276 Reply by mojo01

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Tenement Funster wrote:
TIGLJK wrote:

Not to "squash" the conversation, but I'm sure we all have "bean" waiting for the response from the head pickler here on Chordie.
My intent is not to "pepper" you with "sage" advice, just to "leek" out a few good lines.
"Zucchani(t)" just about anything if it is brined in vinegar (apparently  even eels- arrgh:(  )

I don't want to "beet" this thread so I will conclude by saying -

"Lettuce" all be thankful for pickles."
"Peas" be with you all !
So with that said - it's time to "end(ive)" this piece and  get the "Mojo" on !! smile
It certainly would be thre right thing to do - give him a "turn(ip) !

Jim  smile

p.s.  I hope my comments won't be the cause of any "rhubarbs" among us!

Quite possibly the oddest post I've ever read ... love it! lol

well apprently i have not been DILLegent on keeping up with  the post here. on formality im not much of a stickler but i do what i want as the head pickler.
now i dont want my friends to turn sour on me and it wouldnt be kosher if i didnt make an appearance. and now that i have scraped the bottom of the pickle barrel for something to say i will dilly dally about no more

congratulations on the promotion T F  and the 3000 mile stone may you post another 3grand and all your pickles be sweet( or dill if you prefer)

behold the power of the pickle *taps TF on both shoulders with the pickle scepter*

sorry about the juice on the shirt there buddy

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277 Topic by mojo01

(4 replies, posted in Songwriting)

https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/rebel-man

been awhile since i written anything, and not sure where this came from just kinda happened. This is the first run at it i am going to redo it when i get some time to polish it up a bit

rainy day so i had some time to add the words

Em                                                    C
captain, Beau and Billy joe
laid down their rifles and they headed home
the war was over and the south was a flame
get back to Texas was their only aim
Am                                     Em
whats a rebel man to do
Am                                        G
the war was lost the south was through

captain beau looked at billy joe
kicked out the fire said get ready to go
climbed in the saddle and hit the trail
the echoes of the wounded they could hear them wail

the south had made its final stand
the carpet baggers roamed the land

the war had taken everything they owned
left them with only the skills they'd honed
no war to fight no farms to tend
no cows to raise no fences to mend

whats a rebel man to do
rob a train a bank or two

they made their plans and their minds were made
they'd rob a train at the point of a blade
Yankee gold and sweet revenge
the south will rise the message we send

whats a rebel man to do
the outlaw life they had to choose

past the point of no turning back
hid neath the trestle on the rail road track
the train was coming no time to wait
they spurred their horses on to meet their fate

a rebel yell did fill the air
the south will rise again i swear

the engines soot and smoke blocked the sun
over the yells you could hear the guns
the engineer and conductor lay dead
and captain beau with his shirt turning red

whats a rebel man to do
blood and death aint nothing new

Billy joe rode for the Indian nations
a place to hide or maybe salvation
the outlaw life always on the run
your only friend is a loaded gun

whats a rebel man to do
aint no way to start a new

whats a rebel man to do
rob a train or bank or two

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278 Reply by mojo01

(22 replies, posted in Songwriting)

i missed this some how, great story Cteck

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279 Reply by mojo01

(14 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

thats a cool story peatle thanks for sharing it

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280 Reply by mojo01

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Peat, what ever goofy name they tag you with you are right , i wouldnt trade mine for anything , it is a special deal.

and to Musicator  thumbs up for suggesting it Bill

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281 Reply by mojo01

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Thank you Bill and those others who have posted as well.  I am honoured my writen meanderings  have been read and are of some interest to someone..  Chordians have been an important part of my quest to procure the baskets of knowledge on things that interest and mater to me in this world.  I am pleased to be part of this community  called Chordie with it's way of never undervaluing  any person. I would be thankful to have whatever title you give me.

  what ever title they give you huh? let me know how that works out for you.

yours truly  Head Pickle Rhymer

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282 Reply by mojo01

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the histchordian ?

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283 Reply by mojo01

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hasta la vista baby

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284 Topic by mojo01

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i have not had the chance to come around much lately but want to wish every one a merry Christmas and happy new year and hope every one is doing well

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285 Topic by mojo01

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i have not had the chance to come around much lately but want to wish every one a merry Christmas and happy new year and hope every one is doing well

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286 Reply by mojo01

(57 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/merry-chr … the-family
ok had a few minutes this evening so i banged out a REK Christmas  song. ahh Christmas in the south

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287 Reply by mojo01

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neophytte wrote:
mojo01 wrote:

well this is one part turkey and two parts alcohol . my version of house of the rising sun on a thanks giving night. a long way from home again during the holidays. hope every one has had a happy thanks giving
https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/house-of-the-rising-sun

The guitar was good, but the vocals were a bit low smile

that's odd I thought the vocals were the best part of that post

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288 Reply by mojo01

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well this is one part turkey and two parts alcohol . my version of house of the rising sun on a thanks giving night. a long way from home again during the holidays. hope every one has had a happy thanks giving
https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/house-of-the-rising-sun

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289 Reply by mojo01

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Peatle, I need to hire you as my personnel historian

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290 Reply by mojo01

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dang Peatle that's some good detective work, thanks for posting  what I was to lazy to do . I have thought about writing a song about it just never really came up with anything that I thought was any good. maybe I will give it another go.
none of the cattle drives passed through east Texas but who knows maybe ole Perfecto and some of my ancestor may have crossed paths back in the day before he headed north.
a few more historical connections Williams brother was general George Brittain the father of Harlan county ( as in the song you will never leave Harlan alive, I don't remember the name of the song) and their father Nathaniel died in the revolutionary war in 1777.
interesting stuff if you like history

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291 Reply by mojo01

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it is a great story I enjoyed reading it. me being the lazy person that I am, I am not going to type out the story I would tell but ask you to google the "poisoned wedding" a story from Texas history in the 1830's my great ,great grand father was the preacher in  this event. something the internet doesn't tell you about him he started the first Baptist  church in Texas.

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292 Topic by mojo01

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

here is a short one I wrote the last couple of nights, not real pleased with the end of it so a few more drinks tomorrow night and it may get changed. Let me know what you think

D                            G
aint nothing but sad songs tonight
if my life i could rewrite
a few things i would change
a few things i would rearrange
A                         G
a few things i,d make right

but there aint no going back
aint no changing white to black
whats done is done  and here we are
like a door thats been left ajar
its dusty light will shine so far

another chapter i couldnt close
another life i could have chose
whats truth or lie i can not tell
some things in life we should not dwell
theres on so much water in the well

we make our choices and then move on
we will see what happens with the dawn
you only get one chance to make
you only get one road to take
dont be afraid to make lifes big mistake




https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/sad-song-tonight

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293 Reply by mojo01

(10 replies, posted in Poems)

Peatle you cant make that stuff up it comes from the heart and soul and that makes its special. I raise a toast to your friend and to you.

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294 Reply by mojo01

(6 replies, posted in My local band and me)

ya'll did a great job loved the harp playing by Belinda

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295 Reply by mojo01

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hang in there buddy you are due for some good times. now as for your request I took time at lunch today and jotted down a few lines I will let some of the other chordians have a crack at putting some chords to it or add  and subtract lines as they see fit hope it brings a smile to you and Dondra

my friend bill cant win for loosing
tripped and fell down he took a bad bruising

he,s down on his luck now his heads all an itch
but it's not lice aint life a witch

he cant turn around with out some bad luck
on hospital bills he spent his last buck

now bills poor wife for better or worse
she had no idea he would be such a curse

through trials and travails he is not down and out
our friend will come through of this there's no doubt

one last thing before I go
there is something  you should know

he may be forgetful but don't be a hater
the man is world famous he is the MUSICATOR

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296 Reply by mojo01

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

PJ and CG thanks to you also for the complements

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297 Reply by mojo01

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Tenement Funster wrote:

Nice song, Mojo ... really heart-warming. AND ... I also like that you actually have a room at work where you can take time to do personal stuff like recording music. I just hope your boss doesn't visit the Forums at Chordie, or it could be trouble. lol

TF, the boss don't mind I'm on my time off in the evening in my quarters. now my neighbor next door can hear me through the thin walls when I play at night might mind lol. perhaps I should explain,  i work a 28 day rotation for a large oil company i am currently working n a small west African country i have a small apartment on the compound where i live while i am at work. Not much else to do here on my down time
and thanks' for the comment i am glad you liked it

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298 Topic by mojo01

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/a-song-for-dad
I changed the chords up a little and a couple of the lines from the previous post and gave it a name. sorry about the back ground noise, recording on my lap top in my room at work. hope you like it

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299 Reply by mojo01

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I agree with the others got some good lines in this one. haven't had a chance to play it will have a go at it after work today.

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300 Topic by mojo01

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well it has been awhile since I posted anything this is one that has been in the works for awhile and still may make some changes but any way here is my latest attempt at song writing. this is pretty much the life story of my old man. I think one of my biggest regrets in life is that he never heard me play he passed while I was just learning guitar. wow a little over thirty years since cancer took him seems like only yesterday. any way hope you like it and maybe it brings back a memory of someone you miss.
Am             C                            G          A
C                                                   G                      Am
with a sway back horse and a mule named jack
C                                                G           Am
he headed to the gin by the rail road tracks

with a cotton bail that made his fingers bleed
it was deep east Texas 1943

the hard times were over or so they said
but they never worked the fields just to make their bread

the times were tough just like before
he joined the Texas guard and headed off to war

he was just 18 when he went over seas
to see the world and the Japanese

sent his money home to his mom and dad
paid for the land and everything they had

survived the war and went back school
learned a trade and how to use his tools

but a back woods town the times were still hard
headed to the coast to work the ship yards

had a forgiving wife three boys and two girls
smoked his camels and drank his pearl

for thirty year's he worked the ships
along the docks and in the slips

they had no OSHA or EPA
you did your job and you earned your pay

his only dream was to move back home
when the job was done and the kids were grown

you make your plans and you break your back
save your money and you build your stack

fate steps in and takes it all away
two short years from retirement day

was it ship yard fumes or two packs a day
or just to much drink its hard to say

he moved back home this much is true
I saw it myself from the front pew

for eternity now where he lays
in that deep east Texas red dirt clay

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