Randy Newman – Uncle Bob's Midnight Blues

"Uncle Bob's Midnight Blues" as written by and Randy Newman....
Goin' down to the corner
Gonna have myself a drink
Goin' down to the corner
Gonna have myself a drink

'Cause that shit that we been usin'
Sure confuse my thinking
Gonna send out to the drugstore
Buy myself a goat

Tie him up in my front yard
For all my so-called friends to see
Ain't nobody gonna look in window and laugh at me
I been up so long

That it looks like down to me
Please don't talk about to me when I'm gone
Baby, are you against me too?
Had a great idea the other night

Come-A-Ti-Yi-Yippie, baby
Look out
When the blue of the night meets the gold of the day

We love you
We love you
We love you


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"Uncle Bob's Midnight Blues" as written by Randy Newman

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    General CommentNewman always does remarkably well within the 12-bar blues format. "I been up so long/That it looks like down to me" is a great couple lines.
    yallon January 14, 2005   Link
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    General CommentIt sounds like he's poking fun at Bob Dylan's typical lyric-writing, by writing it all a bit senselessly. I mean, I love Dylan, but that's the impression I get from this song.
    ThomYorkeGuyGarvey92on August 13, 2010   Link

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