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This blues-style ditty was written while travelling home on a commuter train. A conversation between two young fellows was overheard, one of which was a newly-wed. The young hubby told his travelling companion that before he was married to his pretty wife, the girl was all over him and was always “singing like a dove”. But weeks into wedlock, she had changed and had begun to act and whine just like her mother. He said, nobody had prepared him for that!
The words of the traditional English folk-song “When I Was A Young Man” quickly came to mind and when a band-saw was heard whining at a timber yard at the next station-stop, the lyrics to Sawmill Blues were speedily penned.
lyrics
Sawmill Blues
Your papa tried to tell me, but I didn’t hear.
Your mama tried to tell me, she was shedding a tear.
Your brother tried to tell me I was out of my mind.
But love is so blind, I had you on my mind.
The preacher tried to warn me, but I didn’t hear.
The usher tried to warn me, he was shaking with fear.
Your sister tried to warn me, tried to steal me away.
But I wanted to stay, I wanted it that way.
And now I know just why,
I want run away and hide.
Cause every time you begin to shout,
You whine, you whine like a sawmill do,
I got the Sawmill Blues!
To the Judge and the jury, here is my case,
To the Judge and the jury, I made a mistake.
Release me from these shackles, I want to be free,
Here is my plea, I just want to be free.
And now they know just why,
I want to run away and hide,
Cause every time you begin to shout,
You whine, you whine like a sawmill do,
I’ve got the Sawmill Blues.
When I go to heaven, I ain’t going to be late.
When I go to heaven, at those Pearly Gates.
“Hey St Peter, please don’t let me wait?”
“Don’t let me wait at those Pearly Gates?”
And when he asks me why?
He’ll want to run away and hide.
Cause every time you begin to shout,
You whine, you whine, like a sawmill do,
I’ve got the Sawmill Blues!
from NOTHING TO DECLARE,
track released February 29, 2012
Gazza Tee - vocals, acoustic guitars
Noor Ali - vocals, electric guitars, bass guitar, percussion
Darren "DJ" Mather - harmonica
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