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billy boy where did you go

sittin in a pile of snow

come on down its gettin cold

for the time is getting old

well we made our way to the old wigwam

frozen lake and wind was calm

standing bow did strike a deer

to feed the tribe for half a year

well.it sneaks up fast on you

like the snow getting in your shoe

watch your breath rise in the air

your not there, your not there

Billy boy

Billy boy where did you go?

where the sky wont rain and the wind wont blow

did you burn one down on the way back home

sitting shotgun all alone

shaman came from hollow bone

turn lakota into stone

in the black bird lodge he tells a tale

of brothers lost on spirit trail

well it sneaks up fast on you

like the snow getting in your shoe

watch your breath rise in the air

your not there , your not there

billy boy

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thewebtoad said

Great song. I really like the instrumentation. Well done.

Guest said

me gusta mucho! -Illegal Alien Autopsy

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Second Rate Band said

Youz a good guita playa man.

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whiterabbit said

Pretty cool .... great to hear somebody that know about songcrafting

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Robert Palomo said

I can't say just what it is I like about this but I do like it. Sophisticated yet primitive, world music sounds... I don't remember hearing anything quite like it.

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Gary Fox said

Great instrumentation and use of space on this song. The vox is great.

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General X said

This one is really nice

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Roger M. Harris said

Good stuff

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plastikstar said

I like the mood of this a lot.

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Renegade 91 said

This is really beautiful song, great recording as well, like the way ot builds... nice one :)

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Andrew Russe said

Class.

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bitterwind said

Really great song. I like the melodic progression. Well written. I'd like to hear more like it!

Guest said

Second bite at this super tune, Nice James

Guest said

Fantastic song!!!

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Andrew Russe said

Woo! Only just spotted this. Superb, fresh, love it...

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another cultural landslide said

Instant fave! Wonderful w;-)

Guest said

Hi James, no I'm not stalking you:)merely playing catch-up.Do I detect a Native American feel in some of your material? Anyway loving this.

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kirklynch said

What Breaking Light said! Great stuff James!

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Breaking Light said

Great song,story, mood,& instrumentation

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Stan Gadziola AKA (gadzooks) said

Excellent !! Really enjoy this tune. Like your choice of instruments and and a melody that really grabs hold of you.

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Greg Connor said

This is one of the freshest original sounds I've heard recently. Well done. Second listen now. Billy Boy just draws you in.

Guest said

love it!

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Lady Jane said

Love, love, love this :)

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Brett Warren said

Wonderful song, James, very innocent and dreamy. It builds in increments very nicely and is well paced. Has a sort of Blue Nile meets Peter Gabriel flavor.

Guest said

a great tune.well done.

Guest said

infectious, James I love this one. Faved on the spirit trail

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