The Ballad of Red & Butter (Road Dogs) (1/2/17)

from 2017 Demos by Jerry Chapman

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The assignment this week is from DD:
"Pancho and Lefty. Desmond and Molly. Jack and Jane. Jack and Dianne. Music is littered with great fictional duos. Write a song this week - with at least some narrative content - about a third-person pair of characters. Any style."

We've hosted house concerts here in Mayberry for several years. 2 of our favorite performers (The Willow-Wacks & The Rough and Tumble) each traveled with a dog. Red. And Butter. Get it?

lyrics

Red & Butter don't know each other
But they travel the world in separate vans
With their separate humans
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Red & Butter go undercover
They don't put words on a page
But they hold it down on the stage

They say that road dogs got it hard
When they're traveling so far
Traveling so far
They say that road dogs got it bad
But these dogs don't get mad
They're the best we've ever had

Red & Butter, one is fluffier
But it does not make a difference
They've got plenty of sense
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Red & Butter, they're just like brothers
It's hard to tell which is which
Road life can be a bitch

They say that road dogs got it hard
When they're traveling so far
Traveling so far
They say that road dogs got it bad
But these dogs don't get mad
They're the best we've ever had

Red & Butter, I don't mean to smother
Each of you with too many compliments
Talk about canine competence

They say that road dogs got it hard
When they're traveling so far
Traveling so far

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from 2017 Demos, released December 31, 2017

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