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The Song​-​Poems of Baby G​-​Sass

by The Famous Sandhogs

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1.
Intensity 02:35
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When you moved to town, honey I met you I fell in love, I fell in love with you You know there's heat You know there's chemistry Between the two of us we got what we need I asked around, asked people you know What do they think? What do they know? I need you to see that you love me Do you love me or is it a show? Some said you do Some said you don't Some said you might Some said you won't I need you to see that you love me Do you love me or is it a show? I know you lost, lost your man You know my woman, she left me But we got love, honey, yeah we got love We got love with chemistry But you built a wall and I can't read you A wall of ice that I can't see through So I'll thaw it out and then you will see We got heat, we got intensity I know you heard some things about me You think that I won't change Just one chance honey, then you'll see we got heat, we got intensity Well I'm an open book, so easy to read I need you and you need me So give me a chance and then you'll see we got love with intensity Some said you do Some said you don't Some said you might Some said you won't I need you to see that you love me Do you love me or is it a show?
2.
Silver Pants and a Disco Shirt 02:00
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Forty days, what's wrong with me? I've spent so long in Gethsemane Snake was whispering, lying in the dirt wearing silver pants and a disco shirt Silver pants and a disco shirt! A kiss from Judas when I came back What you put me through, man, really hurt All dressed up and looking fine wearing silver pants and a disco shirt Silver pants and a disco shirt! When I think of Abba it's not the band I think of my father and his master plan But Barry Anderson hit pay dirt wearing silver pants and a disco shirt Silver pants and a disco shirt! My sister's a 420 hippie chick She's the spitting image of Stevie Nicks When she goes out - for what it's worth - she wears silver pants and a disco shirt Silver pants and a disco shirt!
3.
Psycho on My Cycle 04:20
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Ten speed missing and I'm drunk in Rome saw Whitey on my bike, too drunk to chase him took another mushroom, washed it down with gin now Whitey isn't Whitey but a cat named Jim There's a psycho on my cycle and I'm drinking too much Running out of Lira, three sheets about to sail salvation sounds like freedom but it feels like jail There's a psycho on my cycle and I'm drinking too much Too drunk for St. Pete's where the Pope is giving mass Jesus is my saviour but god is an ass now I'm floating on my back counting psychedelic ducks must be the psilocybin or maybe damn luck There's a psycho on my cycle and I'm drinking too much gin Ten speed missing and I'm drunk in Rome saw Whitey on my bike, too drunk to chase him took another mushroom, washed it down with gin now Whitey isn't Whitey but a cat named Jim There's a psycho on my cycle and I'm drinking too much gin
4.
I Ain't Billy Ocean (And You Ain't My Wife) 00:59
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Gotta cut the crap, I need to let it go You saw a shooting star, I saw a fade out glow You walk on water, and you twirl your toes I swamped my boots - I screamed, you dove You dove deep, left me behind You stole my car One hand one the wheel, middle finger in the air Said Fuck you, honey, guess life ain't fair Well God's truth, darling, ain't we a pair? So, get outta my car and get into my life I ain't Billy Ocean and you ain't my wife.
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(An Icy Dump Called) Winnipeg 02:34
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I bought a trailer at Apache Junction, it's a mid-sized unit, not very big Nine-hundred square feet with two beds and two baths. It proudly sits on a concrete pad With room for visitors looking to escape the frozen we live in an icy dumped called Winnipeg Winnipeg No, it's not a prize for pirates though it sounds like it it's a real place, it's fucking cold, and it's fucking harsh. But the summers are great, no they can't be beat. That's all I got. Gonna have a beer. Wishing I was in Arizona. Yeah, I hope to be there soon. But I'm in Winnipeg. Winnipeg.
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Whirlybirds 02:34
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I got a big garage with a metal roof I got a fishing boat and a mobile home I got a BMW And a Samsung phone I got a master suite with an overhead fan Great big blades They'll blow your hair back, man Kinda like the whirlybird I got a good looking wife, she's as cute as can be I got a dog named Jake and he comes with me Now I read the specs and I read them right They call for whirlybirds and two is tight Kinda like the whirlybird I'll have a workshop soon, be full of tools Whirlybird, I ain't no fool Yeah whirlybird, my roof don't leak Yeah whirlybird, I just need two. A rooster on my shirt, I don't have to work Yeah that rooster, it makes me proud A rooster, that bird is tough! But whirlybirds, I got enough! Kinda like the whirlybird! (mini-solo) I got a big garage with a metal roof I got a fishing boat and a mobile home I got a BMW And a Samsung phone...
7.
Asshog (Flavour of the Month) 01:33
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My cup is runneth over I filled it full of wine This stuff is pretty rancid Did the grapes die on the vine? Asshog! What's that you say? Asshog! Can't you say it with some grace, Asshog!? Gonna put you in your place, Asshog! Asshog, what's that you say? Asshog! Pontius gave me a bowl filled with withered fruit. This scene is getting tired, I'll have another hoot. Asshog! Flavour of the month, Asshog. John dunked me in the water, and washed away my sins. Now I'm hanging out with Mary drinking rot gut gin. Asshog! Won't eat no cloven asshog. I don't want to eat another asshog. Say Hello to Lararus Tell him he's smelling sweet. I'm about to pass out while Mary cleans my feet. Asshog! Flavour of the month, Asshog
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South of Heaven 03:15
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Maybe it’s time to pack up and leave? They don’t want us here anyway. Just a lot of finger pointing, about things we didn’t do or say. Grab our bags, do the midnight hustle. Christ, we owe ‘em nothing to stay. And I ain’t got the muscle… to fight them off anyway. You can drive and I’ll ride shotgun. Let’s point the car in that direction. It’s not too far to drive. It’s downhill all the way… and a little bit south of Heaven. Load the car, let’s leave this city. We'll leave ‘em in a cloud of confusion. Say Adios to negativity, and Au revoir adversity too. There’s a town just south of Heaven. We’ve only been there once. Do you remember the time we had there? When we rolled the bones and it came up seven? You can drive and I’ll ride shotgun. Let’s point the car in that direction. It’s not too far to drive. It’s downhill all the way… and a little bit south of Heaven.
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Palms in the Dirt 02:05
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Throw them palms Throw them in the dirt I’ll ride this steed to the ends of the earth I got no money so I’m riding an ass My steed’s a donkey Do you have to ask? Swing open them gates Get out of my way I’m here for deliverance Hell’s on its way! Palms in the dirt You better slim down For the eye of the needle I got a six foot frame And skinny as a weasel Throw off your rags Climb out of your cave Or I’ll send you back And you won’t be saved Palms in the dirt My kingdom came Your kingdom cum Get your mind out of the gutter And I’ll do the same Don’t talk about Martha Or her sister, Sue Don’t talk about Mary Cuz I like her too Swing open them gates Get out of my way I’m here for deliverance Hell’s on its way! Palms in the dirt
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Apostate 01:36
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I'm looking at you, you're looking away, it's a big mistake that's all you say, I waited outside and I blew my horn, I split the rocks to be reborn, apostate, that's all you got, apostate, well that aint true, apostate, that's all you got, I still have faith but not in you, you didn't show, you fucked it up, i was waiting in vain in my pick-up truck, you took too long and I got a new guru, call me Buddha, it's a brand new hero, apostate, that's all you got, apostate, well that ain't true, apostate, that's all you got, i still have faith but not in you, i heard the word and the word is the bird, got one on each arm and I'm spreading the word, a date with the devil, he's coming soon, i'll bring my chalice and a wooden spoon, apostate, that's all you got, apostate, well that ain't true, apostate, that's all you got, i still have faith but not in you apostate

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Who is Baby G-Sass?

When I first met Baby G-Sass, he was hopeful and optimistic. In the song-poem, Intensity, the first he sent me, he believes he can win over his crush - his object of affection - with confidence and charm. But by the end - by Apostate - he has abandoned his Christian God. The Song-Poems of Baby G-Sass tracks the life and times, the ups and downs, of a serial customer of The Song-Poem Store. He gambles, he drinks, he blasphemes. He travels, he escapes, he faces adversity. He loses his ride, he loses his trust, and, in all of the chaos and weed smoke, nearly loses his faith too. Nearly. In this sense, he is like his older - and much more famous - brother, Jesus, who, as he was dying, also had a crisis of faith. Father, why have you forsaken me? he cried at the time. And, still, after all these years, God has never answered.

- The Famous Sandhogs

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released April 20, 2023

All song lyrics by Baby G-Sass.
Cover art: Photo supplied by Baby G-Sass, who said it was taken by Michael Stipe.

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