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East Jerusalem Blues

from Delightful Demos by Painless Parker

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Love and politics don't mix. Case in point.

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Lord I got them East Jerusalem blues
Oh Lord I got them East Jerusalem blues
I can't have it both ways,
I know I gotta choose
Oh Lord I got them East Jerusalem blues

I gotta let you go but I don't know how
I gotta let you go but I don't know how
I know I gotta quit you baby
But I don't wanna do it now
I gotta let you go but I don't know how

Cause if I leave you baby it'll tear my soul in half
If I leave you baby it'll tear my soul in half
This ain't no joking matter
So I'd rather you don't laugh
If I leave you baby it'll tear my soul in half

I try and try, but I just can't do you right
I try and try, but I just can't do you right
No tenderness between us
All we ever do is fight
I try and try, but I just can't do you right

All I want is to have you for myself
Baby all I want is to have you for myself
But if it can't be me,
It won't be nobody else
Baby all I want is to have you for myself


Lord I got them East Jerusalem blues
Oh Lordy Lord I got them East Jerusalem blues
I can't have it both ways, I know I gotta choose
Oh Lord I got them East Jerusalem blues

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from Delightful Demos, track released April 19, 2012

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Painless Parker Brooklyn, New York

Born under a barstool and raised by a pack of wild koalas, Painless Parker plays a mixed bag of country laments, sea shanties, murder ballads and classic rockers, filtered through a grimy, whiskey-stained punk lens. He's fluent in two languages, and can cuss in at least seventeen. He enjoys rabble-rousing, shindigging, booze drinking and merrymaking. ... more

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