Terrible Terry

from At the Aloha Lounge by Loose Lemons

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Terrible Terry had a piano problem
Some of y'all know what I mean
Too many songs and no one who could lead 'em
No one that is but big T

Terrible started out singing on Sundays
Reading his lines from the pews
But after a while he never handled a hymnal
And got by on ivory and booze

Whenever T met with a lonely piano
No mater how old or detuned
He couldn't resist just dragging it back home
To increasingly chock a block rooms

So Terrible's aggregate piano problems
Were 7 or 8 I recall
3 in the bedroom and 3 in the kitchen
And 1 or 2 out in the hall

Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible
Terry's Terrible

Trouble is Terry had a sweetheart with a limit
A limit she tried to ignore
Til the night he came home with another old upright
And got it stuck in the front door

She goes or I go said Terry's old lady
And knew that this time would be hard
Then Terry got out a tow chain from his pickup
And dragged the thing out in the yard

The doorframe came with it and so did the wall
Not to mention the porch and two trees
And the whole pile lay out there drinking the rain
While Terry stood by looking pleased

Terrible terrible terrible terrible terrible terrible
Terry's terrible

When Terry's wife left him to deal with his wreck
And found a more reasonable home
Terry gazed out where the wall was still missing
And felt empty and old and alone

For months that piano sat under an old ginkgo
Gathering berries and leaves
Til Terry completed a new home addition
And went back to tickling keys

Terrible terrible terrible terrible terrible terrible
Terry's terrible

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from At the Aloha Lounge, released May 1, 2020

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