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13) Padlock Rock - m.litton

My old padlock would take most any man’s key
She hung from a door along a dim-lit street
She was always too loose, you could pick her easily

My new lil’ lock, she’s the top of her line
Got a lot of brass ‘n man she really shines
Stays real well-oiled mornin’ noon ‘n night

And she only takes a key if it’s the one I hold
You can offer her another, she’s only answer no
She’s a tit for tat, one man’s sweet treasure trove

Chorus: Pick a peck of peaches, pick my pocket too
Y’all two-bit forbidden fruit picker you
You can pick a guitar in San Antone
Moved to Santa Fe ‘n pick an old banjo
Pick any lock, boy, but you cannot steal my gal

I’m an ol’ locksmith and I know a keyhole well
And there ain’t no theif this side of heaven or hell
That can pick her lock, many have tried ‘n they all failed

So when I die I don’t care where I go
Just put my new lil’ lock on the tomb which holds my bones
And if the devil can pick it then he can have my soul
(chorus)

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from Bare Bones, released October 2, 2020

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I'm a creekbank ghetto boy. Began my singin' near half a century ago in Canada, then hit northeast, down thru Nashville, Austin, out to Colorado and back to Kansas where I started out and will likely remain. My influences are Leadbelly, Jimmie Rodgers, CCR and The Band, while the juices of a hundred others flavor my music, not to mention the devil himself if that's what it takes to make a song... ... more

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