2 99 Cent Blues

Intro: Somewhere far away where I roam ) There live my buffalo twin in In our twin buffalo home, sweet home ) He takes good care of my native son And he calls me by my native name ) He, he even lets us drink spring water on Sundays 2.99, 2.99 a gallon 2.99, 2.99 a gallon And somewhere further down the road Where I also roam ) There lives my caterpillar cousin Beneath a fancy engraved tomb head stone ) In the middle of his southern town Beneath a cemetery burial plot ) And he, he don't pay rent no more, no more But he sure likes, he sure likes the spot He sure likes the spot, likes the spot He sure likes the spot, likes the spot He sure likes the spot, likes the spot But in the furthest place I've ever known Where even I so rarely roam There lives a boy who just come back from war His flesh was wounded but he made it back home ) His mother calls him by his given name And the neighbors whisper how he prefers to be alone ) And he gets, he gets nightmares about boys Dripping blood sold for 2.99 2.99 a gallon Come on just 2.99 2.99 a gallon Pay up yours 2.99 2.99 a gallon But when I get me all real tired And I got no more strength to roam I catch me a horse driven carriage ride From a local man named Ethan Frome ) He don't say much as he tips his hat And he carries his body as heavy as lead ~~~~no chord played~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And he could have been flying through the snow on his sled ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ But he wife was in bed and the horses had to be fed ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Besides it's 2.99 2.99 a story Come on just 2.99 2.99 a gallon Pay up yours 2.99 2.99 a story Come on baby 2.99 2.99 a story Come on yours ) 2.99, 2.99, 2.99, 2.99, 2.99, 2.99, 2.99 ) 2.99, 2.99, 2.99, 2.99, 2.99, 2.99, 2.99.... ) Oh, 2.99 2.99 a story Pay up yours 2.99 2.99 a story Pay up yours just 2.99 2.99 a story Oh man it's just 2.99 2.99... a gallon