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I Was Talking To Oswald

from I Need To Talk To You by Samm Bennett

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I WAS TALKING TO OSWALD

i was talking to Oswald
when Oswald says to me
he says "you’re living in a fool’s paradise Samm
if you think, if you think that you’re free"
i said "well i know I’m free next Thursday
cause I ain’t yet made no plans"
he said "come on over to my house then
and I’ll show you how to walk on your hands"

so when Thursday finally rolled around
i headed over to Oswald’s place
i knocked on his door for an hour till he answered
with a sad, sad look on his face
he said "Samm we’ve had a death in the family
a distant cousin that I never knew
but he left me ten dollars and a banjo string
and an old brown wingtip shoe"

i said "alright then Oswald
i got an idea for us friend
that inheritance you just came into
we could buy us some wine with that ten"
he said "hey man I’m still grieving"
i said "the wine will surely help with that"
he said "alright then I’m with you Samm
let me go get my coat and hat"

so we set off walking down the boulevard
making our way to the liquor store
ah but when we arrived we saw a little sign
it was stuck on the locked front door
now the sign was written in Russian
which neither one of us could read
so Oswald says let’s "go to the park
there’s a pigeon there that I want to feed"

we got to the park and we looked for the bird
but that particular one wasn’t there
Oswald says "I won’t be feeding these others
they can fly off and die for all I care"
then we saw a policeman approaching
all dressed up in riot gear
Ozzie said "Samm, let’s do a two man riot"
I said "better yet, let’s get on outta here"
so we eased up off of the park bench
and tried to stroll away nonchalant
we made it to the corner then the cop fired some tear gas
and we ducked into a restaurant

the waitress said "what can I get you boys?"
I said "i’d like a bowl of black eyed peas"
Oswald studied the menu, he said
"give me just a moment please"
about an hour later he had finally decided
what it was that he wanted to eat
but just then there come a big commotion
something happening out on the street

it seems a manhole had exploded
there was steam shooting up like a geyser
Oswald stepped out to get a closer look
hadn’t even touched his appetizer
he hollered “Samm if I jump up on top of that
I reckon it’d carry me to outer space”
I said “don’cha do it Oswald” but I could tell he would
because he had that certain look on his face
and then he jumped on top
and shot right out into outer space

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from I Need To Talk To You, track released July 18, 2020
Recorded somewhere in the wilds of Hokkaido (Japan)
and at Polarity Studio, Tokyo
Samm Bennett: Vocal, whistling, finger snap
Jeff Curry: upright bass

Music by Jeff Curry and Samm Bennett
Words by Samm Bennett
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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