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when the tin man calls

from first steps by bushytunes

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Started with a simple bluesy riff on acoustic, pitched it down and totally marmalised it (ask Ken Dodd) added some choice loops and more acoustics, and this became an attempt to enter a dark world well known to the splendid fellow they call Tom Waits...

An improvised lyric about a shadowy rag and bone man – he wants to buy your bones and your rags; digging in your dirt to find his gold. Laden with metaphorical layers, this one.

Would you answer the door to the tin man?
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lyrics

When the Tin Man calls
He’s knocking on your door
He’s going rat-tat-tat
Beating down your door
He only wants your rags
He just wants your bones
That’s all he wants
He’s got cash

When the Tin Man calls
When the Tin Man calls

Why are you afraid?
There’s no need to be scared
He only wants your rags
He wants your bones
He’s digging in your dirt

When the Tin Man calls

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat
Tat-tat-tat on your door
Answer the door to the Tin Man
He’s got money for your bones
He’s got money for your bones

He’s the Tin Man

If you don’t have anything to give him
Just say sorry
The Tin Man understands the word ‘sorry’
He just wants your rags
Your bones, your dirt
He’ll take whatever you can give him
He’s got cash for you

I might get a new job
I think I’d like to be the Tin Man
Yeah, I’m the Tin Man
I’m the Tin Man
I’m knocking on your door
Rat-tat-tatting on your door
I’m digging in your dirt
That’s where I find my gold
I’m the Tin Man
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat
Tat-tat-tat-tat-tat
Tatting on your door
I’m the King of the World
Digging in your dirt
I’m the Tin Man
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credits

from first steps, track released April 5, 2013

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bushytunes Christmas Island

Once upon a time there was a crazy idea: to create, record and upload a musical track every day for a year. And the idea floated round and round the planet, looking for a place to call home. After a long time of searching and wishing and watching, the idea chose to make a nest in the brain of a bushy fellow, coming to his aid and guiding him out of the doldrums, back to a magical pathway... ... more

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