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First Time Around

by First Annual Farewell Reunion

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1.
Muddy Waters 03:04
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Mary grab the baby, river’s rising Muddy water’s taking back the land Well this old house, it won’t take one more beating Ain’t no use to stay and make a stand The morning light showed water in the valley Daddy’s grave just went below the line Things to save, you just can’t take them with you The flood will swallow all we leave behind I won’t be back to start all over Cause what I felt before is gone Mary grab the baby, river’s rising Muddy water’s taking back our home Now the road is gone, there’s just one way to leave here I’ll turn my back on what I’ve left below Shifting land and broken farms around me Muddy water’s changing all I know It’s hard to say just what I’m losing Ain’t never been so all alone Mary grab the baby, river’s rising Muddy water’s taking back my home Well, muddy water’s taking back my home
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Harold's Super Service 02:06
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Now me, I work at Harold's Super Service We specialize in service all the way And there's only one thing that really bugs me This big ole boy in his stripped-down Model A At Harold's Super Service, we do grease jobs We fix fifty, sixty flats every day And just about the time we get real busy Here comes this boy in his stripped-down Model A He says, "Gimme 50 cents worth of regular Check, my oil too, if you don't mind Put some air in my tires, won't you mister? Wash my windows too, if you have time" Last night I dreamed I died and went to Heaven To that big ole Super Service in the sky I was satisfied a-pumping gas forever For the Angels in the sweet by and by Now the Pearly Gates was just around the corner I could see the new ones comin' every day I was changin' plugs on Moses' Magic Carpet When up thru the clouds there came this Model A He says, "Gimme 50 cents worth of regular Check, my oil too, if you don't mind Put some air in my tires, won't you mister? Wash my windows too, if you have time"
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Doug's Tune 03:07
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The Foolish Game 03:15
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Oh, my true love, I feel such shame Faithful hearts are my tools That in your arms, I played a game To prove that love was meant for fools To all my friends, and with a grin But now, at last, I realize I said your heart I'd surely win But now I'm alone with my lies Her laughing eyes, her loving smile Oh God, bring back those joyful times To hold her close for a little while Bring back those days when she was mine Upon whose heart can I rely When days are long and nights are cold? Who gives to me a loving smile? Whose loving hands have I to hold? My plans and schemes were not so wise The broken heart I thought I'd see To rid my soul of tears you shed Too late, I find belongs to me Her laughing eyes, her loving smile Oh God, bring back those joyful times To hold her close for a little while Bring back those days when she was mine
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Georgia Pineywoods 02:34
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Miss those Georgia Pineywoods Wonder if they miss me Lonesome for those Pineywoods Ancient home of the Cree, and the Cherokee, and me I was born in the Georgia Pineywoods Fifteen miles to the grocery store No T.V. or gold-plated shiny goods Cracked old linoleum on the floor Well, we had cows in the back fields grazing Chickens a-crowing out in the pen Life was good but it's amazing How I couldn't see that back then Miss those Georgia Pineywoods Wonder if they miss me Lonesome for those Pineywoods Ancient home of the Cree, and the Cherokee, and me Well, when I looked for Indian arrowheads I was happy as Borden's cow I've lost all my Indian arrowheads Ain't no good to me here no how Well, I get paid now by the hour And lead my typical suburb life Got credit cards and buying power And I owe more money than Caesar's wife Miss those Georgia Pineywoods Wonder if they miss me Lonesome for those Pineywoods Ancient home of the Cree, and the Cherokee, and me
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Redwood Hill 02:47
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I climbed the Redwood Hills Twas on a rainy day To rise above the throng And talk with Mother Nature for a while She told me of her love For the children in her trust And of her grave concern For the likes of you and me and us Crying though she was She did speak these tender words "Things that I am I can not change for any man" I tried to comfort her But she would not be still And as the rains did fall I found my way back down the Redwood Hills Crying though she was She did speak these tender words "Things that I am I can not change for any man" I tried to comfort her But she would not be still I'll not forget the day When Mother Nature cried on Redwood Hills I'll not forget the day When Mother Nature cried on Redwood Hills
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Living the Right Life Now 02:44
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I'm living the right life now The midnight has passed, it's morning at last No longer in sin, I bow My wandering is done, my life-crown is won I'm living the right life now Oh, glory to God, I'm washed in his blood His love light is on my brow I'm happy and whole, there's peace in my soul I'm living the right life now The pleasures of sin which blacken within No longer can charm my soul For pleasures, I find in peace and in mind Since Jesus has made me whole Oh, glory to God, I'm washed in his blood His love light is on my brow I'm happy and whole, there's peace in my soul I'm living the right life now Oh sinner astray, seek Jesus today The right life is for the best Come out of the night, come into the light Where souls are supremely blessed Oh, glory to God, I'm washed in his blood His love light is on my brow I'm happy and whole, there's peace in my soul I'm living the right life now
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Some Old Day 02:57
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I've been working out in the rain Tied to this dirty old ball and chain Oh, dear mother, I'll come home some old day Some sweet day they'll turn me loose From this dirty old calaboose Oh, dear mother, I'll come home some old day Some old day You'll wait for me and pray Oh, dear mother, i'll come home some old day Some sweet day they'll turn me loose From this dirty old calaboose Oh, dear mother, I'll come home some old day Oh, dear mother, I've hurt you so I've been cruel to you I know Oh, dear mother, I'll come home some old day Tell my brother, my sister, and dad Tell the dear friends that I've had Oh, dear mother, I'll come home some old day
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Dixieland For Me 03:05
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I wish I was in the land of cotton Old times there are not forgotten Look away, look away, look away Dixie land I wish I was in Dixie, away In Dixie land, I'll take my stand To live and die in Dixie Away, away, away, away, away Down south in Dixie I’m dreaming tonight of Dixie That’s where I love to roam The roosters crow at the break of day In my Dixie home sweet home Oh people here, they just don’t care I never saw the beat That road ahead is mighty long But it’s Dixieland for me I was going back to my old home In the mountains far away The wild red roses smell so sweet And the rippling waters play Oh people here, they just don’t care I never saw the beat That road ahead is mighty long But it’s Dixieland for me Yes, city life is not for me I'm going where the neighbors speak That road ahead is mighty long But it’s Dixieland for me Oh people here they just don’t care I never saw the beat That road ahead is mighty long But it’s Dixieland for me Away, away, away, away Down south in Dixie
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Time Is Our Best Friend 03:01
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Well, I'm so lonesome, I could cry And you know the reason why It's because you went away and left me It's been two long years or more Since you walked out the door And time just doesn't seem to change things Well, I've tried everything I know But I just can't control These feelings that burn deep inside me If I had one more chance again And if we could be best friends Then time would be so everlasting And we could both be together once again And forget about those things way back then And we would be like a feather in the wind And time would be our best friend Now I've waited oh so long For you to come back home Please untie these chains that surround me It's been such a long, long time And I'm bout to lose my mind Your love is my key to happiness So I'm begging you right now Please come home, I'll make a vow My love will be never-ending Oh yes, I promise to be true Give my life and love to you And I'll always do the things you want me to And we could both be together once again And forget about those things way back then And we would be like a feather in the wind And time would be our best friend
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Kentucky Mt. Chimes 02:15
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Written By Jimmie Skinner & Rusty York Banjo – Harlan Slinkard Bass – Dan Mullin Guitar – Jim Mueller Lead Guitar – Bob Hicks Resonator Guitar – Rory Harper
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I've Gotta Get a Message to You 04:16
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The preacher talked with me and he smiled Said "Come and walk with me, come and walk one more mile For once in your life, you're alone And you ain't got a dime, there's no time for the phone" I've just gotta get a message to you Hold on, hold on One more hour and my life will be through Hold on, hold on I told him I'm in no hurry And if I broke her heart, won't you tell her I'm sorry For once in my life, I'm alone And I have to let her know just in time before I go I've just gotta get a message to you Hold on, hold on One more hour and my life will be through Hold on, hold on I lied, but that didn't work And it's only her love that keeps me wearing this hurt I lied, but deep down inside Well I did it to him, now it's my turn to die I've just gotta get a message to you Hold on, hold on One more hour and my life will be through Hold on, hold on
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Joshua 02:09
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The Lord told Joshua to go to Jericho And to march seven times around He followed faithfully cause Joshua's a man And the walls came tumbling down And the walls came tumbling down Joshua marched seven times around And the walls came tumbling down If you will trust in the power of the blood And you hope to wear a crown Go forward quickly and obey the holy word All your doubts will tumble down And the walls came tumbling down Joshua marched seven times around And the walls came tumbling down

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released November 27, 1978

Banjo, Vocals – Harlan Slinkard
Bass, Vocals – Dan Mullin
Guitar, Vocals – Bob Hicks
Guitar, Vocals – Jim Mueller
Resonator Guitar, Vocals – Rory Harper
Mixer, Producer – Dave Scott, Jay Wilfong
Engineer – Moe Whittemore
Artwork – John D. Hicks
Photography – Randy Miller
Liner Notes – Frank Overstreet

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First Annual Farewell Reunion Indiana

First Annual Farewell Reunion was an American bluegrass band from Indiana. The band was formed in the 1970s by guitarist Robert 'Bob' Hicks, and banjo player Harlan Slinkard. The band consisted of Hicks, Slinkard, guitarist Jim Mueller, bassist Dan Mullin, and dobro player Rory Harper. The band released one studio album, "First Time Around," in 1978. The band would disband a few years later. ... more

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