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HIPPIE WHIP & OTHER DELIGHTS

by John Soeder

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Hippie Whip 05:06
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HIPPIE WHIP John Soeder © 2010 On banana seat bikes Our heroes ride Circa 1979 Faster and faster Farther and farther They go Where the sidewalk ends They don’t know Madam Olga Will get to know ya For a modest fee Hey fortune teller Can you tell me Will I ever be This happy again We had stars in our eyes And our eyes on the prize My friends When the summers were long And the fun was never-ending And I will be your Hippie Whip If you be my Cherry Dip I will be your Hippie Whip Write your name and number On a piece of paper Tie it to a balloon and let it fly Over the wires Higher and higher It goes And where it lands Only Madam Olga knows She knows We had stars in our eyes And our eyes on the prize My friends When the summers were long And the good times were never-ending And I will be your Hippie Whip If you be my Cherry Dip I will be your Hippie Whip Now I walk the streets of this ghost town My childhood haunts Nowhere to be found Madam Olga Where have you gone I bet you saw it coming all along Can you hear my song We had stars in our eyes And our eyes on the prize My friends When the summers were long And the fun was never-ending And I will be your Hippie Whip If you be my Cherry Dip I will be your Hippie Whip We had stars in our eyes And our eyes on the prize My friends When the summers were long And the good times were never-ending And I will be your Hippie Whip If you be my Cherry Dip I will be your Hippie Whip
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A Mayfly's Lullaby 03:55
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A MAYFLY’S LULLABY John Soeder © 2009 Sun peeked through The clouds today Light caught my eye In a certain way Made me think of you I still think of you It only takes a spark To start a fire And your whole world Can change in the blink of an eye And the right word At the right time Can mean everything To someone Great things come from little things Great things come from little things Even this here song Isn’t very long But it’s long enough To say I love you Hush my child Now don’t you cry Daddy’s here And this one’s for you A mayfly’s lullaby Fly away In the blink of an eye To a mayfly’s lullaby
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Empathy for the Boll Weevil 04:44
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EMPATHY FOR THE BOLL WEEVIL John Soeder © 2009 As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I’m running outta time And I’m running outta breath Jokers on the left of me Fools on the right And I forget the words to “I Saw the Light” For goodness sake Say your prayers and suck it up, cupcake Introductions are in order Boll Weevil said You’re new here, ain’t you Don’t be misled Every man Will meet his fate At the appointed hour on the designated date See I’ll give it to you straight if you listen to me Andale Andale Hold that tiger Hold that tiger (repeat) There’s a light That shines Even on the darkest night (repeat) I take my coffee black Like my soul, you see I don’t drink horchata and I don’t drink tea I prefer iced mocha Or better yet chai But don’t get it twisted I’m a simple guy Capiche I can’t abide the airs of the nouveaux riche Don’t tell your mama Don’t tell your pa Keep it on the down low and you’ll go far See it in their faces A need-to-know basis Don’t spill the beans and it’s off to the races Of course All bets are off if you back the wrong horse Andale Andale Hold that tiger Hold that tiger (repeat) There’s a light That shines Even on the darkest night (repeat) Back to the valley of the shadow of death No exit on my GPS Boll Weevil laughed He said, You’re wasting your time Your time is up and your soul is mine Oh no When you gotta go I guess you gotta go But then the darkness lifted Boll Weevil cursed He said, Beat it goody two-shoes I got him first Then lightning stuck Boll Weevil down Not a trace of him was ever found Yippee I saw the light Or did the light see me Andale Andale Hold that tiger Hold that tiger (repeat) There’s a light That shines Even on the darkest night (repeat)
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Ella Mae Oh 03:44
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ELLA MAE – OH! John Soeder © 2010 Ella Mae You slay me And may I say You drive me crazy A little moonlight A little wine I wanna be Your funny valentine B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-but I forgot the punch line Cow Cow Boogie Can’t you see Laugh it up The joke’s on me One for the funny money Two for the show Three to get silly Now go cat go ROTFLMAO ROTFLMAO One for the funny money Two for the show Three to get silly Now go cat go ROTF Ella Mae – oh ROTF Ella Mae – oh oh oh Don’t stop Yanking my chain Don’t stop Baby don’t stop You crack me up Please do it again A little song A little dance A little seltzer in the pants D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-do you believe in romance You made me laugh so hard I cried I laughed so hard I nearly died One for the funny money Two for the show Three to get silly Now go cat go ROTFLMAO ROTFLMAO One for the funny money Two for the show Three to get silly Now go cat go ROTF Ella Mae – oh ROTF Ella Mae – oh oh oh Don’t stop Yanking my chain Don’t stop Baby don’t stop You crack me up Please do it again A little moonlight A little more wine I wanna be Your funny valentine B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-but I forgot the punch line One more time On the count of tree Laugh it up The joke’s on me One for the funny money Two for the show Three to get silly Now go cat go ROTFLMAO ROTFLMAO One for the funny money Two for the show Three to get silly Now go cat go ROTF Ella Mae – oh ROTF Ella Mae – oh oh ohhh yeah
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Book of Days 02:24
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BOOK OF DAYS John Soeder © 2009 I was born lucky I guess Mom and Dad Filled our home With true happiness And I remember Endless summers at the pool Playing in the woods after school Too cool Legos strewn across the floor Star Wars rocked me to the core Who could ask for more My nights were lost In a skyward gaze I wrote it all down In my book of days I remember the first time I saw my baby smile And how pretty she was in white Walking down that aisle The children came along And taught us a new song They never cease to amaze I keep it all In my book of days All the laughter All the tears All the dreams And all the fears It’s all in here These faded photos do not lie We’ve been through a lot together You and I Now the book is filling up And I’m running out of space I’ve still got so much I want to say Don’t know how this ends But I hope we’ll still be friends On the last page In my book of days Don’t know how this ends But I hope we’ll still be friends On the last page In my book of days
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Mr Childress Sends His Regrets 04:57
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MR. CHILDRESS SENDS HIS REGRETS John Soeder © 2009 Mr. Childress bites his lip Reaches for a paper clip Crunch the numbers Keep it real Meet the quota Seal the deal Mr. Childress works too hard But the party must go on So let’s sing our favorite song The one from the 20th century Break out the cassettes You ain’t heard nothing yet Mr. Childress sends his regrets On the desk he fails to see The photo of his family Outside the window Going to a go-go Kids from Mars in hovercars live it up like rock stars Mr. Childress gulps Another cup of coffee But the party must go on So turn up our favorite song Like we did in the 20th century Step right up and place your bets You ain’t seen nothing yet Mr. Childress sends his regrets Now the hour is getting late Mr. C accepts his fate Under pressure Overtime Live to see another deadline Mr. Childress works too hard But the party must go on So let’s sing our favorite song The one from the 20th century Break out the cassettes You ain’t heard nothing yet Mr. Childress sends his regrets The party never stops ’Til someone calls the cops Like they did in the 20th century Don’t let’s start or maybe let’s You ain’t seen nothing You ain’t seen nothing yet Mr. Childress sends his regrets
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Home on the Strange 03:50
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We Owe It to the Dead to Live 03:12
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WE OWE IT TO THE DEAD TO LIVE John Soeder © 2009 We owe it to the dead to live To give it all we’ve got With all we’ve got to give So keep on keeping on You have to be strong We owe it to the dead to live We owe it to ourselves to try Before another day slips by Don’t hide your love inside Open your heart wide We owe it to ourselves to try No one is promised Tomorrow Now is all we have Don’t waste it On heartbreak and sorrow We owe it to the dead to live To give this all we’ve got With all we’ve got to give So put your blues away And get on with your life today We owe it to the dead to live We owe it to the dead to live

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The third (or fourth) album by your good buddy John Soeder. The title track is an ode to my misspent youth in Parma Heights, Ohio. Other favorites include "A Mayfly's Lullaby," the rollicking "Ella Mae -- Oh!" and the very, very, very profound "Mr. Childress Sends His Regrets." Apologies in advance for "Home on the Strange." Recorded November 2009 - January 2010. A Stolen Moments Production.

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released January 26, 2010

music & lyrics by John Soeder

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Hello! My name is John Soeder. Welcome to my little musical world. I'm glad you found your way here. Please help yourself to some tunes...and thanks for listening!

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