Lilly Pad Blues

Greg Connor

Uploaded August 27, 2013 3:34pm.

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With Mark “Sweet Lips” Imsdahl on Harmonica.

This is a story about my friend with impure thoughts of stealing Lilly Pads for his carp pond in the back yard.

I guess it all started, Out in the dark
I was stealing lily pads, From the local park
Bad idea, That I learned so hard
Just to help those fishes, Swim in my back yard

I got the Lily pad blues, payin my dues
Oh Lord I got em, those lily pad blues

Now I’m in the big house, Doing 3 to 5
I’ll be so lucky, To get out alive
I see them all lookin Straight at me
What kind of pretty boy, Could I be

I got the Lily pad blues, payin my dues
Oh Lord I got em, those lily pad blues

Told my Pa,Can’t come home no more
I work all day, Then they lock the door
I’m stuck in here, With all kinds of life
Some of them even killed their wife

I got the Lily pad blues, payin my dues
Oh Lord I got em, those lily pad blues

They ask me what am I here for
I say Lily Pads, then they lock the door
There’s one big old boy, lookin straight at me
He got love in his eyes, can’t you see

I got the Lily pad blues, payin my dues
Oh Lord I got em, those lily pad blues

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terrysongs said October 2, 2014 5:45pm

Suburban thuggery and nearly low down close to the bottom blues

dreischl said October 2, 2014 1:26am

Outstanding

slkrell said October 1, 2014 5:10pm

Well now how'd I miss this one ! great collab from my two favorite Minnisota players

dreischl said October 1, 2014 4:51am

That was just beautiful...well except for the dead wives. Who knew that lily pads could lead to love.

Nick P said September 5, 2013 4:53am

Nice blues, especially the harmonica!

Roger M. Harris said August 31, 2013 10:51pm

You got some great friends Greg, in my mind, what great band we could be. If you accept me ........ Love guys

Andrew Russe said August 30, 2013 4:04pm

Oh this is the stuff. Damn fine... I know someone who occasionally "collects" poppy seeds for planting in her own garden, can you get 3 to 5 for that?