Family Tree

from Meteorite by Bas Clas

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Family Tree

Mama, Mama, can you tell me now
What did Daddy do when he got behind the plow
And the earth was hard as stone and the mule just wouldn’t get going
Mama, tell me how did Daddy till his ground
Between a hard place and a rock I’m so stuck that I cannot turn around

Sister, Sister tell me if you please
What it is you pray when you get down on your knees
When you bow your head down and I hear that whispered sound
Sister, tell me what you pray at night
I’m low and I’m lonely and I only need to make things right

Mama, mama how did I become the black sheep
Was it being born at midnight
Or being born in the breech
Mama, mama what is wrong with me
I’m the only branch
The lonely branch
On the wrong side of the family tree.

Grandma, Grandma, talk to me, dear
Bend down low from heaven and whisper in my ear
You can sing me lullabies and help me close my weary eyes
Grandma, you can soothe me with your simple songs
All this fussing and a-fighting got me frightened and I need to be strong

© WD Picou, Half-Nutt Music, BMI

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from Meteorite, released January 13, 2021
WD Picou: songwriter, guitar, vocals
Steve Picou: slide guitar
Geoff Thistlethwaite: bass
Ted Cobena: drums & percussion

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Bas Clas Louisiana

Bas Clas is a rock band from South Louisiana formed in the late 1970s by brothers Donnie & Steve Picou. The name is pronounced "bahs clahs" and is derived from a Cajun phrase denoting those deemed "low class."

Known for their live shows, Bas Clas continues to build an expansive body of recorded work from an ongoing series of sessions begun in 2011 at Dockside Studio. ... more

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