Name: Rocabye Blues
Duration: P00H04M34S
Description: I wanted to write a "Carl Perkins" kind of tune with a little of Hank Williams Sr. thrown in. I love the old phrases, and images of the weekend arriving and time to gas up the old car, put on our dancing shoes. Again a friend of mine gave me a line, as we were talking about real estate of all things. He said "No sense waitin' until you can't remember your name" There was my song!

Rocabye Blues

from SINNER by Mike Bravener

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I wanted to write a "Carl Perkins" kind of tune with a little of Hank Williams Sr. thrown in. I love the old phrases, and images of the weekend arriving and time to gas up the old car, put on our dancing shoes. Again a friend of mine gave me a line, as we were talking about real estate of all things. He said "No sense waitin' until you can't remember your name" There was my song!

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CHORUS
Well rocabye, bye baby, rocabye today
rocabye little darlin, gonna rock these blues away
Well rock em in the evenin until the mornin's light
We're gonna rock, rock on down the line

Well slick back my hair and I'll polish up my shoes
and I'm going into town, wanna lose these lovesick blues
I'm sick with love for you, You got the blues from loivin me
And I'm dixie fried nearly all the time and that's why i gotta be
just a rock and rock these blues away
And I got a fever yah a hundred and three degrees
A honky tonkin' fever that burns inside of me
Let's spend our rockin chair money honey
before it's gets too late
It makes no sense to wait around until you can't remember your name!
chorus....
Well a workin hard all week long and saving up my pay
Come friday night the time is right to rock these blues away
The night's alive and the band is hot and you look so doggone fine
slap that wig hat on your head and put your little hand in mine and we gonna rock, Rock these blues away!

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from SINNER, released April 29, 2008

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Mike Bravener Fredericton, New Brunswick

Mike Bravener began his career as a professional entertainer in 2003. He won many awards as a professional Elvis Tribute Artist. He's well known for rockabilly. Mike has just released an album of Traditional Miramichi and New Brunswick Folk music from the 19th century. This album and tracks are a weekly feature for the summer on CBC's info am shows in Fredericton, Moncton and Saint-John. ... more

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