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THE COUCH - capo @ 3 in C
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Today we put the couch out by the road
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My daughter said it’s time to let it go
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I’d hauled it all the way from Tennessee.
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It was the couch my parents gave to me
She brought me a new one in it’s place
It is very nice but takes up more space
We had to move the piano for more room
I had to fetch the dust pan and the broom
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Behind the couch were picks and hair and
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pens
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And leaves that had been blown there by the
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wind
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There must have been a mouse that lived
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therein
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And I hope it will come back again
I made a sign that said come to the door
And get the cushions, or they’ll get stole for sure
It was a fact that I could not ignore
I won’t need those cushions any more
It was a couch that made into a bed
I’ve slept on it with every book I’ve read
The springs were shot so I used a board
Now I won’t be needing cushions any more
Behind the couch were picks and hair and pens
And leaves that had been blown there by the wind
There must have been a mouse that lived therein
And I pray that she’ll come back again
Today we put the couch out by the road
My daughter said it’s time to let it go
I’d hauled it all the way from Tennessee.
It was the couch my parents gave to me
© 2015 Royal T Music
James Michael Taylor
said
Gwyn -Verrrrry nice! PS: I listened to the "shorts" you sent me while sitting in the car waiting for Greg to pick up some groceries. I think you have invented a new artform with these shorts: Haiku Songs! I really loved them. I laughed a lot, and that's a compliment!
Kris King
said
Ah! The history in discarded things. I see the similarity with my "his name in a book". I hope the couch found a new home (and the mouse..). Nice to have the words to read too, I hadn't thought of doing that.
James Michael Taylor
said
Gwyn Henry Again...poetry!! Love this. Can relate to the discoveries under the couch!!
Guest
said
Damn, old son... I had forgotten this song: "It was the couch my parents gave to me... Behind the couch were pics and hair and pins... " <
joeldbrodsky18
said
Fantastic guitar ...ry cooder got nothing on you my friend...imagine me getting choked up over a couch? yr there
Guest
said
This goes in Taylor family album. Goldyn
Greg Connor
said
A sweet sentimental remembrance of an old friend. I can't help but feel that you have just shown the rest of us . . . *That's How It's Done*
Gene Eric Mann
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You're the only songwriter I know that would, and successfully cold, write a tear-jerker about an old couch. 5 solid gold kudos! Keep it real, James!
Guest
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Love it!
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