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When I Sleep, I Dream of My Father

from The Teacher by David Karsten Daniels

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Poppa was a singer had a voice that was a zinger
took his fingers put ‘em on pianos
played em with a tickle, yeah the crowds they were fickle
but enough to bring my momma to the show

that show, that show is where the magic grow
poppa gave her that glow
that glow, that glow is how he look for gold
gonna play to get gold
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Poppa got a dream gonna leave this Alabama
Said to mama 'gotta get' she said 'No!'
Jumped in his camino, said 'I'm off to California
Come and find me when you ready' she said 'No!'

She won't go, even when he beg her so
stayin' home she won't go
She said no, 'won't follow you to so and so'
stayin' home, won't go
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Papa on the street and met a banker who was eating
tole him, money in the bank will always grow
opened an account but his check would always bounce
always looking for a buck, it don't show

It won't grow, his money won't ever grow
his investment to low
It won't grow, that money won't ever grow
his investment to low
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Got up on a bus, one way ticket Guatemala
Gonna take his stack o dollars, buy a grove
Lay up in a hammock, in his hand Pina Colada
Not a single bill to pay, not a commode

It won't grow, his banana won't even grow
his banana won't grow
They won’t grow, even when he curse em so
his bananas won't grow

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from The Teacher, released January 29, 2016

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David Karsten Daniels Bend, Oregon

The albums of David Karsten Daniels inhabit a unique imaginary place where folk, rock, pop, ambient, jazz and field recordings bleed into each other seamlessly underneath musings on family, life/death, religion and love undeterred by distance and time. NPR named his collaboration with Fight the Big Bull, one of the ‘5 best genre-defying albums of 2010”. ... more

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