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New Orleans, 1891

from them live tracks by Hit Dog Hollar

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the original hit dog hollar song, in it's entirety. recorded live by the wonderful patrick norton at citizen recording in la mesa, ca. enjoy.

lyrics

Old Mr. Shakespear, set the stage
for the, old bourbon faction
the reformer's rage

then old chief hennessy raised a fuss,
with provenzanos on his hip
for that matranga blood

Hennessy died on his way home,
those shots were fired
from assailants unknown

but at the trial, they let them go,
our justice failed us,
but the good lord's wont.

the smoke and whiskey flood the brain,
them ropes hang heavy, their necks will break,

that bourbon whiskey, that dago flame,
them ropes hang heavy when the bodies swing.

with a black morning whisper and a full head of steam
that parish jailhouse
was a lynchmob scene

the smoke ran heavy as the natives groaned
this one's for Hennessy!
this one's for home!

the smoke and whiskey flood the brain,
them ropes hang heavy, their necks will break,

that bourbon whiskey, that dago flame,
them ropes hang heavy when the bodies swing.

credits

from them live tracks, track released December 21, 2012
Hook - carter chase
Line - austin prince
Sinker - dallas mauricio

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SD original southern fried blues.

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