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Frisco Lines

from Flood Waters Rising by Whelan

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By Fred McDowell. C. Tradition Music/BMG (BMI) Adapted by permission.
Lyrics adapted from "To Cold Ohio Blues" c. 2013 Sidney S. Whelan Achilles Music Publishing. (ASCAP)

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Too Cold Ohio Blues c. 2013 Sidney S. Whelan
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Well I lived in Ohio, much too cold for me.
Well I lived in Ohio baby, much too cold for me.
The sun refused to shine and I like to freeze.

Well it rained for forty days and it snowed for forty nights.
It rained for forty days and it snowed for forty nights.
So dark in the daytime the people never turn off they lights.

Well I’m leavin’ Ohio baby I feel like I’m runnin’ out of time.
I’m leavin’ Ohio baby I feel like I’m runnin’ out of time.
I‘m bound for California leavin’ out on that ‘Frisco Line.

Well I like my whiskey and you know I love my wine.
Well I like my whiskey and you know I love my wine.
But since I left Ohio baby you know I don’t drink moonshine.

Moonshine’ll make you crazy it’ll give you a crippled leg.
Moonshine’ll make you crazy it’ll give you a crippled leg.
You wake up in the morning you won’t be able to move a peg.

Well fire up this engine get this train runnin’ right on time.
Fire up this engine keep this train runnin’ right on time.
My San Francisco woman’s gonna fire up this engine of mine.

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from Flood Waters Rising, released November 20, 2013
Doug Berns - Bass
Richard Huntely - Drums
Naido Vargas - Piano & Harmonica
Sid Whelan - Guitar & Vocals

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Whelan New York, New York

Sid Whelan is a veteran singer-songwriter with an unapologetically old-school vibe. He has released three solo albums on Bandcamp. He calls his Music "Dark Blue Americana" and has studied songwriting with Chely Wright and Steve Earle. He has also studied guitar with Woody Mann & Howard Morgen. ... more

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