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Alec Ounsworth - Mo Beauty South Philadelphia (Drug Days)

Contributors

  • ISRC:USEP40924006
  • Recorded:2009 Piety Street Studio
  •  ©2009 Anti Inc.
  • Fender Rhodes:Robert Walter
  • Organ:Steve Berlin
  • Washboard:Washboard Chaz
  • Trombone:Mark Mullins
  • Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Gong Guitar, Bullet Harp:Alec Ounsworth
  • Baritone Guitar:Matt Sutton
  • Drums:Stanton Moore
  • Trombone:Craig Klein
  • Bass Guitar:George Porter Jr.
  • Trombone:Greg Hicks

Lyrics

Trust me, I don’t know the way to way to way to South Philadelphia,
Man, I just leave there,
And nothing else

With your flashlight waving,
Someone’s taking away what’s left of this cheap thrill,
Well, we better drop what we have, John, and run

Man, what is holding you up?
Man, what is holding you up?
Do you want to get caught?
I, for one, am far too young to go down

Johnny’s calling me now,
Johnny’s calling me for help,
Handcuffed, locked up, in Germantown, John, don’t be frightened

Johnny’s calling me now,
Johnny’s calling me for help,
Well, we better run while we’re young, John,
Into the night

Man, what is holding you up?
Man, what is holding you up?
Do you want to get caught?
I, for one, am far too young