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Birdsville

from Fall Line by Chickasaw Mudd Puppies

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Birdsville is a song that is focused on the eastern portion of the fall line around the towns of Midville and Waynesboro in Burke County Georgia. It’s the place where Ben Reynolds grew up. Through Ben, I had the pleasure to meet and experience some of the people associated with that area. Midville Georgia is a place that is extremely difficult to describe. It’s a bit like a Faulkner novel, and this song gives you a small insiders look at the place along the Ogeechee River that literally takes you back in time. I have a special, beautiful, and wild spot in my heart for Midville Georgia.

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It’s all in the tone cats on a stroll, alligator Musselwhite and Slim Harpo. Bream for peas, back-fire the stream. Pterodactyl harp sack, fishing in the reeds. It’s all in how you hunt it, got to take the pain, from the Cadillac Club on down to Baker’s Branch.
Rope the melody, Steve’s heading south. His gun could tell a story if it only had a mouth. It’s all in how run it, close your eyes and drive by feel. If you slow down, they will catch you with Jesus at the wheel.
Chickens go to fighting, failed suicide. Raunchy Mae Williams took my pocket knife. Jumped off the bridge all intention to run, hit the riprap started speaking in tongues.
It’s all in the tone cats on a stroll, alligator Musselwhite and Slim Harpo. Bream for peas, back-fire the stream. Pterodactyl harp sack, fishing in the reeds. Careful how you tell it, let fly all the words. Someone jot it down like Willie Faulkner. You don’t eat a buzzard; you don’t eat a crow, birds that go to hopping just might have a soul.
Wayne’s growing something that he’s got to keep hid, he’d just as soon kill you as to letting you live. Don started drinking and he’s going too far, he’s going to beat the bubble off trooper Terry’s car. It’s all in how you live it, hot wire your sin, float the Ogeechee pitching crickets in gin.
It’s all in the tone cats on a stroll, bream for peas back-fire the stream, alligator Musselwhite and Slim Harpo!

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from Fall Line, released April 7, 2023

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Chickasaw Mudd Puppies Athens, Georgia

The Chickasaw Mudd Puppies originally from Athens Georgia made their mark in the late 80’s and early 90’s with two recordings White Dirt and 8 Track Stomp produced by Michael Stipe and Willie Dixon followed by a live London promotional recording. New album “Fall Line” to be released April 7th.

The Chickasaw Mudd Puppies:

Brant Slay (Harp/Vocals) Ben Reynolds (Guitar/Vocals) Alan Cowart (Drums) ... more

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