Old Days

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I was sittin' in the dressing room with Brownie McGee
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He was drinkin' that milk with that Dewar's Whiskey
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Said John, there's nothin' written anywhere, suggests the blues will set you free
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Old days are comin' back to me

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I was ridin' in the back seat, with Sonny Terry
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Little harmonica player used to drive him around, I think his name was Harry
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Tried to get him to eat tofu, raw vegetables, nuts, and berries
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But Sonny wasn't havin' any of it

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He let me share a room with 'em for a couple of weeks
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Sonny slept with his good eye open staring out from under the sheets
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I was young and uncomfortable, I don't mind tellin' ya kinda gave me the creeps
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Old days are comin' back to me

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Old days are comin' back to me
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Don't know what was so good about 'em, I played practically free
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I had nothin' to live up to everywhere to be
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Old days are comin' back to me

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On some dates with Mose Allison somewhere out in the Midwest
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Said some of my lyrics reminded him of the poet Kenneth Patchen I took it as a compliment
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He was re- ferring to the line about wearin' neon signs on your wounds, later on, I knew what he
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Old days are comin' back to me

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On a date with John Lee Hooker at a packed joint up in Washington
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He came in with a gorgeous woman on each arm as I was singing my song
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Walked 'em right up and sat 'em on the edge of the stage as I went singing along
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And that's called "evenin' son, I'm the headliner"

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Old days are comin' back to me
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I don't know what was so great about 'em, I played practically free
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But I had nothing to live up to and everywhere to be
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Old days are comin' back to me

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Played a gig with John Hammond Jr. up in Vancouver BC
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Exotic dancer came in my dressing room, started dancing exotically
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They were smoking something in the audience that night, smelled exactly like cat pee
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Old days are comin' back to me

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Opened up a gig for Gatemouth Brown down in Baton Rouge
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He was playing that Hillbilly, Jazz, Cajun, Country Zydeco, and Blues
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Throwin' it out past the walls like some kind of musical centrifuge
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Old days are comin' back to me

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Old days are comin' back to me
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I don't know what was so good about 'em, I played practically free
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But I had nothin' to live up to everywhere to be
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Old days are comin' back to me

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Yeah, old days are comin' back to me
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I don't know what was so great about 'em, I played practically free
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But I had nothin' to live up to everywhere to be
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Old days are comin' back to me

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Old days are comin' back to me