Shaky Knees

from Henhouse by Ellis Dyson & the Shambles

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lyrics

Standing out in your yard
It’s late I can’t stay here no more
But oh how your voice it just pulls me in
And I’ll stay here

The steam engine’s calling my name
And the train leaves ‘round half past eight
And oh how I need to leave this time

But I’ll stay here, I’ll stay here for you

The dogwoods are blooming back east
And high tide’s rising like yeast
And oh how I long for Carolina
But I’ll stay here

And I ain’t much for the North
But I followed her up the eastern shore
And oh how I long for sweet Dixie again
But I’ll stay here, I’ll stay here for you

I know you know just as well as me
What’s in the past is plain to see
I should’ve kept my feet on the ground
Instead I took flight

Avoiding all obscenities
Wasted breath and shaky knees
I tucked my tail between my legs
And I followed

Standing out in your yard
It’s late I can’t stay here no more
The steam engine’s coming to take me on home
And I’m gone, I said I’m gone

credits

from Henhouse, released June 7, 2017
Ellis Dyson - Banjo, Lead Vocals

Danny Abrams - Soprano, Alto and Baritone Saxophones, Clarinet, Backing Vocals

Matt Hall - Trumpet, Backing Vocals

Jonathan Ng - Violins, Mandolin

Nathan Huvard - Guitars

Adam Maloney - Upright Bass

Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Jerry Brown and Noah Adams at the Rubber Room in Chapel Hill, NC

Produced by Noah Adams

All songs by Ellis Dyson & The Shambles

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