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#173- I'm A Doin Fine (1997)
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This is a story of a happy go lucky ne'er do well... with a really catchy chorus. A bit goofy in a profound way.
folk funny political sixties novelty gentle prolific idiosyncratic lehrer jefferson airplane ochs paxton steve goodman
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Tom Paxton meets Jefferson Airplane. Extremely prolific singer songwriter with a wide range of styles from bizarre novelty tunes and surrealistic poetic songs t
With more than 300 songs and counting and for more than 30 years, I have written in a variety of acoustic styles from novelty tunes to love songs to historical ballads to poetic surrealistic songs to retro-acoustic pop. From bizarre to traditional from funny to poignant, whatever style the song is in, the melodies are usually memorable and the lyrics unpredictable. This site will eventually contain rough often first take demos of my entire song catalogue. Many of the earliest songs when I first started writing will of course be shaky. So expect the songs to get better as time goes on. Feel free to come back and browse often as I will constantly be adding songs, one by one in chronological order, starting in 1974. If you are looking for some unusual songs to cover from a little known but unique artist, you have come to the right place. Just e-mail me. If you find a song here that intrigues you, but you don't like a line or two, or you think it needs a bridge, drop me an e-mail and maybe you can earn writer's credit if it gets that song to be recorded or performed.... otherwise just enjoy. You can become a Rob Lincoln fan at no cost to you. I promise that if you keep coming back there will be some real surprises along the way. While mostly acoustic, some original material will veer into folk rock and even 60's pop, but the garage rock and loudest material will also be found in full band arrangement at soundclick.com/abrasiveflowers Eventually some of these 300+ tunes may be rerecorded and make it on to CD, including a novelty CD that would be suitable for Dr. Demento or an historical ballad CD or a political song CD--but until then, this is the only site you can hear most of these songs. (A few of my songs CAN be found on songramp.com/RobLincoln and myspace.com/lessickandlincoln)
Song Info
Genre
Country Honky-Tonk
Charts
Peak #152
Peak in subgenre #8
Author
Rob Lincoln
Rights
1997
Uploaded
August 24, 2008
Track Files
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MP3 2.5 MB 128 kbps 2:45
Story behind the song
I was a bit concerned the smart aleck opening line of this song would be offensive to some Christians but a good friend of mine who is soon to be a pastor, said it's one of her favorite songs I've done. She said it gave her great comfort after the death of a family member. I thought I was just writing a goofy song, so you never know how someone is going to interpret something. I'm A doin' Fine has received a 4.5 rating from weekly e-mail listeners thus far. Comments have included: "One of my favorites so far Rob...it's a 5. It's got it all, melody, timing, great lines, and just enough info to let the listener make their own interpretation. Should be on your "best of"!" "Even as a religious man-whatever that means- its always good to put perspective into the ultimate meaning of religious values. Enough bad things have been done in its name." "Sounded Dylanesque" "Should've been on Nashville Skyline!" "I like this a lot" "Love the graphic you chose"
Lyrics
My friend's got a friend in Jesus A friend of his is a friend of mine Well I just hope he loves me Cause now I'm feeling fine Went down to Louisiana To see what I could find I found a body burning Glad that body was not mine Wash my soul in a golden whiskey Watch my back near the county line Tell Carlene that I'm still feeling frisky Pass the word I'm a doin' fine Got my bag of fast food Got my bottle of gin If I drink it real slowly It will keep me fit and trim So give me just 5 dollars I'll put it right to work I guarantee no spillage Hell, it's my only perk Wash my soul in a golden whiskey Watch my back near the county line Tell Carlene that I'm still feeling frisky Pass the word I'm a doin' fine Well some of us are blinded By our money and greed Well I'm just living day to day And taking what I need The preacher begs a dollar The begger begs a meal If I was feeling kind of holler I would holler how I feel Wash my soul in a golden whiskey Watch my back near the county line Tell Carlene that I'm still feeling frisky Pass the word I'm a doin' fine Wash my soul in a golden whiskey Watch my back near the county line Tell Carlene that I'm still feeling frisky Pass the word I'm a doin' fine
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