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Black Tea

by Colwell

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Essentially, it's a Christmas song! Well, we mention Christmas. We love it so much that we mention it in other tunes too! Black Tea is just the first of a single-a-week that we'll be releasing every Tuesday until we run out of songs. The theme for December? Christmas?

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Black tea is home
No matter where I am
It’s cheap and smells like England
Like momma sweetly singin’
I find myself in places never planned
I’ll be with my mistress
If I’m not home for Christmas

While I can still hear you
And I can still see
God help me finish this work
Then I will be free

A Chinese overture
Played from the grave
And antique furniture
Aunt Jarrow has saved
Melting records on the car seat
Tubby the Tuba played polka in G

Information station
Calls out to me tonite
My body softly heavin’
And grandma never leavin’
I’m not too old to shake under your stare
But all the words I’ve wasted
Are stuck inside my ears

While I can still hear you
And I can still see
God help me finish this work
Then I will be free

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released December 11, 2012
Performed by Colwell (except drums by John Brodeur)

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Colwell New York, New York

Cousins Clayton and Jeb Colwell are carrying on a family heritage of music for the masses. Their fathers were the co- founders and songwriters for the 1960’s Pepsodent-fresh glee club, Up With People, who were performing at Super Bowl halftimes long before Rihanna was a baby bump. ... more

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