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It's A Rough World, Baby

by Eric Ramsey

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Big Old Bunch Of Your Love Holes in the windows, holes in the screens Holes in the patches of my old blue jeans I ain’t got nothin’ No I ain’t got nothin’ I ain’t got nothin’ but a big old bunch of your love Holes in the gutter, holes in the roof Holes in my shoes if you you need more proof I ain’t got nothin’ No I ain’t got nothin’ I ain’t got nothin’ but a big old bunch of your love Empty ‘frigerator Empty gas tank Empty safe box down at the bank My pew sits empty on Sunday morn Be empty ‘til Gabriel blows his horn Preacher says I got a hole in my soul Seems like even my holes got holes I ain’t got nothin’ No I ain’t got nothin’ I ain’t got nothin’ but a big old bunch of your love Empty rooms Empty halls Empty frames hanging on empty walls Whole lot of empty - I’m laying claim To a spot in the holey hall of fame Hole in my belly And that ain’t all Got a great big hole in my outhouse stall I ain’t got nothin’ No I ain’t got nothin’ I ain’t got nothin’ but a big old bunch of your love You might think I got a hole in my head But I don’t need nothin’ when it’s done and said No I don’t need nothin' I don’t need nothin’ I don’t need nothin’ but a big old bunch of your love
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It's A Rough World Baby Joseph said to Mary “Honey tell me what’s wrong “Why you so downhearted, why is your face so long? Mary said “Joseph, this is why I’m so blue “If He’s the son of God how come He looks just like you?” It’s a rough world baby It’s a tough world baby But it’s our world baby and we just got to try to get along Angels and archangels gathered from on high Singing to that baby from way up in the sky “This world you were dropped into ain’t ready for you “Gonna see a lot of trouble, boy, before you get through” It’s a rough world baby It’s a tough world baby But it’s your world baby and you’re gonna have to try to get along (B) Now you might be like me and I might be like you Don’t lock us in a room with all those other fools I would never tell you that you can’t have any fun I’m only suggesting that your work is never done Poor Noah he was thinking as the rain began to fall “I don’t know how I will ever have room for them all “And Lord you take a look down below the main deck “Tell me who’s gonna help me clean up that mess” It’s a rough world baby It’s a tough world baby And it’s gonna be a wet world baby grab a shovel and we’ll try to get along (B) You might want a halo - you might desire wings You might choose to throw that all away for other worldly things The only thing that matters when you calculate your worth Is how you treat your brothers and sisters here on earth St. Peter at the pearly gates was readin’ from his list The line was long, the penitents were getting kinda … angry Patience is a virtue when you come before the throne You don’t want to mess up now and get sent back down on your own It’s a rough world baby It’s a tough world baby But it’s our world baby and we all got to try to get along It’s a rough world baby It’s a tough world baby Grab your ankles and smile, we’re gonna be here a while It’s a rough world baby It’s our world baby and we all got to try to get along Yeah it’s our world baby and we all got to try to get along
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Highway 04:33
Highway Oh darlin’ I been away so long The only way I feel close to you is when I sing my songs I swear I can almost touch your face and then I break a string I sure could use some of your tenderness ‘cause I’m runnin’ out of steam Oh darlin’ this old highway is killin’ me Maybe it’s because I’m not as young as I used to be Scenes from old B movies keep replayin' in my dreams Sure could use a tailwind now ‘cause I’m runnin’ out of steam I’m tired of chasin' my tail Endin’ up on a nine inch nail Endin’ up where I don’t belong Seems everything I do is wrong I’m tired of missin’ your smile It’s gonna be a little while ’til I’m back in your arms Sky was dark and angry when I left Tennessee A thousand miles behind me is where I’d rather be Burnin’ oil, one headlight gone, chasin’ that centerline Both me and this old engine we seen better times I’m tired of chasin' my tail Endin’ up on a nine inch nail Endin’ up where I don’t belong Seems everything I do is wrong I’m tired of missin’ your smile It’s gonna be a little while ’til I’m back in your arms (B) My radio is playin’ music From another Em)place and time Fragrance of your hair is sitting heavy on my mind I’m tired of chasin' my tail Endin’ up on a nine inch nail Endin’ up where I don’t belong Seems everything I do is wrong I’m tired of missin’ your smile It’s gonna be a little while ’til I’m back in your arms
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Please 05:59
Please Help me Help me, mother Shine your light down on me In my darkness I can’t see what road I’m on Help me Help me, mother Take these chains from my legs They’re so heavy - I’m just trying to get back home I’ve been looking For my savior She ain’t been around in a while You always promised she would never give up on me I’m tired of stumbling I’m tired of falling down I’m tired of navigating this world on my own Help me Mother Please Help me Help me, mother Find my wings so I can fly I want to soar up in heaven with you There’s an angel On my shoulder And there’s a devil at my knee But there’s nothing at all where my soul used to be I’m still looking For my savior She ain’t been around for a long long while Maybe she forgot she ain’t supposed to give up on me I’m tired of being lost But I’m scared of being found I’m tired of trying to find some sacred ground Help me Mother Please I’m tired of being sick I’m tired of being poor I’m tired of wondering what the hell I’m living for Help me Mother Please
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Somehow She Loves Me I'm a host of good intentions prob’ly on my road to hell Ceremony and convention have never served me well I’m hardly strictly anything that I really ought to be But I love her And somehow she loves me She’s got a moral compass that is always pointing north While my own sense of direction tends to wander back and forth And she makes me a better man than I ever thought I’d be And I love her And somehow she loves me (C)She’s got the moon in her hip pocket Constellations in her eyes And when she says she needs me It still takes me by surprise She’s a hint of desert springtime On days I can barely breathe And I love her And somehow she loves me There is no rhyme nor reason, no simple point of fact No honest explanation, no rule in white and black Why I have been the chosen, blessed to receive But I love her And somehow she loves me Why I have been the chosen, blessed to receive Yes I love her And somehow she loves me
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Crash on the levee mama, water's gonna overflow Swamp gonna rise, ain't no boat gonna row You can train on down to Williams Point You can bust your feet You can rock this joint But mama ain't you gonna miss your best friend now Gonna have to find yourself another best friend somehow Don't try to move me mama, you're just gonna lose Crash on the levee, mama you been refused Well it's sugar for sugar And salt for salt If you go down in that flood gonna be your own damn fault Oh mama ain't you gonna miss your best friend now Gonna have to find yourself another best friend somehow High water rising', mama, don't you let me down Pack up your suitcase mama, don't you make a sound Well it's king for king And queen for queen Gonna be the baddest flood anybody's ever seen Hey mama ain't you gonna miss your best friend now Gonna have to find yourself another best friend somehow

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released October 15, 2017

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Eric Ramsey Scottsdale, Arizona

2022 International Blues Challenge Winner - Solo/Duo Category, and Memphis Cigar Box Award Winner for best guitarist!

Eric writes from experience about the human condition - at times sensitive, at times humorous, always thought-provoking. His arrangements and delivery encompass a spectrum of styles, from delicate fingerpicking to raucous, bluesy bottleneck slide.
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