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Coconut Honey

from Good Bones by Jim Ballard

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The Strangs: Wes McCraw, guitar and vocal; Tim Longfellow, keyboards; Bill Watson, bass; Joe Lang, drums; Jim Ballard, guitar and vocal

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Coconut Honey

Out on the island where the palm trees sway drink dark rum and they dance all day
They don’t need to have no band they make music just clappin their hands

Got no newspaper and no TV Everybody friends with the honey bee
People on the island all live in huts and the honey bee live in the coconut

Mama sing Coconut Honey Papa sing Coconut honey
Children sing Coconut honey Feel good all the time

When you're feelin ill from the tropical heat lyin on your back gettin sunburned feet
Mouth all dry and your hands all wet from smokin them funny lookin cigarettes

Doctor come over and he feel around
Give you coconut honey make you swallow it down
Coconut honey and island girls nothin' taste better in the whole wide world

Mama sing Coconut Honey Papa sing Coconut honey
Children sing Coconut honey Feel good all the time

Coconut honey (this is good advice) Make a love potion. Taste real nice
Wonder where the yellow went when you the best lover in the continent

Grandpa swear by the honey bee got ninenty nine children
He's a hundred and three
Gramma runnin for the kitchen door
'cause grandpa like to have a couple a' more

Mama sing Coconut Honey Papa sing Coconut honey
Children sing Coconut honey Feel good all the time

Now when my body no longer alive bury me down by the honey bee hive
Cover me up where the honey bee sing. Cause the devil, he dont wanna get sting

When I arrive at the pearly gates, that's when I negotiate
And I'll get in before you do. St. Peter like coconut honey too

Mama sing Coconut Honey Papa sing Coconut honey
Children sing Coconut honey
Feel good all the time
Feel good all the time
Feel good all the time

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from Good Bones, released April 26, 2019

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Jim Ballard Akron, Ohio

Jim Ballard
A native of NE Ohio, Jim Ballard has been, for many years a part of the recording/performing community. After touring and performing all over the country with artists from 10,000 Maniacs to Gordon Lightfoot,The Mekons to Pete Seeger, he moved into his studio, Skylyne. There, he has recorded and worked with artists from Michael Stanley to Don Dixon and Alex Bevan. ... more

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