we’ve known But It all boils down to one simple fact We can’t cut the baby in half Peacefully sleeping that bundle of joy Makes me wonder how we got to this point Where I drive you crazy and you make me mad But we can’t cut the baby in half We should stop being stubborn ‘cause I have no doubt If we both give in we can work this thing out Part you and part me it can't be all bad We can't cut the baby in half We both want to take him and make him our own Forgetting about all the love that we’ve known But It all boils down to one simple fact We can’t cut the baby in half I'll take the sign from the yard if you'll go and unpack We can't cut the baby in half No we can't cut the baby in half
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Jesus Wouldn't Do It That Way (Kurt Fortmeyer) Dad Zone Music ASCAP To that pill-head on the radio calling women whores Jesus wouldn't do it that way And the politicians sending other people's kids to war Jesus wouldn't do it that way You'll help the rich get richer and the poor deeper in debt Spread your venom like a virus on the internet I am not a gambling man but I'm willing to bet Jesus wouldn't do it that way Jesus wouldn't do it that way That's not what the Bible has to say You can talk that talk but you sure don't walk that walk Jesus wouldn't do it that way You preach about forgiveness while harboring a grudge Jesus wouldn't do it that way Pronouncing condemnations as if you are fit to judge Jesus wouldn't do it that way You've already got more money than you'll ever need But you'll let folks go hungry while you've got too much to eat And your mouth is full of curses for the homeless on the street Jesus wouldn't do it that way Jesus wouldn't do it that way That's not what the Bible has to say You can talk that talk but you sure don't walk that walk Jesus wouldn't do it that way You hate Muslims, gays, and Mexicans, and wish they all were dead You'd lie about your neighbor if it helps you get ahead But don't cherry-pick your scriptures 'cause I know what he said Jesus wouldn't do it that way Jesus wouldn't do it that way That's not what the Bible has to say You can talk that talk but you sure don't walk that walk Jesus wouldn't do it that way Jesus wouldn't do it that way My Jesus wouldn't do it that way
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CALL THE BITCHDOCTOR ON YOU (Kurt Fortmeyer/Dave Isaacs) Dad Zone Music ASCAP/Dave Isaacs Music SESAC The atmosphere is perfect the lights are down low But you open your mouth and the whine starts to flow Don't nothing never suit you you're so hard to please It's like you've afflicted with the negative disease You yap and yap and flap your trap One of these days I'm gonna snap If you keep on doing the way that you do I'm gonna call the bitchdoctor on you She's got potions and powders relics and roots Remedies for curing bad attitudes And you don't want to know about that calico bone If you persist in complaining I'll be picking up the phone 'Cause you yap and yap and flap your trap One of these days I'm gonna snap If you keep on doing the way that you do I'm gonna call the bitchdoctor on you Put a cork in it don't make a sound If You can't shut up I'll have her shut you down You yap and yap and flap your trap One of these days I'm gonna snap If you keep on doing the way that you do I'm gonna call the bitchdoctor on you I mean it this time Call the bitchdoctor on you I've got her on speed-dial Call the bitchdoctor on you Don't make me do it Call the bitchdoctor on you
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SNUGGLIN' WITH MY DEMONS (Kurt Fortmeyer) Dad Zone Music ASCAP I'd been that good guy way to long followed every rule Holdin' back instead of actin' like a full-grown fool When bad intentions came to call I firmly stood my ground 'Til one day I said screw it all and I turned my life around I told my better angels they could go **** up a rope And not come back unless they brought a sack of killer dope I'm smokin' packs of cigarettes and drinkin' quarts of beer Snugglin' with my demons and I kinda like it here Now everything that's bad for me becomes my comfort food And from time to time I take a pill to elevate my mood I'm coveting my neighbor's **** and things that I can't have I bathe myself in misery like it's medicated salve Since I told my better angels they could go **** up a rope And not come back unless they brought a sack of killer dope I'm smokin' packs of cigarettes and drinkin' quarts of beer Snugglin' with my demons and I kinda like it here As long as I've got gas to burn I won't hit the breaks 'Cause I've still got a lot to learn from my own mistakes Yeah I told my better angels they could go **** up a rope And not come back unless they brought a sack of killer dope I'm smokin' packs of cigarettes and drinkin' quarts of beer Snugglin' with my demons and I kinda like it here I'm snugglin' with my demons and I kinda like it here
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A BEER IN THE HAND (Kurt Fortmeyer/CJ Watson) Dad Zone Music ASCAP/Papa Hippie Music ASCAP I ‘ve got me a deck chair with bicycle tires And a great place to park it out here The sign on the back says “this guitar’s for hire” And I’ll play for food for girls and/or beer It’s an easy life but someone’s gotta do it You may think it ain’t right but I tell you what I always say When it comes down to it A beer in the hand is worth two in the fridge I don’t go looking for clams 'cause that ain’t what I dig It’s not that I’m lazy It’s just that I’m saving up my energy for moments like this When a beer in the hand is worth two in the fridge I don’t fish or swim I don’t even wade I’d rather hang loose than hang ten If I get the urge to catch me a wave I just wait for the tide to roll in If life is a song then mine is a slow one So pull up a chair sing along if you dare but hey first Could you bring me a cold one A beer in the hand is worth two in the fridge I don’t go looking for clams because that ain’t what I dig It’s not that I’m lazy It’s just that I’m saving up my energy for moments like this When a beer in the hand is worth two in the fridge And when I think that December can’t get any better than sunshine cervezas and palm trees There’s an angel who’s covered in sweet cocoa butter and she likes to come rub it on me While I play my guitar yeah she loves the way I twang it She’ll be here soon and I’m almost in tune so come on everybody and sing it A beer in the hand is worth two in the fridge I don’t go looking for clams because that ain’t what I dig It’s not that I’m lazy It’s just that I’m saving up my energy for moments like this When a beer in the hand is worth two in the fridge Yeah a beer in the hand is worth two in the fridge
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A WOMAN'S TOUCH (Kurt Fortmeyer) Dad Zone Music ASCAP I've been restored almost like new My doors are open I've been waiting for you My foundation's firm my attic's clean Take a look inside this handyman's dream Invest in your future you can take it from me This is a once in a lifetime opportunity A chance like this doesn't come along everyday I'm on the market as a fixer-upper It shouldn't take too much Most of the work's already been done All I need is a woman's touch You'll feel at home in just a while Once you redecorate to suit your style These shades of blue can be replaced With treatments of lilac and lace If you'd like you can negotiate But if I were you I wouldn't hesitate I'm a one of a kind sweetheart of a deal I'm on the market as a fixer-upper It shouldn't take too much Most of the work's already been done All I need is a woman's touch You can take immediate possession Move in right away I'm on the market as a fixer-upper It shouldn't take too much Most of the work's already been done All I need is a woman's touch Most of the work's already been done All I need is a woman's touch Yeah I could really use a woman's touch
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WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT THAT? (Kurt Fortmeyer/T.F. Biermann II) Cardinal singing in a dogwood tree Honeysuckle floating on a summer breeze A hammock for two holding you and me What’s not to love about that Sunset colors painting the sky Fireflies lighting up that look in your eye We’ve had all day now baby we’ve got all night What’s not to love about that What’s not to love What’s not to love What’s not to love about that Ooo-ooo it’s a beautiful feeling We’ve got the real thing and What’s not to love about that Sunrise glistening off the morning dew Wakes me up and I’m still holding you Every day it still feels brand new What’s not to love about that What’s not to love What’s not to love What’s not to love about that Ooo-ooo it’s a beautiful feeling We’ve got the real thing and What’s not to love about that What’s not to love What’s not to love What’s not to love about that Ooo-ooo it’s a beautiful feeling We’ve got the real thing and What’s not to love about that What’s not to love What’s not to love What’s not to love about that Ooo-ooo it’s a beautiful feeling We’ve got the real thing and What’s not to love about that Ooo-ooo it’s a beautiful feeling We’ve got the real thing and What’s not to love about that What’s not to love about

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released June 9, 2017

Recorded by Pat Lassiter at River Front Recording in Madison, Tennessee
Produced by Pat Lassiter and Kurt Fortmeyer
Executive Producer: Red Wigglers

Kurt Fortmeyer - lead vocal, harmonica, trombone
Tim Galloway - acoustic, electric, and baritone guitars, mandolin, banjo
Mike Holmes - piano, organ
Pat Lassiter - bass
Will Ellis - drums, tambourine
Kathy Hussey - backing vocals
Dan Schaefer - backing vocals

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Joe Caverlee - mandolin, fiddles, backing vocals
Kevin Post - pedal steel

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