Circe Link

Album: Moody Girl
Track #10 City Blues

It’s a high wire without a net

Life in the city with the time clock clickity

And days end never comes near

When you’ve got to shake the city blues

It’s a rat race, where’s all the cheese?

Seems such a pitty grind you down to the nitty gritty

Bone dry your out of luck

‘Cause you’ve got a case of city blues

That old boss, man breathing down your neck

You know it’s just about enough to drive you to drinking

Just don’t sit around when you’re feeling down

Let me tell you exactly what I’m thinking

You take one hop skip and a jump

Pack up your troubles in your old black jalopy

Take two bills, spend every buck

‘Cause that’s how to lose the city blues

That old boss man, breathing down your neck

You know it’s just about enough to drive you to drinking

Just don’t sit around when your feeling down

Let me tell you exactly what I’m thinking

It’s a bad rap in the big house

Chain gang from nine to five so make a break and play it wise

Let wild winds play in your hair

When you’ve finally slip the city blues

Come on don’t be a sucker brother ‘cause

You may not get another one

So get your walking papers

Before your pulling capers

You better get yourself a train a

Boat or a cab

Start playing hooky like a kid out’ta school

Let the dust fly devil may care

Cause you got to blow the city blues

So take my advise, it’s a steal

Call up your pretty kitty skip the town ‘for you get wiggy

Warm sands are calling you name

‘cause that’s where there ain’t no city blues

The promised land is calling you

You better leave tomorrow

I’m talking to you ‘bout those old city blues

Written by

Circe Link Narccisiphus Music (BMI)

Christian Nesmith Neztoons Publishing (BMI)

Vocals: Circe Link

Drums: Christopher Allis

Resonator Guitar: Christian Nesmith

Acoustic Guitar: Bart Ryan

Backing Vocals: Sarah Schweppe

Piano: Michael Sherwood

Violin: Michael Starr

Bass: Ian Walker