Most of these songs were recorded during a fitful month or two in the early 90s while I was living in Shreveport LA and working at my first day job as editor of LOADSTAR Magazine. I lived in half of a duplex about five minutes from work and could sing and play as loud as I wanted at any time of the day or night with no one to disturb but my cat, Guyito. I was three years removed from my days of playing in public but I still had some licks and a reasonably strong voice. That was thirty years ago. I am really glad I recorded all of my songs back then.
Written: Pierce Street, El
Paso TX, spring 1969
Inspired by an actual
event in Knees’ life, this song has more salacious double entendres than any
other tune in the Calhoon portfolio. It also has a chord pattern stolen from
Blood, Sweat and Tears’ Spinning Wheel and a great guitar-driven rhythm.
Sadie’s was the name of a notorious brothel/bar in Farmington in the 50s but
Knees was never fortunate enough to go there.
Last Thursday night I
was shootin some pool
When my friend Willie
say “Hey man!
I do believe I see
Sadie and Jewel.”
We racked up our balls
an we ran.
We knew them girls was
just our style
An they knew we was
theirs
I’d last seen Sadie at
a ten body pile
An Jewel didn’t mind
splittin hairs.
I say “Hi Sadie.” Sadie
say “Hi.”
Willie say “Hey Jewel,
come on.”
Hopped in my Nash
feelin high an dry
Bought us a case an we
was gone.
Drinkin an a-drivin
Sadie’s shiftin my gears
An Jewel’s givin Willie
the gas
Ain’t nothin better
than drinkin some beers
An lovin up a nubile
lass.
Nephridi
