The Ballad of Marvin Macy

from Other People's Dogs by John Richard Thompson

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Down, down in a dreary town
Where the Greyhound bus rarely runs
A wild, wily, wicked pair bore a son
There must've been a bitter moon
In the sky when that boy come
'Cause that boy's the baddest sonofabitch there was

There goes the man
With a sawed-off gun in his hand
And strung 'round his neck
Are the old sun-dried ears of the boys that he put to death
He strums his guitar
And oh, boy does his voice travel far when he's singin'
"The Ballad of Marvin Macy"

Marvin walked to the A&P
And he fired his gun in the air
"If anyone's feelin' lucky, say a prayer"
He showed the dough to Slit-Eyed Joe
Who tried to take a share
Well old Marvin took it back right then and there

There goes the man
With a sawed-off gun in his hand
And strung 'round his neck
Are the old sun-dried ears of the boys that he put to death
He strums his guitar
And oh, boy does his voice travel far when he's singin'
The Ballad of Marvin Macy

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from Other People's Dogs, released June 23, 2023
Written and recorded by John Richard Thompson.

Additional VOCALS performed by Chandler St. Aubin.
BASS GUITAR performed by Aidan Kreutzberger.

Mixed and mastered by Danny E. Harris, www.dannyeharris.com

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