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New Original song: Black Gold Blues
https://soundcloud.com/user-99202317...work-tape-7521
I'm not a huge fan of the blues, but I figured I needed to write at least one. Why? Mainly because I play in a few "guitar pulls" or "pickin' circles" where people generally play covers and others play along with the song. I don't do covers, so only a few people are able to follow my originals and add anything. Figured I needed something where people could play along. If I encourage others to put in a solo between all the verses, I can turn this 2:30 second song into 5 minutes! For the record, I'm a petroleum engineer. But I don't think you can write a blues song from the point of view of an engineer, so for this song, I am a roughneck. I do manage to poke fun at engineers a bit, though. Bolded words are changed/new since I recorded this: Lyrics "Black Gold Blues" (David Pennybaker, 2021) Born and raised in Oklahoma / Got here fast as I could Been spittin’ Midland dust / Far longer than I should Been trippin’ that ol’ drill pipe / Nearly half my life My day starts real early / Long before daylight People love low gas prices / I get the Black Gold Blues Was doin’ pretty good / ‘Til the crash of ‘85 Started drivin’ taxis / Just to stay alive Laid off in ‘93 / ’99 and ‘15 This rollercoaster life / Beats all I’ve ever seen People love low gas prices / I get the Black Gold Blues Drive an F-150 / Never owned a Cadillac Why does everybody / Think roughnecks live like that? Barely gettin’ by / Just tryin’ to exist Ain’t no engineer / Or geoscientist People love low gas prices / I get the Black Gold Blues Seems my job depends / On the Middle East What will I do when / They find everlasting peace? Always holdin’ summits / ‘Tween sheiks and presidents Interferin’ with my / Career development People love low gas prices / I get the Black Gold Blues Well, if that ain’t enough / They’re pushin’ ‘lectric cars Tryin’ to kill an industry / That’s taken us so far Want us to share rides / Self-drivin’ cars by Uber Gotta save the planet / Well, ain’t that just super? People love low gas prices / I get the Black Gold Blues |
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Ha! Awesome lyrics! I like the melody too! Keep it up.
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Nice job on this David! I enjoyed it!
- Glenn
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