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Begging Bowl (Live)
04:31
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Drop a dollar in my bowl
It could be good for you
Instant karma don’t you know
I might make a dream come true
I’m just like a sad-eyed wishing well
The change will do you good
A friend in need, a friend indeed
Drop a dollar in my bowl
Me & my begging bowl
We are everywhere I know
And you can’t give all day
But feat your eyes upon my need
My want is quality
See I was straight ‘til ‘88
I was left out in the cold
Lost my job, my wife, my life
And I got this begging bowl
Me & my begging bowl
So every day I rise at five
And stake my place in town
And fifty thousand heads a day
I plead to help me out
And I hear the rumors going ‘round
And I know how cruel you are
“Well I bet he make’s a grand a day
And drives a Jaguar”
Me and my begging bowl
The change will do you good
A friend in need, a friend indeed
Drop a dollar in my bowl
Me & my begging bowl
© Geoff Achison 1999
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Don’t play guitar boy
Don’t shoot for the stars boy
The guitar that you play
Could wind up the spade that digs your grave
You want to play every night
Just to follow your dream
Playing that blues music
You want to hear the people scream
But they’ll sneak in through the back
And your boss may rip you off
Make you play real late
You can’t hold down no job
Don’t play guitar boy (etc)
You may have heard about Robert Johnson
He used to carry that guitar around
But if he never played that music
He might have still been around
And take your man Jimi Hendrix
Well sure he played real hot
But he’ll never know
Just how famous he got
So don’t play guitar boy (etc)
Well I love this music
Like nothing I know
It gets in my system
And it flows through my bones
Sure I could spend my life
Just paying off some bank
But working nine to five
I’ve got to tell you no thanks
I’ll play guitar man
I’ll shoot for the stars man
And this tool that I use
Is gonna play these blues
Until I die
© Geoff Achison 1988
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Kissing Angels (Live)
04:34
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So how are you doing babe?
Yeah, it’s been a long time
So you’re changing for the better
And don’t you look fine
So you’ve been working out
Cut out your cigarettes and your getting high
You took a cruise on the ocean
And you’ve seen all the isles
So someone’s got you smiling now
Well I bet he’s a money making man
And I hear you’re getting married babe
Yeah well how about that?
Me, well honey I ain’t changed
Just still breaking up all my toys
And I’ve been kissing angels
And making them cry
Well I wouldn’t call it romance
I guess it ain’t the way it feels
But I’ve been seeing this girl just lately
And sure she might just be good for me
But I ain’t seen her since Tuesday
I got so drunk I don’t remember why
Honey I’ve been kissing angels
And making them cry
Well sure I know that I never had much to say
But it’s sure good to see you honey
Oh by the way
I can’t live without you babe
I can’t live without you babe
I can’t live without you
But you can come ‘round anytime
I won’t ever turn you away
Guess you can tell me ‘bout your new man now
But honey please don’t say his name
Yeah sure I guess I’ve got the good life now
And I can do as I please at night
Honey I’ve been kissing angels
And making them cry
© Geoff Achison 1993
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Apparatus Intro (Live)
00:23
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Apparatus (Live)
04:25
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Hey, hey isn’t this great
We can do it in half the time
We can oust those grim faced, dull blue collars
On the old-hat assembly line
It ain’t got no union, no holy communion
It can work seven days in a week
It’s got the best yet consequential earning potential
And we got it second hand for a steal
Hey, hey isn’t this great
Nobody on the factory floor
We just got one guy on it, keeping his eye on it
He doesn’t even know what it’s for
As a matter of fact he’s got a room out the back
With his fridge and his cable TV
And his only function is to monitor production
And to give the thing a bit of a clean
Amazing apparatus
It’s the latest and the greatest
You can make the payment monthly
Don’t you worry about the money
Well you can’t afford not to buy one buddy
Whoa-ho look at it go
It can pop ‘em out six at a round
When you hear that buzzin’ it’s another half-dozen
And it don’t ever wanna slow down
It’s so satisfying to see the world buying ‘em
They don’t stay long on the shelf
And there’s no pretence that it makes any sense
‘Cos it only makes more of itself
Amazing apparatus
It’s the latest and the greatest
You can make the payment monthly
Don’t you worry about the money
Well you can’t afford not to buy one buddy
© Geoff Achison 1997
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Sleepwalking (Live)
03:47
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I’m wishing I was
Just sleepwalking
On a midnight creep
Wishing I was
Just sleepwalking
How could this ever be?
Like waking up from
A bad nightmare
And I’m turning in my bed
Another world of
My own invention
A drama in my head
Just like we never existed
We’re not what we seem
And I oughta be waking up soon
Can you see what that means?
Wishing I was
Just sleepwalking
And none of this ever was
I’m standing here like a dream talking
Just a ghost in your hall
Time don’t mean nothing at all
Except the days and years
Whatever innocence was
It was stolen away from here
Wishing I was
Just sleepwalking
It’s all gonna be alright
With the rising sun
I’ll be walking into the light
With the rising sun
I’ll be walking into the light
© Geoff Achison 2004
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Train Ride (Live)
07:18
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I was raised by the train line
Down in the southern land
I was raised by the train line
Down in the southern land
I was bound to keep a moving
Guitar in my hand
Well I rode it to the big smoke
And I played until my fingers bled
Well I rode it to the big smoke
And I played until my fingers bled
They said “Son you’ve got it going on
But we don’t need no blues around here”
I am leaving in the morning
But I swear I will be back again
I am leaving in the morning
But I swear I will be back again
I’ve got to ride this ol’ train line
Until my journey’s end
© Geoff Achison 2011
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Seven until seven
I work the big machine
Never seeing daylight
you know it ain’t for me
Yeah, yeah, yeah – I want a brand new scene
So I’m eyeing off the clock
As it’s chasing number three
Every hour I spend
Feels like a million years
Yeah, yeah, yeah – I want a brand new scene
So I’m working on a plan
To get me off the big machine
I want to look at smiling faces
I want to have a place to go
I want to have a pretty baby
And spoil her with my dough
Yeah, yeah, yeah – I want a brand new scene
So I’m working on a plan
To get me off the big machine
I don’t need my name in lights
And I don’t have to be a big wheel
I just want to stay up all night
If that’s the way I feel
Yeah, yeah, yeah – I want a brand new scene
So I’m working on a plan
To get me off the big machine
© Geoff Achison 1993
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Be careful what you wish for
You know some day it may come true (x 2)
Money makes you mean
Fame will eat you up
And I just might lose my mind over her
She’s love in motion
I only speak it like I see (x 2)
I wished to have her near me
Why don’t I ever learn?
When I just might lose my mind over her
Be careful what you wish for
You know some day it might come around (x 2)
Money makes you mean
Fame will eat you up
And I just might lose my mind over her
© Geoff Achison 1998
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Anything you say
Anything you do
Good or bad
Will come right back on you
The earth keeps spinning
Like a tilt-a-whirl
Why don’t wise men
Ever want to rule the world?
Rich folks here
Poor folks there
There’s more than enough
For the whole round world to share
The earth keeps spinning
Like a tilt-a-whirl
Why don’t wise men
Ever want to rule the world?
Well I try and I try
To make a difference in my life
But time is tight
Just trying to make a living
Are there too many chiefs
And not enough braves
Too many thieves
Just carving up this place?
The earth keeps spinning
Like a tilt-a-whirl
Why don’t wise men
Ever want to rule the world?
© Geoff Achison 2004
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Geoff Achison Melbourne, Australia
Electric/Acoustic artist traveling the globe as a soloist and employing the best musicians available to form his dynamic band. Geoff Achison has established himself as a firm favourite on UK, US and Oz blues/roots scenes. After many years living and touring in America’s deep south, Geoff continues to refine his unique playing style and grow his repertoire drawing on a heart full of experience. ... more
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