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Of Smelly Shirts and Dirty Hands

from Descendants of the Banjo Tree EP by Knots on a String

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Rachel Mueller - vocals
Abby Colehour - viola, vocals
Ana Begej - bass, vocals
Leah Plummer - drums
Natalie Locke - guitar, vocals

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Sometimes you've got to load the car
Pack all in and drive it far
Keep the music up above the wind
Follow signs to Western lands
Of smelly shirts and dirty hands
Before the far gray sky descends

Like paper birds we float on air
Through tension high and sleep so rare
The "Lost Boys" bring us safely to the ground
Following the highway line
Calling deer and naming pines
It feels like home with Sopris looking down

Linda blows hard on the hard
The drunk man yells, we're rising stars
The Ragamuffins sing to passers-by
Beating drums and clicking spoons
Playing old, familiar tunes
We start to feel the Rocky Mountain high

The miles stop short
I still know what's going on
But the river fork
Reminds me that I ain't done nothing wrong
Oh, I ain't done nothing wrong

I could tell you 'bout the Pinyon Pine
Antlered elk and stopping time
But you will never know until you see
The Mushroom Rock so high above
Friendship strong and careless love
The cattle guard that makes us feel so free

Sometimes you've got to load the car
Pack all in and drive it far
Keep the music up above the wind
Follow signs to Western lands
Of smelly shirts and dirty hands
Before the far gray sky descends

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from Descendants of the Banjo Tree EP, released August 14, 2012
Lyrics by Natalie Locke
Arranged by Knots on a String

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Knots on a String Minneapolis, Minnesota

Knots on a String serve up an entree of folk with sides of groovy beets. Ghanaian hand drums pepper the plate with saucy stand-up bass, finger lickin' fiddle, buttery guitar, melt-in-your-mouth harmonica, and a serving of simmering vocals to tingle your taste buds. With organic compositions, reheated old favorites, and a healthy helping of humor, enjoy the homegrown buffet of five lively ladies! ... more

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