Blues Hand

THE JDA PROJECT

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Bluesy, whimsical about an encounter with a mythical creature

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THE JDA PROJECT

5 piece band, multi-instrumentalists, combination of original music and classic rock covers

Joel Pirard has been playing, writing, and recording original rock music for years, as a guitarist, bassist and keyboardist. Don Pitz is JDA's primary lead vocalist. He also plays keyboards, guitar, bass, and percussion. Arno Tietje is the primary lead guitarist in The JDA Project. Arno also sings, plays bass, percussion, lap steel guitar, and harmonica. The JDA Project has released 5 CDs, A Fine TIme, Through A Moving Window, Syzygy, Dropstones and the live For the Sake of the Song. NEWS UPDATE! LARRY LIPSHUTZ, our former bassist has returned to the fold, and brings along his long his cohort ANDY OROS, ON DRUMS. WE WILL HAVE PROFILE INFO SOON!

Song Info

Genre

Rock • Classic Rock

Charts

Peak #1,680

Peak in subgenre #177

Author

JDA

Rights

2001

Uploaded

August 13, 2025

Track Files

MP3

MP3 12.1 MB • 320 kbps • 5:16

Lossless

WAV 53.2 MB

Lyrics

BLUES HAND

WORDS BY JOEL PIRARD, DON PITZ, ARNO TIETJE

I ONCE KNEW A DRAGON WHO PUFFED THE NIGHT AWAY
HE HEADED OUT WEST WITH HIS POSSE AND HIS PAY (okay)

ALL HE KNEW TO DO WAS TO KEEP PLUGGIN AWAY
(He) HEADED OUT WEST AND HES STILL THEIR TODAY

I DECIDED TO FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS AND SOON WAS OUT THE DOOR
(The) DOUBLE WHITE LINES WERE CALLING ME
SO I PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR

I RAN INTO THIS DRIFTER STANDIN OUT BY THE TRACKS
HE SAID  WHERE YOURE GOIN (Son)
THERE AINT NO TURNIN BACK

YOU KNOW I HEADED WAY OUT WEST
TO FIND MY SOUL
TO FIND A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT I USED TO KNOW

WELL I HEADED WEST TO FIND MY SOUL
BUT WHAT I FOUND INSTEAD
(Well ) IT LEFT ME COLD

BUT THERE BEFORE ME MUCH TO MY SURPRISE
STOOD A HULKIN FIGURE OF A BEAST 
WITH A HORNED HEAD AND THREE EYES
HE WAS BREATHIN FIRE AND BELCHIN SMOKE
WITH A TAIL A MILE LONG
HE TOLD ME TO LISTEN BUT I DIDNT HEAR HIM SPEAK AT ALL

I STARTED TO FIDGET AND SPIN
WITH A HEAD FULL OF BEER
WELL HE SPOKE OF NOTHING, AND WHAT HE SAID I COULDNT HEAR

THIS TRICKY SON OF A LIZARD 
GOT ME THINKIN IT WAS ALL TOO CLEAR
WHEN IN FACT IT WASNT (really)
I GUESS YOU CANT BELIEVE WHAT YOU HEAR (no you cant)

SO IF YOU EvER FIND YOURSELF OUT ON ROUTE 669
ON A STARLESS NIGHT, YOU MIGHT SEE A SIGHT
(to) SEND SHIVERS DOWN YOUR SPINE

HE TAKES NO PRISONERS YOURE THE NEXT
(The next in line)
YOU BETTER SAY YOUR PRAYERS OR YOU CAN KISS YOUR ASS GOOD=BYE

THE ONE THING I DID HEAR AS I TURNED AND WALKED AWAY
THERE WAS ONE OTHER THING THAT HE HAD TO SAY

SOME OF GODS CHILDREN GOT A GREEN HAND, OTHERS GOT A BLACK ONE
THIS CHILDS GOT A BLUE HAND, AND THATS THE COLOR OF FUN (yes it is!)

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