JIMMY BANG’S NO SHOE BLUES (Alternate Version)*
I’ve given up my cigarettes and whisky too
I’ve given up my cigarettes and whisky too
for pain, painkillers, pets and you.
You know why I get mad, you know
why I get sad; but I’ve stopped throwing
tantrums, or dishes – that’s dumb.
Barely have patience for loud rock n roll – and these blues
Barely have patience for loud rock n roll – and these blues
I was raised No! never to need any NO! no rock n roll shoes – lucky me!
Size 15
Because I can crank the volume rockin in my wheelchair
So I can crank the volume rockin in my wheelchair
Hard enough loud enough to get through this nightmare.
No shoes,
No shoes – Jimmy my my,
you’re waking up Naked
with the No Shoe Blues!
* Original version printed in Transition, Ted Dyck, ed.