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FOLK BEEF

by MARK EDGAR STUART

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HAPPY AT HOME Some days I like better than other days I even like my Mondays As long as Im with you We go out to dinner and picture show We drink beer and it’s home sweet home That’s where I’d rather be We wake up and do it over again We do it over and over again Week to week baby I don’t mind Watching some real bad TV Who killed so and so? I’d rather be wrapped up with you baby Than to be out on my own I got no plans, Im happy at home Home fires, burning like wild fires Im rolling like a flat tire Slow as I can be Whoa now, babe you got to slow down I can’t stop it cuz I don’t know how Before you know we gotta go CHORUS
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99 PERCENTILE BLUES Im going nuclear , Im going nuclear Im gonna nuke this great big world Ive got a red button, a beautiful button Shiny as an ocean pearl Circle the wagons I love a braggin’ About all this whole wide world in my hands Ive got a wingman who don’t like global warming Its just the latest fashionable trend This land is my land not your land And your land is my land too… From NYC to the KGB All the way down to El Paso Don’t forget China, ain’t nothing finer Than to grab em by the pussy willow I like jalapeños, hot jalapenos Hotter than the Taliban But what the heck do I know I look like a cheeto Orange as a Tennessee fan Mi casa Su casa Your house will be my house soon… I like burritos, big burritos Made by little Mexican hands Courtesy of dreamers, big dreamers Dreaming of a promise land Read all about it, the border's overcrowded They’re crawling out from everywhere No one has a clue of the shit that I just made up and I’m still a millionaire No news is bad news its good news If not then it's all fake news… I got a comb over, want you “comb on over” To my house on Pennsylvania street Its a White House not a black house Where all the crazy people meet One percent of nothing is better than the oven Depends on your point of view You say tomato I say tomato Fredo I know it was you Don’t get me started, Im cold hearted To your 99 percentile blues…
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FAXON WIZARD 03:31
FAXON WIZARD No one knows you girl better than I know you We’ve been in motion since our debut Over and over like pages we all turn Turn on each other until we crash and burn Crash and burned on your front porch I’ve been here all night long Don’t leave me hanging Out here on my own… Last Sunday evening is when I almost drown In a sea of mass confusion with no one else around You were my lifeline but now I’m just not sure The string to my poor heart severed by your door Close the door on me softly Don’t slam with all your might I told you I’m sorry Can we make this right… I should’ve known, I should’ve known better Being high is no excuse Here I am out in this weather Strung out on these blues…. When this whole thing blows over can I make one request Will you leave the light on so I see your address Ill send you a letter postmark from Arkansas To tell you I’m alright and Ill no longer call
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SUPERSTAR HILLBILLY NOVA Orion was gazing throught the window Looking for a new pair of shoes He could fill with some glitter and gold Tired of feeling so frustrated And being just a pawn in game It was more than his belly could hold So one day he gave up his old life Playing for a legion of fans without a face Singing "That's Alright" Superstar hillbilly now he had a dream But the dream was over What more could a poor boy do He was through HIghways a million miles of nothing He was stuck inside of a place In his head he could never let go Cuz his mama took him to a home In Montgomery, AL red dirt and clay She left that baby crying knowing She wont be back that day It was bad, it was sad It was everything blues could be Poor little Jimmy Superstar hillbilly nova he had charm Like a four leaf clover What more could a poor boy do? He would lose This here's the story of the late great Mr. Jimmy Ellis he also went by the name Orion He look just like Elvis, he sang like Elvis, Hell some folks thought he was Elvis Back from the dead, reincarnated reborn and dead again He spent most of his life living in a shadow behind a mask Poor Jimmy didn't stand a chance, all he ever wanted Was to be his own man He couldn't help the voice God gave him and in the end he couldn't help himself at all... Jimmy moved back to the country Opened up a shop on the side of the road Cashing checks for a fee Then one day in walked a desparate man said "Gimme all your money every last God damn dollar bill If you don't do what I tell ya man you're gonna get yourself killed I need silver and gold, I need everything you got to give" Then he shot poor Jimmy! Superstar hillbilly nova he had a dream But the dream was over What more could a poor boy do He was through

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A quirky rock 'n roll, quasi-American 20 minute joyride.

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released July 14, 2020

Cast of characters…

Art Edmaiston, Johnny Argroves, Landon Moore, Al Gamble, John Whittemore, Krista Wroten, Jana Misener, Luke White, Rick Steff, Alex Greene, Toby Vest, Scott Bomar, James Godwin & Matt Qualls

Recorded by Pete Matthews & Toby Vest @ High/Low Recording
Memphis, TN

All songs written by M.E.S.
Eutha Mae Music/ BMI
2020

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Mark Edgar Stuart Memphis, Tennessee

Stuart's stories are sweet but never saccharine, even-keeled but deeply affecting. His songs are at once sad, nostalgic, knowing, funny, even cheerful--equal parts Roger Miller and Eudora Welty. He's lovable and literary, smart yet plain-spoken, heartening, funny, and always memorable. He sounds new and familiar, fresh yet timeless. His songs sound like your favorite stories, retold by a friend. ... more

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