Lyrics - Tricksters Are In Town

Tricksters Are In Town
(written by Steve Haggard, from 2005's Dare To Be Different)

Listen my children you will hear
'Bout a five piece band
Gonna grab your ears
Hot and cool as they can be
Straight outta Nashville, Tennessee
Dig that crazy sound
Look out world
The Tricksters are in town

On the bass
We've got Supe D'Jour
A real dare devil
That's for sure
He's thumpin' and bumpin' and jumpin around
Way at the bottom of the Trickster sound
Here's what I'm puttin' down
Look out world
The Tricksters are in town
Your hometown

Now Kathy Burkly might look small
But when she beats them skins
She's ten feet tall
She can rock, she can swing
The gal can play 'most anything
Yeah hear what she's layin' down
Look out world
The Tricksters are in town

There's Walter Egan on guitar
Ain't no doubt, that boy's a star
He's the magnet, he's the steel
His heart's on fire, yeah he's for real
Gonna turn your head around
Look out world
The Tricksters are in town
Your hometown

Mr. Haggard's on the harp
He can play it flat, he can play it sharp
Make it wail, make it moan
Bend them notes 'til the cows come home
Here's what I'm puttin' down
Look out world
The Tricksters are in town

My name is Gail, now understand
I'm the singer in this band
A hillbilly hula gal, that's me
A keiki o ka aina from Hawaii***
Gonna bring this house down
Look out world
The Tricksters are in town
Your hometown
Look out world
The Tricksters are in town



***According to Gail Lloyd, "Keiki O Ka Aina - literally translated means, "child of the land". It's not quite the same usage as "Kama Aina" which means literally "old timer". Reserved for anyone (not necessarily of Hawaiian heritage) who was, never-the-less, born in Hawaii."


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