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Big Mac Blues

from Junkyard Bethlehem by Theo Hartman

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Lyrics by Timothy Abbott

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I be a wary traveler so I set out for a bite
Hadn't had a thing to eat since the twinkie I ate last night
I saw them golden arches stark and shiny in the sky
I had to have a Big Mac, taste those sweet french fries

I been down in Texas
And I been blue in Maine
But I never been to a place it didn't rain
O, I ain't never been so low
As when I was sittin' there in Reno
With a Big Mac in my hand

I walked up to the counter
I said, "Can you help me please?
I don't want an Egg-McMuffin
Or a Quarter-Pounder with Cheese.
There's only one thing you got here
That'll drive my blues away.
I got to have a Big Mac!"
She said, "Is that to go or stay?"

I been down in Texas
And I been blue in Maine
But I never been to a place it didn't rain
O, I ain't never been so low
As when I was sittin' there in Reno
With a Big Mac in my hand

I hadn't thought about that
And as I was goin' to speak
I heard them engines rumble
And those tires begin to creak
And there she went off down the road
Into the setting sun
That bus done gone and left me
With my burger and three buns

I been down in Texas
And I been blue in Maine
But I never been to a place it didn't rain
O, I ain't never been so low
As when I was sittin' there in Reno
With a Big Mac in my hand

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from Junkyard Bethlehem, released July 24, 2019
Nicki Gonzales – vocals
Theo Hartman – bass, keys, guitar, vocals
Hamilton Belk McKay – pedal steel
Richard Stuverud – drums

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