Lido missed the boat that day he left the shack But that was all he missed and he ain't comin' back A tombstone bar in a jukejoint car, he made a stop Just long enough to grab a handle off the top Next stop Chi town, Lido put the money down and let it roll He said one more job ought to get it One last shot 'fore we quit it One more for the road
As a last add, I am, or was, a keyboard player back in the day, with absolutely nothing in the way of resume bullet points to show for it. Did some studio work, played with some local bar bands, blah blah, all mostly forgettable.
Anyway, Lido Shuffle, which was in the repertoire of two or three of those bands, is memorable because it was just so much fun to perform.
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Lido missed the boat that day he left the shack
But that was all he missed and he ain't comin' back
A tombstone bar in a jukejoint car, he made a stop
Just long enough to grab a handle off the top
Next stop Chi town, Lido put the money down and let it roll
He said one more job ought to get it
One last shot 'fore we quit it
One more for the road
As a last add, I am, or was, a keyboard player back in the day, with absolutely nothing in the way of resume bullet points to show for it. Did some studio work, played with some local bar bands, blah blah, all mostly forgettable.
Anyway, Lido Shuffle, which was in the repertoire of two or three of those bands, is memorable because it was just so much fun to perform.
Bless you, Boz, for writing it.
My mom always said his name sounded like a foot disease. I never cared. I love his stuff.
That's a beautiful portrait of Boz. "Love, Look What You've Done to Me" is still one of my all-time favorite songs. It gets me in the heart.
I am tempted to rush out and buy that album, now that you've reminded me of it.
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