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Stetson Hat

from Ryder Pales by Ryder Pales

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STETSON HAT

I heard the creakin of a clothesline wheel, old woman reelin in her pantyhose,
A bleach blonde was singing Bessie Smith, she wants some sugar in her bowl,
An’ I was drinkin on a tenement scape jus’ watchin the nite turn cold,
Then the heat swarmed in an' I heard your engine an’ to your polished boots I awoke.
Say Mr. won’t ya give me a lift a lil' further down the road,
I got jumped buy a junkie a few days back hitchin outta San Antone.

Say, hey Mr. where’d ya get that hat, I aint mockin ya I gotta know,
Half my heads done peeled off an' the sun won’t cease it’s glow,
When ya drop me off in the next town there aint nobody I’m gonna know,
But there’s jus' one thing that makes me smirk an’ kick back,
Yeah, there’s one thing that’s for sure.

I’m gonna buy me a Stetson hat, gonna buy me a Stetson hat!
Don’t ya think I’d look sharp in that, struttin ‘round in a Stetson hat?

I said, a hey Mr. thanks for lettin me ride in your chrome-tipped Cadillac,
I used to drive one way back, pulled me a couple girls in that.
Hey Mr. do you mind if roll up a pinch of your tobacco?
I’ll trade you one pinch for a priceless grin an’ another one for a joke:
So, a baby seal walked into a club, ya got a lite ‘cause my own got stoled,
An’ I aint got the funds to buy another one, I gotta save ev’ry dime for my goal.

Gonna buy me a Stetson hat, gonna buy me a Stetson hat!
Gonna get me one that’s crow black, gonna look mighty fine in that!

Used to be a lottta people I loved, where they gone to I don’t know,
Some of them are probably sittin fat, few rottin in the grave I ‘spose,
When I wore young clothes I spun the whole damn globe on the string of a yo-yo,
‘Til I took some peyote with some Indians in the middle of Mexico.
Never been quite the same since, I crave Chryslers and iguana bones,
But they’re mere seconds on my list there’s only one thing gonna make me whole,
It’s a lil’ item you might know . . .

Gotta buy me a Stetson hat, gotta buy me a Stetson hat!
Gonna pull a couple girls with that struttin ‘round in my Stetson hat!
Gotta get me a Stetson hat, get me one that’s crow black!
Gonna go to Hollywood an’ make a million dollars cash
strollin ‘round in my Steston hat.
Gonna buy me a Stetson hat, gotta get me a Stetson hat!
Aint no junkies gonna give me no crap struttin 'round in my Stetson hat,
I say Mr., what ya think of that?

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from Ryder Pales, released August 8, 2008

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Rasp Thorne Berlin, Germany

Rasp Thorne is a writer, musician and performer based in Berlin.

Current musical projects: DRUCKS, CHAGRIN, Silk Rut (Berlin)
Previous bands include: Rasp Thorne & the Briars, LaZY SHaRKS (London) Ryder Pales, and SPAR HORNET (NYC)

Along with solo songs he has also recorded poetry extensively.

'Etched in the Ether', a collection of lyrics, is available now through CHAGRIN PRESS ... more

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