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The Legend of Big Jim
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Big Jim Furniss was a friend of mine. He was a great big guy (6' 7') and he had a great big presence, he was a blue grass singer/guitar player, entreprenuer and party maker.
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if you love Jimmy Buffet, The Eagles, Pink Floyd, The Who then you may like the Sunspots.
Original Pop and Rock songs influenced by our favorite bands. The lyrics are about lifes experiences, great places we visited and maybe one or two about a girl. Lately most of the songs I write are about true life characters of Florida. (and there is a lot of characters here!)
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Guitar
Charts
#8,204 today Peak #55
#1,879 in subgenre Peak #21
Author
Johnny Buczynski
Rights
the Sunspots
Uploaded
February 23, 2009
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MP3 5.6 MB • 128 kbps • 6:09
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Big Jim Furniss was a friend of mine. He was a great big guy (6' 7') and he had a great big presence, he was a blue grass singer/guitar player, entreprenuer and party maker.
Lyrics
Well I had a real good life With my son and loving wife Lived in the mountains Lived by the sea Got great friends and memories (chorus) Raise your glasses, raise ‘em high! It was time I said good bye Thank you all for coming ‘round I don’t want you to feel down No, I don’t want you to be sad Cuz here in Heaven it’s not bad Oh - don’t you cry - I love it here They got music and they got beer They got fiddles and guitars They got Skyy vodka at the bar (blue sky, blue sky, ooooh) My guitar’s up on the wall Down in the Kingdom Hall Now that I got golden wings My feet don’t hurt when I sing And now I sing harmony With little angels on my knee Every night we play and sing In my life, I wouldn’t change a thing Yes, If I could do it all again I wouldn’t change a thing, my friend Raise your glasses, raise ‘em high! It was time I said good bye We play music ev’ry night When the stars are shining bright One more thing I realize All my robes are just my size And with sandals on my feet (tap, tap, tap) I tap them loud and keep the beat Oh the bluegrass here is great They let us play ‘til half past eight Then we play a hymn or two No one up here sings the blues My golf game is better too Now I shoot an 82 It’s early to bed and early to rise No more contacts in my eyes And each day at 5 past noon We go out and play a tune It’s in 3 part harmony (harmony, harmony) So don’t worry about me Take old John Prine’s advice Here’s a plan I think is nice Don’t put me in that cold, cold ground Just call my friends and gather ‘round Sail me out onto the sea Kiss my ashes and SET ME FREE Toss me high into the wind Good bye for now I will see you all again Raise your glasses, raise ‘em high! It was time I said good bye So keep smiling my dear friends I will see you all again Think of me and I’ll be there My unclaimed baggage just got here Good Lord, I had a real good life With my son and loving wife Everybody… Big Jim had a real good life With his son and loving wife A Real Good Life. (The legend of Big Jim) A Bluegrass Hymn for my buddy Jim By Johnny B, June 2, 2007, Clearwater Beach Performed by The Sunspots.
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