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Slowpaw Hat (Seven Deadly Sins collab promo)

Slowpaw Hat - the sad story of a wealthy man who dropped from a very great height and found himself alone and homeless walking the streets, his only precious possessions became his faithful pet cat, his cigar box guitar and a hat given by a concerned passer by in the rain...
The Police call homeless people "Walkers".

The song is my "Pride" submission for merle's "Seven Deadly Sins" collaboration album due out in a few weeks. Forgive my crude attempt at animation, though it kind of has its own naive charm! (-:

Guitar - Comedy & Tragedy
Amp - Marshall ASD50D
Drums - Roland TD-12 Snare/brushes/foot drum

SITTIN' IN THE GUTTER, LOOKIN' AT A TREE,
I GOT MY CAT AN' MY SLOWPAW HAT,
THAT SLOWPAW GAVE TO ME.

ONCE I WAS AN EMPEROR, SITTIN' ON MY THRONE,
A BEAUTIFUL WIFE, A WONDERFUL LIFE,
EVERYTHING A MAN COULD OWN.

I USED TO BE SO CLEVER, THE SMUGGEST GUY YOU EVER SEEN,
I LOST IT ALL IN ONE WEEKEND,
THE SADDEST THING THERE'S EVER BEEN.

SITTIN' ON THE PAVEMENT, LOOKIN' AT A TREE,
I GOT MY CAT AN' MY SLOWPAW HAT,
THE ONE HE GAVE TO ME.

IN CAME THE RECESSSION, MY PUFFED UP PRIDE WAS BUST,
THE TAX MAN TOOK MY MONEY,
MY WIFE SHE BROKE MY TRUST.

THEY SAY YOU SHOULD COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS,
AND "BUT-FOR-THE-GRACE-OF-GOD-GO-I,
WEALTH TO DESTITUTION,
THE CHANCE IS ALWAYS HIGH.

I'LL KEEP ON WALKIN' x4
I'M ALWAYS WALKIN' !

SITTIN' ON THE PAVEMENT, LOOKIN' AT A TREE,
I GOT MY CAT AN' MY SLOWPAW HAT,
THE ONE HE GAVE TO ME.

SO IF YOU SEE ME BEGGIN', DON'T PASS ME BY WITH DISDAIN,
PLEASE PUT A COIN IN MY SLOWPAW HAT,
AND NEVER MIND THE RAIN...

DEEDLY DA DA DEE DAD DA DA,,ETC...

SITTIN' ON A PARK BENCH, STARIN' AT THE MOON,
I GOT MY CAT AN' MY SLOWPAW HAT, THINGS'VE SURE GOT TO GET BETTER SOON,
...THINGS'VE SURE GOT TO GET BETTER SOON...

From forthcoming album "Keep Calm and Play Blues".
Music and lyrics copyright Steve Trowbridge September 2012.

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Comment by Calim on November 2, 2012 at 7:24pm: great song and cool vid !

Comment by Jamie MacBlues on October 19, 2012 at 9:37am: Hi five , wee man in cat suit ;)

Comment by Slowpaw Steve T on October 19, 2012 at 8:02am: it's for real...! (-:

Comment by Slowpaw Steve T on September 29, 2012 at 6:10am

Comment by Slowpaw Steve T on September 27, 2012 at 3:36am: thanks guys - maybe a future collab project with our own songs about cats would go well! (-:

Comment by c# merle on September 26, 2012 at 3:54pm: great song steve. got a definite 'madness' vibe to it.

thanks for submitting it to the 7sins album.

Comment by Thorsten Hinrichsen on September 26, 2012 at 3:52pm: Hey man, I love all vids with cats as main characters!! BTW, great song, Steve.

Comment by Slowpaw Steve T on September 26, 2012 at 2:37pm: yeah will definately include it in next year's setlist, (but the double track vocals could be a problem! )

...it'll have 'em dancing! (-;

Comment by RTZGUITARS on September 26, 2012 at 12:34pm: Nice tune Steve, and I like the vid its not crude it fits the song its honest like the recording.

I know this is what I would hear at a Slowpaw show I like that.