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Before Music was a Product

from Giants by Donal Hinely

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lyrics

I raised you on a steady diet of three chord corn
and elderberry wine
Heartache in three part harmony but now you
only listen to the bottom line

Fly me home on the Great Speckled Bird
Said the fiddler as he washed his hands
To back before music was a product
when everybody sang and everybody danced

And I was there waiting at the station
When Father Handy heard an eerie sound
Glass on steel cutting through the cotton
From the Mississippi Delta up to Memphis town

Take me home said the King with a tear
Sittin' on his throne reaching for his pants
To back before music was a product
when everybody sang and everybody danced

I hear a factory whistle blowing
On the Row they're working overtime
Polishing bones, whipping dead horses
I'm packing my bags for the Southern Line

Take me home said the pilgrim with a six string
I'm gonna run while I still gotta chance
To back before music was a product
When everybody sang and everybody danced

credits

from Giants, released March 1, 2005
Donal Hinely--acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
David Henry--bass, electric guitar, mandolin, vocals
Park Ellis--drums

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Donal Hinely Nashville, Tennessee

In 1994, Hinely left his hometown of Denton, TX and moved to Nashville. A prolific writer and recording artist, he has 17 albums to his credit including the folk chart topping Giants (2005). Hinely also entertains thousands of people each year at festivals and street fairs playing his glass harmonica. He learned to play the instrument from his late brother Terry, a self-taught master of the art. ... more

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