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Coyote Girl
03:52
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Coyote Girl
(words & music by Paul Jensen)
She grew up on the wrong side of New Orleans
Never had a dime to her name
But the local boys, she drove ‘em crazy just the same
Raised on old Hank and Johnny
And Bonnie Raitt sliding on down
Her old man’s collection, heard it spinning round and round
Standing in the shadows, waiting for a pearl
She’s a Coyote Girl
Doesn’t line dance with the ladies
Doesn’t do shots with the boys
They’re too busy movin’ to hear the music through the noise
Buy she’ll take a neat pour of whiskey
To take the edge off for a while
And feel that rhythm take her somewhere deep inside
Standin in the shadows, waiting for a pearl
She’s a Coyote Girl
She likes to sleep all day
She’s gonna find her way
She likes the rhythm and blues
She wears her red boots
She started pickin at nine, switched to mando by ten
You know that twang, it makes her smile now and then
Keeps on lookin ‘round for the right one
She’ll keep on waiting ‘till then
While another song makes her come around again
Standing in the shadows, waiting for a pearl
She’s a Coyote Girl
She’s a Coyote Girl
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2. |
Gosport
05:31
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Gosport
(words & music by Paul Jensen)
You took a lot of men on your rocky shoals
Wayfaring souls, stories untold
Now they come from near and far
Some with guitars, you know who they are
They said they would come back to you
Yes they did come back to you
Gosport, you don’t ask why
You won’t say goodbye
You live free or die
Gosport, are you looking for me?
You gonna set me free
Or keep me company?
You’ve seen a lotta love and you’ve seen the pain
Coming down like rain, needing you again
And though they call you by a different name
You know it's all the same, your Star Island fame
They said they would come back to you
Yes they did come back to you
CHORUS
Don’t ask me why I stayed away
I wouldn’t know just what to say
Are you out there standing by?
You know you’ve seen me cry and reach to the sky
And I know no matter where I roam
I won’t be alone, when my spirit’s home
I said I would come back to you
Yeah, I did come back to you
CHORUS
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3. |
I Prefer Rye
03:19
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I Prefer Rye
(words & music by Paul Jensen)
Once I took myself to the highlands
Met a little lass so very fine
But when she passed to me that Scottish whiskey
For my favorite spirit I did pine
It seems to me, when I’m in Tennessee
That corn grows straight to the sky
Thank you very kindly, there’s only one for me
By and by, I prefer rye
In St. Petersburg they take to drinkin’
With anyone, anywhere, at any time
They can keep that tasteless stuff while I’m thinkin’
A little hair of the dog will suit me fine
It seems to me, when I’m in Tennessee
That corn grows straight to the sky
Thank you very kindly, that vodka’s not for me
By and by, I prefer rye
Down in Mexico they drink tequila
Up north we take it with some salt and lime
But I don’t need that stuff with my fajita
Just malted barley mash with corn and rye
It seems to me, when I’m in Tennessee
You take the sweet, I’ll take the dry
Thank you very kindly, there’s only one for me
By and by, I prefer rye
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4. |
Just Hear Me
04:06
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Just Hear Me
(words & music by Paul Jensen)
You should tell him this
I wouldn’t give her that
Take it from me
Though I’m no diplomat
In my opinion
What I would do
What are you hiding from?
What’s wrong with you?
Just hear me, Sshe said
Just hear me
It’s what I need right now
I’ve been there before
At least once or twice
You ought to listen to me
Take my advice
I hate to see you like this
It hurts me too
How can I help you?
What can I do?
Just hear me, she said
Just hear me
I’m not looking for answers
Just hear me, she said
Just hear me
It’s what I need right now
And a-round and round we go
Never listening, never know
And around and around we go
To where I don’t know
I hear you baby
I’ve been so blind
Didn’t understand you
But I do this time
And I’ve been thinking
Got it figured out
Here’s how I see it
Without a doubt
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5. |
Eenie Meenie Miney
03:57
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Eenie, Meenie, Miney
(words & music by Paul Jensen)
Life is full of choices, don't you know
One can never be too sure, just let it roll
So don’t you follow where I'm leading, don't you leave here when I go
You say “eenie, meenie, miney” and I say “mo”
You say “eenie, meenie, miney” and I say “mo”
You can’t catch a coyote by the toe
They say that when he hollers, you have to let him go
You say “eenie, meenie, miney” and I say “mo”
One crazy night in London I should have known
When I met that British girl after the show
She looked me in the eye and said, “how far we gonna go?”
I said “eenie, meenie, miney” and she said…“mo”
You say “eenie, meenie, miney” and I say “mo”
C’mon and put that baby on the po
When he’s done you’re gonna wipe his bum
And tell his momma what he’s done
You say “eenie, meenie, miney” and I say “mo”
If life just brings you rain and sleet and snow
Should you take the high road or the low
Just remember that what goes around comes back again, you know
You say “eenie, meenie, miney” and I say “mo”
You say “eenie, meenie, miney” and I say “mo”
You can’t catch a coyote by the toe
They say that when he hollers, you got to let him go
You say “eenie, meenie, miney” and I say “mo”
You say “eenie, meenie, miney” and I say “mo”
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6. |
Hear You Breathing
06:07
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Hear You Breathing
(words & music by Paul Jensen)
Slow down
They are slowing down
From the hills to the valleys and across the towns
She is on her way
Yes, she is on her way
On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing
Slow down
Feel him slow us down
See the duck on the waves, in the moment he stays, going up and down
He is on his way
He is on his way
And on a quiet day, we can hear him breathing
Slow down
You taught us to slow it down
To hear the songs in the trees and our own melodies when they come around
You are on your way
Yes, you are on your way
On a quiet day, we can hear you breathing
Slow down
I am slowing down
Thinking of me and you, and a friendship so true, as I touch the ground
I am on my way
Yes, I am on my way
On a quiet day, you can hear me breathing
We are on our way
Yes, we are on our way
On a quiet day, you can hear us breathing
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7. |
With You I'm Home
04:17
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With You I’m Home
(words & music by Paul Hennessee)
Do you still remember, once upon a time?
Love notes in our pockets, full of hopes & rhymes
Travelin’ down the highway, blur of Texas pine
Do you still remember, once upon a time?
With you I'm home, with you I’m home
No matter what the days’ll bring or where my thoughts roam
Love will always bring me back…with you, I'm always home
On a rainy Sunday, we walked down the aisle
Packed our bags and headed west, lingered for a while
California dreamin' to fruition made us smile
On a rainy Sunday, we walked down the aisle
Journeyed back to Texas, down to Houston Bay
There, you found your calling; tried to find my way
I stumbled but you held me up, you knew the words to say
“For better or for worse, my love, things will be OK”
Thru the years and thru the tears we made our way
The good, the bad, and learned about the price to pay
Look at where we’ve been; I'd do it all again any day-ay-ay.
Then one day it happened, the City called our name
Charmed by her beauty; we’ll never be the same
Now we’ve settled down and there’re 4 players in our game
Looking to the future; one thing's never changed.
With you I'm home, with you I'm home
No matter what the days’ll bring or where my thoughts roam
Love will always bring me back…with you, I'm always home
Our love will always bring me back...with you I'm always home,
With you I’m always home
I’m always home
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8. |
Listening to the Wind
04:18
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Listening to the Wind
(words & music by Paul Jensen)
Life was simple in nineteen eighty one
Nowhere to go but no need to run
Love was all around us, but we were too cool for that
Let that open road ahead take us anywhere
You were only seventeen
I was only seventeen
We were only seventeen and listening to the wind
One night after the show, said I’m done
Better off with my friends than here with none
Always looking around for you, but you were never hard to find
I can only hear when I am are listening
But I was only seventeen
And you were only seventeen
We were living in between and listening to the wind
Was ten years or more when I got that call
News I didn’t understand at all
Was it the end of the innocence, or time for us to begin?
You were there for me just like you had always been
When you were only seventeen
And I was only seventeen
We were only seventeen and still listening to the wind
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9. |
May Never Get to Heaven
04:33
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May Never Get to Heaven
(words & music by Paul Jensen)
Daddy, you were born with your back against the wall
Though you could read and write no one understood you at all
Your mamma and your papa always told you wrong from right
But they never showed you love or kissed you at night
You may never get to heaven, no you may never get there at all
Why’d you keep yourself all alone behind that wall?
You may never get to heaven, no you may never get there at all
But don’t let that keep you from standin’ tall
Now before too long you’d found your place to run
After all you were only doin’ like your daddy had done
You found the bottle was a shot to numb the pain
Before you found the strength to go out and get miserable again
You may never get to heaven, no you may never get there at all
Why’d you keep yourself all alone behind that wall?
You may never get to heaven, no you may never get there at all
But don’t let that keep you from standin’ tall
No don’t let that keep you from standin’ tall
Now momma became bitter as the years passed her by
And though she tried to help you, sometimes she wondered why
“He’s got a job, a home and two fine boys,
I don’t understand,” she’d say
But you never were much for sharing your feelings anyway
They say that heaven is for those without sin
But when the odds are stacked against you sometimes you just can’t win
All is forgiven, all is understood
You’ve always made me proud, just like I knew you would
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Urban Coyotes New York, New York
Urban Coyotes are: Paul “Coyote Flaco” Jensen: Electric & acoustic guitars, harmonica, vocals
Paul “Coyote Rojo”
Hennessee: Bass, vocals
Jerry “El Toro” Pasquale: Drums & percussion
Denise “The Pup” Adorante: Banjo, mandolin, vocals
Jonathan "J.P. Coyote" Pytell: piano, organ, vocals
*special thanks to Jon "Wily Coyote" Dykstra: piano, organ, vocals
... more
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