bookmark_borderOn the Run

Dog Captures Fugitive

LYRICS
On the run
When you come to know
On the run
With nowhere to go
Your past is on your tale
Due time for the crime trail
It came back to bite you
Boo who?

On the run
When you come to know
On the run
With nowhere to go
Past due canine time
Make do so sub-prime
“It came back to bite you”
Comes true

On the run
When you come to know
On the run
With nowhere to go
So, get it through your head
Or else you’ll end up dead
It’ll come back to bit you…
It’ll come back to bit you in the….
Ask
… just ask
It’ll come back to bit you in the ask

A song about an escaped murderer on the loose in the neighborhood for two weeks in September of 2023.
Did I hear right they said the dog captured him by the scalp?
Yes… dog got ’em… by the head. Hero dog was trained to hold and secure until release command. There was not much wound to the scalp… it’s just that head wounds tend to bleed a lot. The picture was originally released by the Border Patrol. The dog, Yoda, is part of the Border Patrol team. The Border Patrol works under different laws than the State Police. Under normal circumstances, they can only operate within a ‘reasonable distance’ of the border… 100 air miles from any external boundary of the U.S.

Chords: D C A A E A / A G A / A G E A; Part II from 124 Beats Per Minute / Accelerando
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-3500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

bookmark_borderThat Smell

LYRICS
Lucky dog
Yes, he is
Biscuit dodge
Passed the quiz
Sniffed it out
Without a doubt
Square peg from a round hole
Achieves the impossible goal

Lucky dog
Yes, he is
Biscuit dodge
Passed the quiz
Sniffed it out
Without a doubt
For the feat alone
He deserves a bone

Lucky dog
Yes, he is
Biscuit dodge
Passed the quiz
Sniffed it out
Without a doubt
If someone’s walking past
He can smell through glass

Lucky dog
Yes, he is
Biscuit dodge
Passed the quiz
Sniffed it out
Without a doubt
Boggled my mind… riles
He can smell for miles

Chords: C D E F G A / C A / G D A
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Canine Incisors

bookmark_borderShocked

LYRICS
Have to admit it’s all my fault
About your shock
Thought I took stock
Apparently not
My “What the fuc#?!?!”
I truly am sorry
For the sad, sad story

Have to admit it’s all my fault
About your shock
thought that I had
That’s why I’m sad
Now that’s “my bad”
I truly am sorry
For the same old story

Have to admit it’s all my fault
About your shock
Glad that you’re good
Next time I should
Know what I would
The message that I’m sending
Is the story’s happy ending

230512_2799-Shocked.mp3

Chords: Em 7 Em / A7 / C D Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

bookmark_borderMind Hustle

LYRICS
What are you going to say
On your way
What are you going to do
It’s up to you
Mind does the hustle
As you figure the puzzle

How are you going to play
On your way
What are you going to do
It’s up to you
Mind does the hustle
As you figure the puzzle

Where will your heart stay
On your way
What are you going to do
It’s up to you
Mind does the hustle
As you figure the puzzle
Not to my surprise
You deserve a prize
Give the dog a bone
He’s found his way home

A song about making puzzles for Puppy-dog to solve. The videos show him retrieving dog biscuits from inside:
1) a peanut butter corked Kong
2) a bone (and tied in with a rope)
Chords: Am F Am Em Am / Am Am7 Am9 / Am C Em Am; Part II 120 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards (Yamaha PSR740, Korg PS60, MicroKorg)
An improvisational song written and recorded on-the-fly as digital 1, 3 and 4-track mp3 files

bookmark_borderCatch That Rabbit

LYRICS
Did you catch that rabbit
You were looking right at it
Please don’t say it got away
… to live to see another day?

Hey, no way!
That rabbit didn’t get away
Funny bunny
Not really that funny
He said, it’s dead
Caught that rabbit
You got it

Chords: E’s / B A E / B7 A E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
An improvisational song written and recorded on-the-fly to a digital 1-track

bookmark_borderThe Dog Days

LYRICS
Got the tail wag
And the smile tag
Lovin’ livin’ all day
The scent of air
Everywhere
Livin’ lovin’ today
Pick up your guitar and play
It isn’t that far away
[Bb guitar jam]

Wade in the shade
Of the life we’ve made
Lovin’ livin’ all day
A sign in the sky
Watch raptors fly by
Livin’ lovin’ today
Pick up your guitar and play
It isn’t that far away

With head held high
All knots untie
Lovin’ livin’ all day
We’ve come to know
We’re good to go
Livin’ lovin’ today
Pick up your guitar and play
It isn’t that far away

Chords: Bb Db Eb Bb / Eb F Bb
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

bookmark_borderBarking Into Thin Air

LYRICS
Don’t you know
You’re barking into thin air
You can bark and bark
But, there’s still nothing there
That bunny ran
So as fast as you can
Do what you do
Pursue
(That’s what you do)
Don’t you worry or feel sorry
That bunny will be back again
And, you’ll keep her runnin’

DR0000_9228-Barking-Into-Thin-Air.mp3

Chords: D7 Am7 Am / Em Am / C D Am
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

bookmark_borderToo Many Bones

LYRICS
Can you ever have too many bones
Without worries, pisses, and moans
When you reach a certain age
Do possessions turn to baggage?
Found a bone
Now bury it
Certain zone
To dig a pit
Lost a bone
Now search for it
Move some stone
To dig a bit

Can you ever have too many bones
Without it destroying your home
The constant pressure and stress
Leaves you feeling a mess
Found a bone
Now bury it
Certain zone
To dig a pit
Lost a bone
Now search for it
Move some stone
To dig a bit

DR0000_8982-Too-Many-Bones.mp3

Chords: F G / D G
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

bookmark_borderDogs on the Howl

LYRICS
A full moon is rising soon
Shadows are on the prowl
Rising soon under the full moon
The dogs are on the howl
Bark at the moon
A lunar loon
Thick in lunatic
All turns bright
The moonlight
Arranging what’s made of night

Chords: Fm Em (Part III 87 to 108 BPM)
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

bookmark_borderTime to Gain

LYRICS
Goodbye
Farewell
Fare thee well
Say hi
Do tell
All is well
Go tell it on the mountain
An angels refrain
All dogs go to heaven
We’ve time to gain

Hello
So swell
Ring the bell
You know?
Do tell
All is well
Go tell it on the mountain
An angels refrain
All dogs go to heaven
We’ve time to gain

Goodbye
Farewell
Fare thee well
Say hi
Do tell
All is well

Chords: D G F#dim / Bb Am G D; 112 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

bookmark_borderStep on Your Tale

LYRICS
Excuse me
But I didn’t want to step on your tale
Do tell, do tell
Well…
When I put my foot down
Turns out my heal found
The End
Of your tale
In the thick of the panic
Thought we couldn’t think quick
And wouldn’t want to wind up
In the worst of it

Chords: Em A7; 77 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

bookmark_borderMeat on the Bone

LYRICS
The meat on the bone
Has found its way home
Now the hunger zone
Is left all alone
(Is left alone)

Now to gnaw the bone
Fine shine teeth hone
Since the hunger zone
Was left all alone
(Was left alone)

DR0000_8133-Meat-on-the-Bone.mp3

Chords: E G E / E G F E / E F F# G
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

bookmark_borderBoneless

LYRICS
All a sudden the dog
Has lost his bone
Left in a fog
He’s all alone
Howling at the moon
A midnight loon… a see
Lunacy
See through the eyes of lunacy
Is the dark side of lunar
That far
Or is the prism’s light
Just right
Soon… in flight to the moon

Chords: B A E / A C E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track