I wrote this song after planting and fertalizing a crop of sudan grass just to have the sun shine down with no relief on it for 100 days and no rain. We, Texas Water, were heading home one night AFTER A GIG at Gringo's in Grapevine when the…

BOBBIE DIED Bobby died night before last I didn't notice I walked right past all the cars on the street I thot it must me some kind of church group Bobby died and I know she'll be missed And, Buford, he won't get over this He depended…

This originated as a poem sent to me by Rose Kampton, morning the loss of her father. I turned it into a prayer and put music to it. Then when Brook drowned it became something altogether else. (c) 1990 Royal T Muaic

My most requested song. (c) 1990 Royal T Music

I have a video called THE BROKE PIANO on line at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JON_poM_sdY Ironically, it does not include this song. Key D D (figure is D D sus, D D sus) I am a BROKE PIANO. Got no damper and no keys G…

This demo recording turned out particularly well, especially when compared to how most of my MYTHOPOETICA recordings sound. The lead guitar employs an Eastern Folk scale and style of picking, greased with GEM-style Blues butter. SUPER YOU…

One of my favorite recordings and favorite songs. The drums of this Political Folk tune was generated with the Yamaha E313. The lead guitar break needs replaced with a violin, but… THE FINAL HOUR Welcome to the final hour Everybody kneel…

One of my better Psych Folk recordings. Intro voice and keyboards by Starry Nightmoth. BG rhythm/drums generated using a Yamaha E313 KB. Lyrics, music and all other instruments and vocals are my fault. BEHOLD THE BREAD (Unleavened) All of…

DREAMING Inside the dream I'm drowning I struggle for the shore I'm swimming 'neath the surface I'm sinking ever more While Davy Jones is laughing And Neptune scoffs at me I'm swimming on with purpose I'm frantic to be free - The…

GOOD-BYE I don't want to say good-bye But I have to go Catch the train that's heading West Do another show I don't want to make you cry There's no other way Give your weary head a rest Carry on the day - Don't know how to say good…

One of my personal favorite recordings from the 52 song MYTHOPOETICA demo collection, even though there’s a sound quality issue (the bass had a bit of a buzz). This was my first time using a wammy bar – I liked it! PLASTIC GIRL You can’t…

Not an overall bad recording, and I’m quite pleased with the lyrics of this Psychedelic Folk tune. FUTURE BOUND Should I take the left or should I pass it by zoom? Lost my faith in maps, so how will I decide zoom? Spirits crying to be…

KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR by Bob Dylan Mama, take this badge off of me I can't use it any more It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock…

Our twisted, Psychedelic Folk version of RAIN by the Beatles. Starry Nightmoth performs on the Yamaha E-313 KB, using it's "bag-pipe" setting. This 4:20-long song is best heard on headphones, with the lava and black lamps running, incense burning…

COME TOGETHER Here come old flattop, he come groovin' up slowly He got joo-joo eyeball, he one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker he just do what he please He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football He got…

(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come Watchin' the ships roll in Then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh…

Starry Nightmoth and I (Gene Eric Mann) labored a few days on this tricky number. We gave it our best shot, but mucho kudos to Del Shannon's keyboardist -- his break rift was amazing! We settled for sort of faking our way through, which was…

Instrumental fusion of an Asian-flavored pentonic scale with a D minor-based American Blues scale. The Asian scale is an A 5th version of the Koto scale, performed using the Pan Flute setting on a Yamaha E313 KB, while the Blues scale is performed…

Instrumental fusion of an Asian-flavored pentonic scale with a G minor-based American Blues scale. The Asian scale is a D 5th version of the Koto scale, performed using the Pan Flute setting on a Yamaha E313 KB, while the Blues scale is performed…

Pop Polka style drum beats generated with the Yamaha E313 KB. Keyboards (harmonica setting), acoustic bass, acoustic rhythm guitar, electric guitar, lyrics, and both vocal tracks by Merry Bear (me). WEDDING DAY This is our wedding day And…

Since my baby left me I found a new place to dwell It's down the end of Lonely Street At Heartbreak Hotel You're makin' me so lonely, baby I get so lonely, I get so lonely, I could die Though it's always crowded You still can find…

Lyrics and music by Hank Williams Sr., but my cover is in Dm/D, with guitar and bass tuned to Drop D. KAW-LIJA Kaw-Lija was a wooden Indian standing by the door He fell in love with an Indian maid over in the antique store Kaw-Lija-A…

Justin Otter Guy (just another guy) and Gene Eric Mann (generic man) are the same musician. My originals are penned as Gene tunes (alonetone.com/mythopoetica) and my covers are uploaded as Justin tunes (/redshirt).

Featuring Starry Nightmoth on keyboards. Justin Otter Guy (just another guy) and Gene Eric Mann (generic man) are the same musician. My originals are penned as Gene tunes (alonetone.com/mythopoetica) and my covers are uploaded as Justin tunes…

A cover of the original 1987 Depeche Mode song, from their album " Music for the Masses". An almost effortless, at the time, re-imagining of the orchestration introducing break-beat rhythmic elements that seemed to "naturally" find their place…

Remembering... (c) 1966 Jimmy Rogers (C) 2012 Royal T Music

COAL FEVER Key D D D sus D D D sus D When I got the fever I was eight years old Mamma called the doctor. So the story is told G…

OH JIMMY capo @ 4 or 5 live C Am F G On page thirty of the yearbook he found a picture sweet A girl named Marie Angel, in school right down the street Dm walk down G He didn’t notice…

SLAUGHTER MOUNTAIN My mom’s dad was a coal miner. Her mother died of TB when she was a kid. When she was twelve, her dad, dying of black lung, slit his throat with a butcher knife. That left her with a cripple little brother to take care of…

It was a huge affair. Bigger than the Texas Jam. But what would you expect from the first concert staged on the moon? TEXAS WATER She's got stretch marks on her psyche Her attitude is hanging down But she's gonna pull it all together…

C F Dm Last night I was riding alone with the herd G C The moon and the stars in the night The smell of the horses and grasses…

In G Capo @ 1 Well, some folks think that Texas is just boots and belts and hat. And Lone Star Chili's just carbohydrates, proteins and fats I'll try to curb a snicker but I'm apt to disagree TEXAS IS AS FAR AS I CAN SEE Where the wind…

Gramma's Shampoo Gramma's shampoo is washing my hair And I hope it will notice that gramma's not there It's the kind that knows just what to do Says it right there on the bottle, shampoo "Automatically adjusts to your hair's cleansing needs…

Video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMyTe57GAR4 That Same Conversation Linda lies, listening, quiet as a mouse She can hear their voices echoing all thru the house She listens sadly as Mommy and Daddy Are having That Same Conversation…

SWEET YOUNG THING He lays out a freshly-pressed Arrow Clean socks and his new underwear He brushes his teeth with tooth paste It seems there's a charge in the air And he thinks about that Sweet Young Thing And how she trembled the night…

There was a movie Peggy and I were doing the location sound over in east Dallas: THE HOLDINGS OF THE HEART. If I remember right they put this song in the movie. THE HOLDINGS OF THE HEART - in C The heart can hold a lot of things: the sunshine…

GRAMMA’S SHAMPOO Capo @ 3 Key Bm Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Am7 GRAMMA’S SHAMPOO is washing my hair G D C Bm7 And I hope it will notice that…

(c) 1990 Royal T Music

One publisher told me, after listening to this song, "I don't like songs about Texas." I responded, "This is not about Texas." (c) 1990 Royal T Music

THE BUDS AND BLOSSOMS I've been meaning to write you a letter But I did not know what I would say I've been thinking about you and your new love And wishing that there was a way... And the buds and the blossoms remind me of you today…

TEXAS RAIN They're stopping cars near Tyler Just want to check your breath They think they can prevent another death And a skunk is eating June bugs beneath a light in Cedar Hill Before day light, he's sure to get his fill Texas nights…

FANNIN COUNTY FAIR Fannin county fair. Red River rhymes and riddles And the Bois d' arc spread beneath the harvest moon There I found her, and I crowned her Queen of the Fannin County Fair I told her I'd be rich. I told her I'd be famous…

FORTY YEAR BARN words by Jacque Shelton and JMT (I wrote the chorus.) I had a dream as a little boy Not a policeman, a fireman or even a toy I picked cotton, I waitered My sox need darned But all that I dreamed was my Forty Year Barn…

This is my adaptation of a poem by Rosemarie Kempton. "I always felt that it was fitting that you turned the poem I wrote into a poignant hymn that captured the feeling of loss of a loved one. My words sprang from my attempts to understand…