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At the Royal Oaks

from I Need To Talk To You by Samm Bennett

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AT THE ROYAL OAKS

i was in Youngstown, Youngstown Ohio
i was about to play a show at the Royal Oaks
the place was packed looked like it was gonna be a real good night
i was warming up the audience
telling stream of conciousness knock knock jokes
then a guy walked in he was carrying a big ol’ duffel bag
his manner and his mood were hard to gauge
he pulled a big ol' tuba out of the bag, held it up over his head and said
i’m gonna use this horn to blow Samm Bennett off the stage
gonna blow that Samm Bennett right off the stage

somebody stood up and said hey now buddy this ain’t your show
we paid to see Samm Bennett, you can take your tuba and go
tuba man said uh-uh no way i ain’t going nowhere
so why don’t you just sit right back down, back down in your chair
you just sit yourself right back down in your chair

the mood in the room was tense, nobody knew what to do
so i grabbed the mic, said i got an announcement to make
we have a special guest this evening, i said,
he’s here to blow his horn
so let’s give him a Youngstown welcome for goodness sake
a friendly Youngstown welcome for goodness sake

so he stepped up onto the stage, loosened his bolo tie
he said i carved this tuba from a single piece of wood
he put the big ol’ horn to his lips
and played an old Burt Bacharach song
and i must admit, it sounded pretty good
i have to admit the fella sounded pretty damn good

well the night went on like that
he must’ve played about a hundred tunes
smooth jazz , progressive metal and Afro-pop
i sat there all night listening to the man who’d stolen my gig
the audience wouldn’t let him leave the stage
they wouldn’t let him stop
no the folks at the Royal Oaks they would not let him stop

oh lordy mercy

now people i’d sure be lying if i said it didn’t hurt my pride
it ain’t easy to swallow that kind of musical slapdown
but i’m gonna carve myself a tuba, learn about a thousand songs
go back next year and play it for the people in Youngstown
i’ll play it for the folks at the Royal Oaks over in Youngstown
i'm gonna play it for the folks at the Royal Oaks over in Youngstown
Youngstown Ohio at the Royal Oaks

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from I Need To Talk To You, track released October 25, 2020
standard 3-stringer, ektar, big squeezy pigs, dove call, pitch pipe, little bell

All words and music Copyright Samm Bennett, All Rights reserved
Published by Directional Music (BMI)

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Singer and songwriter, player of unusual string instruments such as 3-string and 1-string guitar, plus jaw harps, mouthbow, electronics and junk, plus all manner of drums and percussion.

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