(C) 2009 Royal T Music

I wrote this at my dad's urging. He likes it. We sing it together. I have YouTube Video of it up. EULOGY He grew up in Clinton, Oklahoma Red dirt back yard, Gramma's place Honey suckle in a dust bowl Life as hard as limestone lace…

YOUR VOICE I hear your voice I go get my ladder Pull on my gloves Climb up to the gutter Where the leaves gather round Talk about the weather I hear your voice I dig out our blankets The 'lectric controller Your grand mother's quilt…

This is my Katrina song. THE NEW NEW ORLEANS WALTZ There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun It's been the ruin of many a boy And Lord knows I am one Storms may come and storms may go But the sun will always shine Unless…

THE BASHFUL TROMBONE I'd be embarrassed by this if I had any pride. But I don't so.... (C) 2009 Royal T Music

THE SWEATER I gave her a ring. She gave me a sweater Powder blue pull-over, handsome and cool As long as I wore it, I couldn't forget her One night at a pool hall five blocks from the school I laid down my quarter and I picked me a pool…

New York Times, in an article today "Hamburgers in Paris!" Its on the front page Everybody wants it. McDonalds in Paris Everybody wants it Has the taste of the forbidden. Illicit and subversive. You can print it out. You can write it cursive…

WHEN When I was with you The earth was round. The sky was blue. When I was with you. The deed was done. Each day was new. When I was with you The lost was found. The blind could see When I was with you The lame could walk. The river…

My high school friend was transporting a scroll to Los Angeles to be repaired... SCROLL There was a girl with a broken scroll To make repairs, she took a stroll To the city of angles right down the road She made plans, then up and goed…

A song for my friend, Eric. Eric changed his diet and drank some green gunk every day and he's cancer went into remission. It's 12 years later and last time we talked he said it was all back...now. He hasn't called in a while. I assume he has died.