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Farmer's Almanac

by Brother Dege

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COUNTRY COME TO TOWN Ain't it a pity When your rooster crows At the top of the day Lays a whip down to your bones Get up and get it Baby all day long Maybe nobody cares Maybe nobody wants us Either way... City to city For the best in show I got some cattle to call You got those buck-kneed sows Lazy don’t get it In this old ghost town Why don’t you get out the way So I can lay it all down Either way, here I come From the smallest town on the lowest rung All the same, got no bad blood When country come to town Or town to country come Because there ain't nowhere to run Nowhere to run Ain't it a pity When your rooster crows At the top of the day Lays a whip down to your bones Ain’t got no money Ain’t no rich man’s son Man, I work like a slave From the darkness to the dawn Either way, here I come From the smallest town on the lowest rung All the same, got no bad blood When country comes to town Or town to country comes Because there ain't nowhere to run Nowhere to run Nowhere to run Nowhere to run Either way, here I come From the smallest town on the lowest rung All the same, got no bad blood When country comes to town Or town to country comes Because there ain't nowhere to run Nowhere to run
3.
THE EARLY MORN Early in the day Early in the morn Why I got to wake So early in the morn Early in the dawn Why I got to wake So early in the morning So early in the morn Early in the day Running out the door How am I awake So early in the morn Early in the morn How am I awake So early in the morning So early in the morn We’re going all the way to the early To the early morn Coming to the day Going out the door Try to find a way To get a little more Get a little more Try to find my way To get up in the morning So early in the morn Early up to wake Early in the morn Try to keep the pace Move it all along Move it all along Am I in your way So early in the morning? So early in the morn We’re going all the way To the early morn To the early morn
4.
THE SHAKEDOWN Soldiers and slaves Pounding halos and chains Marching somewhere the same Always somewhere the same All along the way All along the way Till it goes down Yet I got rent here to pay Up in the long lost charade Of the shakedown Riots and raids Rolling blackouts & tanks Give them a kick if they don’t behave Give them a kick if they won’t obey All along the way, All along the way till it goes down I got rent here to pay up In the long lost charade of the shakedown And I got no time to waste Swear to god There may be hell to pay When it goes down For the shakedown I called out my name And my number in vain Always somewhere the same Always somewhere the same All along the way All along the way Till it goes down Yet I got rent here to pay Up in the long lost charade Of the shakedown Man, I got no time to waste Swear to god There may be hell to pay When it goes down Oh, lord, Here comes the shakedown Bracing for the shakedown Bracing for the shakedown For the shakedown For the shakedown Here comes the shakedown Here comes the shakedown Here comes the shakedown
5.
BASTARD’S BLUES Come down slow, pauper There ain’t no way out Upside the head and down Boss man done hit the ground Then they found him cold dead Paint the whole town blood red Raised to pull on a snake chain At the age of 12 I went astray At 22 they say I killed a man And today they say I'm going to hang Come down slow, jailer I think I got me a way out Here they come to condemn Yet they’ve bought and sold men All I got’s the here and now One shot to black it out Raised to pull on a snake chain At the age of 12 I went astray At 22 they say I killed a man And today they say I'm going to hang Don’t let me hang yet One step to the holy chair Down the hall to the guard & stair Tie him up and I’m on the tier In and out the door here Raised to pull on a snake chain And today they say I'm going to hang
6.
THE MOON & THE SCARECROW I got to hear her cry I got to hear my angel calling Such a long goodbye (Hope the sound to break me) It all comes down When you're lost in the middle in a bad way And broken like an old vow But don't cry for me, baby We’re all out here alone Who even know where Our souls are born Or where they may be going From on high to below With the moon and the scarecrow But don’t let it get you down With the Moon & the Scarecrow Don’t let it get you down Got to hear her cry Got to hear my angel calling And give a long sigh (the sound may shake me) They put the old man down And they cried to the lord with a fury Only flesh & bone will allow But don't cry for me, baby We’re all out here alone Who even know where Our souls are born Or where they may be going From on high to below With the moon and the scarecrow But don’t let it get you down With the Moon & the Scarecrow Don’t let it get you down With the Moon & the Scarecrow And if truth ever be told Will we go mad? With the Moon & the Scarecrow The Moon & the Scarecrow In the Farmer’s Almanac I saw the signs I split my palm Against his whispering cheek Down in a dark cove I fasted with the scarecrows And the whole town Ran with the killers and cutters And got down Double did my time in a cold hole Right where the law man caught me In the dark glow Then I hear my song And I want more If you keep on coming You gonna get shown Get him get him, Before I forget them And ditch them Disempowered and pulling the trigger A riddle I’m a skinny chicken My mind my legs my whole Head’s on fire Along the way Skull jammed it’s doomed and damned you a real man? Like a child that's born & raised & hazed And kicked around by maggots And now I'm crazy Do I live or die Along the way With the Moon & the Scarecrow
7.
THE BALLAD OF INGO SWANN Black sails To nowhere if you want Bust out the broken grind Lonely like suicide around us All hail the tall tale of Ingo Swann To kiss the earth goodbye To kiss the earth and sky Upon us again To reach the other side Come on, baby Give it a try and see Come on, hold me, help me Give me something To kiss the earth goodbye I'm on the other side To kiss the earth goodbye I got to give it a try Outbound to no town The dirty earth Over the mountainside Over old Palestine Slow way to no way Which ever’s first I see your sad eyes Are these the darkest times Upon us, again To reach the other side Come on, baby Give it a try and see Come on, hold me, help me Give me something To kiss the earth goodbye I'm on the other side To kiss the earth goodbye I got to give it a try To kiss the earth goodbye Just like a human I’m blind To kiss the earth goodbye Again All hail the tall tale of Ingo Swann Lonely like suicide Over the mountainside Over the mountainside I want to kiss the earth goodbye To kiss the earth goodbye I want to kiss the earth goodbye again I want to kiss the earth goodbye I want to kiss the earth goodbye I want to kiss the earth goodbye
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Laredo 03:49
LAREDO The last train for Laredo leaves today And I’m going to catch its spine The last train for Laredo hear what I say Ain’t going to let it ride without me Don’t ride without me Don’t ride without me Train go how, how, how The hippies chase the morning They like to dream But I can’t take no sides Because the evil talks to bad men Just like to saints And I can’t let them ride without me Don’t ride without me Don’t ride without me Hear the train go how, how, how Hear the train Hear the train go Hear come the train Train go how, how, how How long will it take? WHITEBOY Nowhere shining Look the poor boy crying A hole where I can hide in May never get to find it. Dead horse riding From the Milan to the Mayan He took a bullet from a tyrant Can you give me some asylum Whiteboy Where you going, whiteboy? Whiteboy Where you going, whiteboy? Whiteboy Where you going, whiteboy? Get him, get him With your boys And all the bullies and the noise Fight or flight. Got no choice Where you going, whiteboy? Whiteboy Where you going, whiteboy? Whiteboy Whiteboy Whiteboy
9.
Whiteboy 03:00
LAREDO The last train for Laredo leaves today And I’m going to catch its spine The last train for Laredo hear what I say Ain’t going to let it ride without me Don’t ride without me Don’t ride without me Train go how, how, how The hippies chase the morning They like to dream But I can’t take no sides Because the evil talks to bad men Just like to saints And I can’t let them ride without me Don’t ride without me Don’t ride without me Hear the train go how, how, how Hear the train Hear the train go Hear come the train Train go how, how, how How long will it take? WHITEBOY Nowhere shining Look the poor boy crying A hole where I can hide in May never get to find it. Dead horse riding From the Milan to the Mayan He took a bullet from a tyrant Can you give me some asylum Whiteboy Where you going, whiteboy? Whiteboy Where you going, whiteboy? Whiteboy Where you going, whiteboy? Get him, get him With your boys And all the bullies and the noise Fight or flight. Got no choice Where you going, whiteboy? Whiteboy Where you going, whiteboy? Whiteboy Whiteboy Whiteboy
10.
NO MAN A SLAVE Bobby got back from jail Talking about eternity’s too long Spent my time in hell They can’t mess with me no more, no more Pop said son you got to lay it down Want to keep the peace somewhat “How I’m going to keep the peace When the war is all I got?” What evil tried to do me You don’t want to know Yet I’d rather run away Another mile and they're mine today Another sign that I’ll have to be Moving on No man a slave Saw Cuz out at the mill Saying how we used to be so close You've forgotten all of your friends They're going to remember all of your faults. They all said son you got to lay it down Want to keep the peace somewhat “How I’m going to keep the peace When the war is all I got?” What evil tried to do me You don’t want to know Yet I’d rather run away Another mile and they're mine today Another sign that I’ll have to leave And be going No man a slave I go where I want And leave it the same Slow as a crawl Or speed like a train A stranger of one In a town without a name But slave here to none, none, none I stumble and fall Sometimes afraid Outside it all Within it the same I might have to run I might have to beg But I'm slave here to none Ain't no man a slave
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LAREDO The last train for Laredo leaves today And I’m going to catch its spine The last train for Laredo hear what I say Ain’t going to let it ride without me Don’t ride without me Don’t ride without me Train go how, how, how The hippies chase the morning They like to dream But I can’t take no sides Because the evil talks to bad men Just like to saints And I can’t let them ride without me Don’t ride without me Don’t ride without me Hear the train go how, how, how Hear the train Hear the train go Hear come the train Train go how, how, how How long will it take?

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FARMER’S ALMANAC:
Farmer’s Almanac is an 11-track, Psyouthern gothic journey that explores escapism, class structure, and the opiated dark side of America’s small town rural communities. Brother Dege’s fourth album swarms with otherworldly slide guitars, rustic psychedelia, possessed barn burners, and swamp-drenched cinematic songcraft.

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released June 1, 2018

01 Partial to the Bitters (instrumental)
02 Country Come to Town
03 The Early Morn
04 The Shakedown
05 Bastard's Blues
06 The Moon & the Scarecrow
07 The Ballad of Ingo Swann
08 Laredo
09 Whiteboy
10 No Man a Slave
11 Partial to the Bitters Pt. II (instrumental)

PARTIAL TO THE BITTERS
Music & arrangement: Dege Legg
Dobro, guitars: Dege Legg
Bass: Kent Beatty
Strings: Bryan Fuselier
Drums: Doug Belote

COUNTRY COME TO TOWN
Lyrics & Music: Dege Legg
Vox, Dobro, guitars: Dege Legg
Bass: Kent Beatty
Drums: Greg Travasos

THE EARLY MORN
Lyrics & Music: Dege Legg
Vox, Dobro, guitars: Dege Legg
Bass: Kent Beatty
Drums: Doug Belote
Flugelhorn: Josh Leblanc:
Laura Huval: background vox

BASTARD’S BLUES
Lyrics & Music: Dege Legg
Vox, Dobro, guitars: Dege Legg
Bass: Kent Beatty
Drums: Doug Belote
Doug Belote: drums
Drums: Eric Heigle

THE MOON & THE SCARECROW
Lyrics & Music: Dege Legg
Vox, Dobro, guitars: Dege Legg
Bass: Kent Beatty
Drums: Greg Travasos

THE SHAKEDOWN
Lyrics & Music: Dege Legg
Vox, Dobro, guitars: Dege Legg
Bass: Kent Beatty
Drums: Greg Travasos
Drums: Doug Belote


WHITEBOY
Lyrics & Music: Dege Legg
Vox, Dobro, guitars: Dege Legg
Bass: Michael Juan Nunez
Drums: Greg Travasos

LAREDO
Lyrics & Music: Dege Legg
Vox, Dobro, guitars: Dege Legg
Bass: Kent Beatty
Drums: Doug Belote
Drums: Hawley Joe Gary
Percussion: Tony Daigle

THE BALLAD OF INGO SWANN
Lyrics & Music: Dege Legg
Vox, Dobro, guitars: Dege Legg
Bass: Kent Beatty
Drums: Doug Belote
Percussion: Greg Travasos

NO MAN A SLAVE
Lyrics & Music: Dege Legg
Vox, resonator, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion, piano: Dege Legg
Bass: Kent Beatty
Drums: Doug Belote
Percussion: Tony Daigle

PARTIAL TO THE BITTERS Pt. II
Music & arrangement: Dege Legg
Dobro, guitars: Dege Legg
Bass: Kent Beatty
Strings: Bryan Fuselier
Drums: Doug Belote

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Brother Dege Lafayette, Louisiana

Brother Dege (AKA Dege Legg) is one of the best kept secrets in the Deep South. Legg has burned a crooked trail to the Promised Land, pushing slide Delta Blues into the 21st century, melding elements of folk, Delta blues, punk, rock, metal, hippie ragas, and outlaw county into one blasted, raw whole. ... more

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