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Papa And Marlena

from Follow The Moon by Jim Ballard

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a song about the letters between Earnest (Papa) Hemingway and Marlene Dietrich

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Papa and Marlena
Crossing in the night sky planets out of line
Papa and Marlena
Mighta been a full hand royal hand two of a kind

Blue Angel of the Silver Screen
Two lonely Islands in the Stream

Papa and Marlena
Breakin everybodys heart for a dime
Papa and Marlena
For a nickel you can come break mine

And the letters say take my heart
and the letters tear us apart

Papa and Marlena
One is of the sky One is of the dark blue sea
Papa and Marlena
Stranded on their island where the bell it never tolls for thee

Indigo on linen page
Ingenue and story sage

Papa said to Marlena
Send your heart to me
I will take it to the bulls in Spain

Papa said Marlena
Letters hold my heart
Letters hold my blue tear stain

Oh how I love you
Oh how its breakin' my heart
Played a loaded hand
Loaded hand from the start

credits

from Follow The Moon, released June 3, 2022
Wes McCraw Lead Guitar
Tim Longfellow Electric Piano
Terry Fairfax Organ
Bill Watson Bass
Joe Lang Drums
JB Guitar/Vocal

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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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