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Candy Man
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Acoustic americana sometimes countryfied folk.
Hello. I'm Shane Pack, a folkie from Tennessee. I am a follower of John Prine and Todd Snider, and I dabble in songwriting myself a bit. Hope you enjoy.
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #232
Peak in subgenre #31
Author
Shane Pack
Rights
2006
Uploaded
March 03, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 2.7 MB • 128 kbps • 2:56
Story behind the song
Kids growing up in a drug infested East Nashville neighborhood.
Lyrics
Little brown ankle little brown feet Little brown haired girl is looking so sweet Don't like vegetable eat your meat And you'll grow up big and strong Little like you and a lot like me Look out world she's gonna be Stubborn and strong and wild and free Like a tiger in a cage Spiders and snails and puppy dog tails Hang up the phone and check on the mail Sugar and spice might have tasted nice But it looks just like cocaine Little too little, little too late Step on the gas boy hurry up and wait Looking for a reason to celebrate Let's party all night long Spiders and snails and puppy dog tails Measure them boards and hammer them nails The candy man's coming to the back screen door But he don't bring candy no more bridge When the police man comes calling You just smile and hand him Ben Then the police tip his hat And let the candy man come in Spiders and snails and puppydog tails Freight train rattles on the back yard rails Smile big baby everything's allright Cause the candy man's coming tonight
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