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Laughter And Molasses

by RB Lonetree

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1.
Geronimo 04:19
Geronimo (Bishoff/Lonetree) They tried to drive a highway through your head They tried to light a fire under your bed Come see where the eagle fell and bled Just as the vision had told Came the iron horse crying like a fire on the wind It cut through the heart of your land You led your people against them Chiricahua, Mescalero band Chorus Geronimo (repeat) From Apache Pass to Ojo Caliente Those soldiers never owned you The Great father's promises were empty Left you with nothing to lose Way down where they first saw the eagle Upon the cactus killing the snake We'll leave this terrible San Carlos In the night we will make our escape Chorus My woman's going to sing like a song-bird Sing like I know she can Sing for the brave who have fallen Who bled for their people and land Chorus 'Ya, ahora nos vamos abajo Real de Catorce, Huichol land Where he stood pure beneath the clear sky Sweet sage, blue Hikuri in his hand El peyotero mi diga que todo sera a si Vamos por el sur entonces Vamos, hermanos, hermanas Vamos, vamos! -Lyrics RB Lonetree
2.
Loretta 04:00
Wake up Loretta it's Semana Santa And the bells are ringing out over Asuncion Lets walk The Avenida de los Heroes We'll watch the rising of the sun The dead are dancing all over Mexico Dancing without a care And the living are laying marigolds over their graves And offering them a prayer Chorus Oh Loretta, you're looking sadder than an empty purse I know about your loss and I say you're wrong, girl Life' s a blessing, not a curse I too have heard the poets say Better never to have lived - Never to have looked Into the eye of day For man is born in sorrow But to the poets this I say Even tragedy cannot endure And girl, its a beautiful day Chorus Oh Loretta, you're looking sadder than an empty purse I too have known loss and I say you're wrong, girl Life' s a blessing, not a curse Oh sweet Loretta Darling don't you cry They are not really gone There really is no death to die For we are the immortals, my beautiful one We were already gods when this world was begun Our blood-line runs right back to the sun To Quetzalcoatl at Teotihuacan Chorus Oh Loretta, the dead are dancing in their graves The sun is dancing in his sky And everything is as it should be So baby don't you cry Loretta, go lay your flowers and make your peace girl And stare boldly into the eye of day And don't you pay too much heed, mi carino To all that fools and poets say Then we'll paint that pretty face of yours And let the music play And drink tequila and dance And sing all our sorrow away Chorus (Double) Oh Loretta, you're looking sadder than an empty purse I too have known loss and I say you're wrong, girl Life' s a blessing, not a curse Oh sweet Loretta, the dead are dancing in their graves The sun is dancing in his sky And everything is as it should be So baby don't you cry Don't you cry my love Light the candles on the ofrenda And for the Angelitos pray And for the viejos Under the marigolds, where they lay Spoken Levantas Loretta es Todos Santos El dia de los muertos Semana santa Y la fiesta esta empzando No Lloras my carino Los meurtos no son muertos Vees,(look) estan bailando Estan caminando coon nosotros Ahora pintar tu cara bonita mi amor Una calavera blanca con flores Y Light the candles on the ofrenda Y hacer un oracion por los angelitos Under the marigolds, where they lay En paz y felicidad Y ahora, Pour the tequila, let the music play Bailar por La Calavera Catrina Bailar y cantar Bailar por La Senora de los Muertos bailar y cantar Spoken Levantas Loretta es Todos Santos El dia de los muertos Semana santa Y la fiesta esta empzando No Lloras my carino Los meurtos no son muertos Vees,(look) estan bailando Estan caminando coon nosotros Ahora pintar tu cara bonita mi amor Una calavera blanca con flores Do you see it my love Do you see it? It’s a beautiful day Light the candles on the ofrenda And for the Angelitos pray And for the viejos Under the marigolds, where they lay Y Light the candles on the ofrenda Y hacer un oracion por los angelitos Under the marigolds, where they lay En paz y felicidad Y ahora, Pour the tequila, let the music play Bailar por La Calavera Catrina Bailar y cantar Bailar por La Senora de los Muertos bailar y cantar -Lyrics RB Lonetree
3.
Time Has No Dominion (Fairley/Lonetree) The sun is low, the clouds are red I watch the daylight fade and die And I think of all the billions Looking up in wonder at the same old sky A warm wind is blowing over me It carries the sweet taste of the sea In my dream I'm falling, falling, endlessly And spirit voices calling, calling, after me Chorus And time has no dominion Did I know this all along? The fool and his reflection Mesmerised by his own song This world is all a dream This endless sky and endless sea This soft twilight fading into black This warm zephyr blowing over me Now the sun is down, the moon is up Her silver light lays over the sea It is a dance, it is divine The silver light upon the sea Chorus And time has no dominion It never did, I had things wrong I forgot I was immortal Not the singer but the song I am taken by the wind Carried far and free And every memory laying in my soul Stirs and rises up in me I hear the ocean singing The waves falling on the shore Upon the endless sands they rise and fall And shall forevermore Chorus And time has no dominion It never did, I had things wrong I forgot I was immortal Not the singer nor the song I have communed with seas and rivers Older than the blood in living veins And I have been the rivers The seas and the rains I don't know when, I don't know how But sometime, someway, I just let go And gave myself to the rushing waters Gave myself to the river's flow Chorus And time has no dominion Now I know this I can't go wrong Sitting beneath this infinite sky Listening to the song inside the song -Lyrics, RB Lonetree
4.
Dog Days 03:51
Dog Days (Fairley/Lonetree) The dogs are howling in the dawn At Sirius rising with the sun It's already hotter than hell Though the day has barely begun No wind stirs the stinking air Not a gasp, not a breath The day hangs suspended Quiet as night, still as death Chorus Dog days, dog days, dog days The fever burning deep within Grips the soul and starts to rise It festers in the stagnant air Then erupts inside the eyes Sirius is raging with the sun And all the people are insane Staring skyward, wide-eyed and waiting For the spark that sets the world aflame Chorus The dogs are howling at the sky At Sirius raging with the sun The sea will boil. The land will burn The blade will fall. The blood will run Maybe you were born under a lucky star Go in peace. I wish you well But Sirius is raging with the sun And everything here has gone to hell Chorus Now the dogs are sleeping in the noon-day sun Let them lie, let them lie, let them lie, I say Its too hot for trouble now And there is already hell to pay May you know days of heaven May you know the deepest love May you find a lucky star In Sirius rising up above Chorus Who loosed these dogs of war? Slap a muzzle on them, each and every one Or must we live forever Under the barrel of the gun Chorus -Lyrics, RB Lonetree
5.
Uluwatu 03:37
Uluwatu It's a warm and windy night A sea breeze softly strokes the shore The fires of the fishermen shine like little suns They are blankets for the poor Chorus You know, sometimes Sometimes I wish for more But not tonight, this perfect night In Uluwatu by the shore I kiss her forehead Put a flower in her hair And I feel I'm finally ready To risk it all, to dare For her, she who sees no evil I still see it everywhere But not tonight, this perfect night In Uluwatu, I am there I could be there I might be there Now I hear the ocean singing Waves falling upon the shore They rise and fall and rise and fall And shall forevermore Chorus It's a warm and windy night It is this moment forever more… Lyrics; RB Lonetree
6.
Diana 03:10
Diana (Bishoff/Lonetree) I like the way the sun-light plays upon her beautiful face I see the fire in her eyes, the love, the peace, the light, the grace 'Oh,' she says, 'come a little closer boy, I promise I won’t bight I am Diana, and you're a lucky man tonight' I feel the touch of her body soft and sure beside the fire I hear her voice in my ear whisper sweet desire 'Oh,' she says, smiling, with the devil in her eyes 'I am the huntress, and tonight boy, you are my prize' I fell in love with her. What else could a poor boy do? Oh please, I cried, 'Come back with me, I only wish to be with you' She let the forest answer me, 'You know you never could For I am Diana, Queen of The Wood' 'Men have tried to own me, though none ever could This lady's not for taming. Don't try it'll do you no good 'Oh,' she said, smiling, 'In the morning I'll be gone And you'll be left wondering, if I was but a dream' -Lyrics: RB Lonetree
7.
This Monkey Won't Dance (Not For The Man. Not For His Machine) You can crack your whip. You can scream my name Promise me fortune, glory or fame You can line me up, put a gun in my hand Order me to war in a far away land But you can't have my soul, no you don't have a chance Cause try as you will, my friend, this monkey won't dance You can tie me up. You can tie me down You can turn me over, spin me around You can call me names. You can break my bones You can steal my plough, my land, my home But you can't make me hate you, you don't have a chance Cause try as you might, my friend, this monkey won't dance Chorus See no, speak no, hear no evil Cause I know that you know that I know that I'll see no, speak no, hear no Cause I know that I am that I am that I am I am that I am that I am You can point your finger. You can aim your gun You can make me march. You can make me run You can shoot the moon. You can lock up the sun You can outlaw me, everything, everyone But you can't have my heart. No you don't have a chance Cause try as you might, my friend, this monkey won't dance Chorus You can burn my books. You can burn my bed You can drink my wine. You can eat my bread You can block my ears. You can blind my eyes You can tell me stories. You can tell me lies But you can't have my mind, no you don't have a chance Cause try as you might, my friend, this monkey won't dance Chorus You can shoot me up. You can cut me down You can watch my lifeless body fall And I will be watching too A mere witness to murder, no-body at all But you can’t make me fear you , no you don’t have a chance Cause try as you might, my friend, this monkey won’t dance Chorus Lyrics: RB Lonetree
8.
Regina Maris 04:15
Regina Maris The red round moon rose out of the sea Its mystical light hypnotised me A great stillness fell, ominously The sea sighed and breathed in deeply We were caught becalmed off Sulawesi In ninety-nine fathoms of paralysed sea I watched the barometer fall, suddenly The world held its breath and waited, anxiously The storm fell upon us mercilessly Men still in the rigging were cast into the sea Torn away by the tempest in the height of its fury Into the mouth of the savage, insatiable sea The captain gave the orders, the rats ran up the mast The foredeck flooded, the ship sank fast I lay in the long-boat till the Typhoon passed Till the tempest's fury was expended at last Peaceful and placid was the quiet night The red moon bled and emptied into white No living soul saw I in its mystical light That lay over the waves like mercury, shimmering bright No living voice interrupted the song of the sea That requiem divine and melancholy Only drowned men murmuring mournfully The spectral subjects of the Queen of The Sea Goodbye fair lady, Queen of the Sea Did you take them all for company? Ninty-nine souls, all but me? To prevail and to reign over eternally Ninety-nine vassals loyal and true Ninety-nine servants, all red, white and blue An unconquerable legion to safeguard you A valiant, untiring undead crew Ninety-nine guardians of all the queen's gold In ninety-nine fathoms deep down in the hold Ninety-nine secrets that will never be told Safe with those dead men, their lips still and cold -Lyrics, RB Lonetree (Whispered) "Flectere si nequeo superos Acheronta movebo" ("If I cannot deflect the will of heaven, I shall move Hell") -Virgil Book VII line 312
9.
Kaya 04:06
Kaya (Your Love Takes Me Higher) (Fairley/Lonetree) Babe I don't like you any more I love you I thought I knew love before But I did not know you Girl, may we burn forever In love's eternal fire Chorus Oh Kaya Your love takes me higher Oh Kaya Higher (Repeat) All of the power and the glory Any gift you could desire Fame, fortune and glory All that glitters in the Maya Let it burn! let it all burn she cried In love’s eternal fire Chorus The mind of man is the Great Deceiver Nothing but a jealous liar Filled with every confusion Maddened with lust and desire Let it burn! Let it all burn she cried In love’s eternal fire Chorus Solo (over one verse only and not a chorus) Chorus (signing) True love binds not the soul But sets it free for to fly My love she makes no demands My love she takes me high Two hearts, one soul together In love, flying higher and higher Chorus Kaya Kaya… -Lyrics, RB Lonetree
10.
At Least My Baby Will (Lonetree) I’ve still got a few in the Winchester And two in the scatter-gun by my side I reckon I can slow them for a little while Now go, baby, use the darkness, run and hide Beyond the chaparral lies the river They haven't reached it yet But you’ve got to get while the getting's good So go on now and get Chorus The Federales are coming My hand is cold and still And if I don't make it out of here At least my baby will The river will carry you away from here Just give yourself to the water's flow I will love you forever, my Corrina Now kiss me one time and go Leave, mi hermosa, mi amor I can't come away with you, I'm gut shot for sure Correr le correr le mi amor, to freedom, to San Jose Find Don Ignacio there, the old man will hide you away Chorus These men will take no prisoners They came tonight to kill And if I don't make it out of here At least, my love, you will Soon they will storm this chaparral And try to drive right through it like a flood But I will hold them till my baby is away I will fight till I run right out of blood Dark is the night And cold as death But there is blood yet running in my veins I still draw breath Chorus The Federales are moving now Closing in for the kill And if I don't make it out of here At least my baby will Solo I hear the carbines roar I see the flash of flame I steady these trembling hands Raise this gun and aim My Winchester is talking now Unleashing a little hell The soldiers are falling back Leaving their dead right where they fell Chorus The Federales are on the run Maybe I can reach the river still Maybe I can make it out of here And if I don't, at least my baby will Spoken "Yo estoy El Diablo, y aye infierno a pagar Ven aquí, cabrónes Federales, yo quiero a matar" Correr le correr le mi Corrina, rápido rápido Para libertad Estoy contigo mi amor Tenemos que escapar Tienes que escapar -Lyrics RB Lonetree
11.
Into The Night The stage is set, the crowd is in The foot-lights turn on, shining bright They dazzle me, and suddenly I Just want to go out into the night Chorus Into the night Well the girls are all dressed up for each other And the boys are stirring for a fight When this song is over I will leave them to it And go out into the night Chorus This sky full of stars, shining bright I watch one fall and burn out in flight Only the silence knows Only the silence and the darkness of the night Chorus I hear wild dogs in the distance Cackling with delight Laughing because they know no owner Laughing because they own the night Chorus Baby, You don't really know me, do you Maybe you think I'm all sweetness and light But I made a friend long ago Of the darkness, of the night Chorus There was a time when I would do What all of you told me was right Then like the devil I fell and fell Into the dark from my great height Chorus Into the mystery free falling The peace and stillness of the night Where I am no longer blinded By too much light Lyrics; RB Lonetree

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Like previous RB Lonetree records, Laughter & Molasses (2020)
offers a raw acoustic flavour, and is firmly grounded in celtic and other world folk musical traditions.

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released April 22, 2020

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RB Lonetree Nimbin, Australia

RB Lonetree, is a singer/song-writer, recording and performing musician. He also writes and publishes poetry, short stories and political essays.

RB Lonetree lives on a large farm with his partner and two children in Bunjalung country, near the town of Nimbin, on the far north coast of New South Wales, Australia.
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