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Rosie & The Ghost

from Sunday Morning Tunes (2011) by Cletis Carr

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rosie & the ghost (cletis carr)


rose and I are from west virginia
I’ve known her since we were eight or nine
she says when the ghost gets in you
that’s when you leave to see what you can find

goodbye rosie, friend of mine
I hope you know what you leave behind
goodbye rosie, fare thee well
and whatever it is you’re looking for
I hope it serves you well

she said she was headed for the west coast
guess she’s been reading too much kerouac
she said that the ghost pointed to a new signpost
and unlike jack, she won’t be coming back

goodbye rosie, friend of mine
I hope you know what you leave behind
goodbye rosie, take good care
and whatever you’ve been looking for
I hope you find it there

that fall I got a call from rose
she was hanging out in san francisco bay
I asked how it was working out with her & her ghost
said they might head down mexico way

goodbye rosie, friend of mine
I hope you know what you left behind
goodbye rosie, shoot for the moon
and whatever you’re still searching for
I hope you find it soon

the last time I heard from rosie
her postcard arrived from peru
she said that it’s just like west virginia
she really didn’t know what to do

well, come back rosie, friend of mine
I hope you know what you left behind
come back rosie, I hope you’ve found
there’s a ghost waiting for you
back in your home town

credits

from Sunday Morning Tunes (2011), released September 1, 2011
cc—vocals, acoustic guitar
garrett costigan—pedal steel
paul keane—percussion

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Cletis Carr

Singer-songwriter Cletis Carr knows a good yarn. Especially when paired with a good melody and some gritty slide guitar.

A careful student of the human condition, Carr's story-songs play out like mini-movies. Tales of joy, heartbreak, redemption, ordinary madness and everyday heroes are framed in a rich tapestry of acoustic steel-string guitar, dobro and lap slide.
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