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gumby 1955​-​1982

from road girl vol 2 by jean mann

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recorded on iphone at an open mic at my favorite Seattle coffeehouse-listening room, C and P Coffee Roasters. Cam and Pete have made a very special place in our city. You can even hear the friendly jingle of the door as a patron walks in mid-song.

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he was born with a bendy clay body
the color of green apple gum
his friend was an orange pony named pokey
they ran around had lots of fun

yeah, even when they got into hot water
troubled by ogres in their way
well everything turned out alright
by the end of the show each day

happy sidekicks were they
close as peas in a pod
they were like styrofoam and twinkies
more alike than they were not

their show made them dollars in the millions
endorsements to make the muppets cry
toys, games, breakfast cereal and candy
but no teeth to enjoy what money could buy

i had my own gumby and pokey
when i was done playing, it's true
there were teethmarks on gumby's bell bottom legs
and pokey's wires were poking through

happy sidekicks were they
close as peas in a pod
they were like styrofoam and twinkies
more alike than they were not

the tv stars who came later
even mean mr sluggo and poor mr bill
couldn't hold a candle to gumby and pokey
alas, no clay kids ever will

the moral is hold onto your loved ones
run around and have lots of fun
and may your story have a happy ending
after all your days of living are done

happy sidekicks are we
close as peas in a pod
we're like styrofoam and twinkies
we're more alike than we are not....we're more alike than we are not

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from road girl vol 2, released January 25, 2018
jean - baritone ukulele

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jean mann Seattle, Washington

Experiencing jean mann’s music is akin to sitting around the kitchen table, catching up on the news of the soul. A genre- hopping, contemporary singer-songwriter, she flavors her tunes with tenor and acoustic guitars, ukuleles and harmonica. All to accompany a warm, texture-laden vocal style.
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