461 OCEAN BOULEVARDE (c) Copyright 2007 by Earl F. Hubbard Jr.
(from ON THE ROAD, AGAIN / A YELLOW BUS BOOK of PEACE & LOVE (Book Three) coming in two weeks - or so!)
We formed 'The Moonshine Jug Band',
near Ocean Boulevard,
by the sea and sand,
in the back of someone's yard.
The number on the door,
read four sixty one,
'Don't you LOVE the Summer,
and the beauty of the sun?"
GrandPa played a jug,
after passing it around.
While we drained it clean,
not a drop fell to the ground.
Passion played a washboard,
Vicky - a squeeze-box,
Lily played her banjo,
in mellow yellow socks.
Mars Bar played the flute,
Sue - a bongo drum,
Lilya had a tambourine,
she shook to kingdoom come.
Hilly had maracas,
she shook like crazy, too,
Dillon was the master,
of the mouth harp and kazoo.
Me? I played my 12 string,
the mandolin -a sweet sitar,
While Cara Lou strummed away,
on her ukulele and guitar.
We did some twelve bar blues,
and lots of bluegrass songs,
zydeco and calypso,
in bathing suits and thongs.
We played until the sun,
said HOWDY to the moon,
when we stepped into a house,
to play another tune.
We did 'I Shot The Sheriff',
like Eric Clapton did,
in the nineteen seventies,
when I was just a kid.
HAPPY played the bass drum,
with his steady, wagging tail,
Pyper played some pots and pans,
You should have heard her wail!
Vinny played the tuba,
and the tenor saxophone,
Michelle sang the day away,
till all the cows came home!
efhjr.
Author notes
This is the TWENTY EIGTH piece for what will be my 24th book and the third book in my YELLOW BUS of PEACE & LOVE series of books of which I have 4 of planned - if all goes well. As with my LITTLE STAR books - my YELLOW BUS books are meant to be read from the first page to the last like the chapters of a novel.
ENJOY!
Peace & Love!
Earl.
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bluegrass, country, folk and jazz
listening to it all, night or day
with a bit of classical and rock added in
to give all a chance to enjoy
a summer in the land of your Magic Bus
Riftkin -
......but I didn't shoot the deputy...lol
And where does the back-up singer go, I ask??...
Marley's version was better, BTW..
This bus, this magic bus, where's my tix?
I can be ready in an hour.
I haven't yet learned any instrument, however, I can bang away and be convincing...
Wonderfully written, fun.
Always,
Jin -
Oh how I love bluegrass...I am sure we attracted quite a crowd, we share the love where ever we go...
~B.
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Earl,
Good, sounds like my lips got a bit of a rest from that clarinet.......hehe(played in school) Don't know if i remember how now either. hehe.
Love it!
and love
Nyetta
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this is quite a band we've got together here. I hope the locals can put up with all the noise we are making. Practice makes perfect though so hopefully we're not too bad by now as we've been playing for a while
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My what a session that was!!! Got some mean blisters on my fingers from those maracas though...everybody was shakin' or was it the room?? Hell-who cares!!
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WICKED! Love the summer.It's amazing how quick my voice came back LOL!!
Thank goodness for the magical qualities of the bus.
What a jaunty little stay this is turning out to be.
FAB! singing...I shot the sheriff but I didn't.... Hahahaha!
Love you ~sugar~ xxx
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another Musical Trip Hey I love that song I shot the sheriff. Excellent Write
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