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ONE THIN DIME

i was lost in space
you were biding your time
i was weighing the options
for my one thin dime
i could spend it on whiskey
or give it all to the poor
you told me I should invest it
but you couldn’t be sure
cause THERE ain’t nothing for certain
so let’s draw the curtain
honey time’s a-wasting
time’s a-wasting

i got a ten foot pole
you got a line on the truth
i got a ticket to Cleveland
i’m gonna stop in Duluth
we tried to wrestle the grizzly
looks like the grizzly won
ah but that shouldn’t oughtta stop us
from trying to have some fun
cause there ain’t nothing for certain
so let’s draw the curtain
honey time’s a wasting
time’s a-wasting

you think you got all the time
all the time in the world
until death walks in with his banner
his banner unfurled
he says "come with me now
cause now, brother, now’s your time!"
you say “but death, i never had a chance to
spend that one thin dime!”

so if death’ll only spare me over
for another year
i wanna spend it with you babe
i wanna spend it right here
i’ll put the dime in your pocket
and a smile on your face
and when it’s time to check out babe
we’ll have made a friendlier place
cause there ain’t nothing for certain
so let’s draw the curtain
honey time’s a wasting
time’s a-wasting
time’s a-wasting
time’s a-wasting

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from Songs About Time and Your Uncle, released May 25, 2021
Samm Bennett: vocal and all instruments

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Samm Bennett - Polarity Records Tokyo, Japan

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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