Pretty Mama

from Without a Throne by Matthew Check

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The song that their playing, it’s older than a stone
I feel it in my heart, I feel it in my bones
The fiddle’s like a singer but the singers nearly gone
The guitar and bass, are barely hanging on

I see it in your eyes, that you’re drummin’ with your thumbs
I’d ask for a dance but the words won’t come
I’m sure I’m not the type for pretty’s girl draw
But another shot of Beam’ll make stronger than strong

You offer me your hand and you tell in the glow
Of this cavernous light, “Let’s Dosey Doe”

Come on pretty mamma won’t you take me down to this little hole in the wall on the edge of town
Wanna stick around until the break of day and let a little song take our troubles away

I wonder what you’re thinkin’ as we’re cheek to cheek
Dancin’ like you and me were meant to meet
There’s so many other snappy lookers in the bar
I guess that the whiskey’s really doin’ its job

You kiss me like a lover and tell in the glow
Of this cavernous light, “Let’s Dosey Doe”

Come on pretty mamma won’t you take you down to this little hole in the wall on the edge of town
Wanna stick around until the break of day and let a little song take our troubles away

There’ll be time enough later to take out the trash
Pay the bills and give the kids a bath
All my life, I’ve been grinding that stone, wanna slip away with you all alone

The band’s packed up, there’s sawdust in your hair
They’re shoutin’ out “Last Call” but we don’t care
I waltz you to the car, turn the radio on, for one more dance, one last song
I take you by the waist in the lamplight glow to allemande left, and dosey doe

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from Without a Throne, track released September 30, 2022

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Matthew Check New York, New York

An American roots musician whose career encompasses everything from Emmy-nominated bluegrass bands to critically-acclaimed solo albums, Matthew Check has never been afraid to mine his personal life — including the vices, victories, loves, and losses of a man who's spent much of his adulthood in a creative whirl — for musical inspiration. ... more

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