A Folk/Blues artist from the US Pacific Northwest A Songwriter, Singer, Storyteller, Slide Guitarist & Sawplayer Earthy vocals, resophonic guitar bottleneckin’ and the rhythmic moans of harmonica combine while foot stompin’ pounds out a beat.
When you play music with a hand tool and have fun doing it, folks begin to feel comfortable sharing their own bad puns and tool jokes. This song was the result of so many of my listeners sharing their humor with me. Did ya hear the one about the capenter...?
The Toolbox Party
2016 Reggie Miles All rights reserved
I saw my saw was gettin' hammered
As I was strummin' my guitar
He was guzzlin' screwdrivers with the screwdrivers
At the far end of the bar
The vise and the vise-grip
Were both a gettin' kinda tight
They invited the whole toolbox
To party thru the night
The monkey wrench had his teeth
Round a banana daiquiri
And the file was soundin'
Sorta raspy to me
From chuggin' shots of whiskey
With the plumb bob and level
Who were both a few bubbles shy
From their binging and revel
The jigsaw was a jiggin'
With a jigger full of gin
And the shovel was a diggin'
A couple o' hoes that just walked in
The come along had come along
To have a little fun
It was half past eight, everyone was feelin' great
The party had just begun
The frame square squared off
In a game of chance with the rake
Who was rakin' in the winnin's
Without makin' a mistake
So i played another tune
And I sang another rhyme
While everybody in the Toolbox
Was havin' a good time.
The nails were all gettin bent
While old crowbar crowed for more
The ladder's twelve steps were wrung dry
And thought the whole bash was a bore
The tape was sizin' up the crowd
And askin' what's your pleasure
She knew how to treat us right, as we partied through the night
And through in a few extra shots for good measure
I saw my saw was gettin' hammered
As I was strummin' my guitar
He was guzzlin' screwdrivers with the screwdrivers
At the far end of the bar
And me I just kept on pickin'
While everyone was actin' like fools
They were drinkin' and dancin' and gamblin'
It was one hell of a fling for the tools
One hell of a fling for the tools
One hell of a fling