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    Todd Burge-Guitar, Voice, Harmonica
    Dave Traugh - Keyboards
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    Recorded at Super Trax-Parkersburg, WV 8/89-3/90
    Produced by Dave Traugh and Todd Burge
    (c) 1990 Bunj Jam Music BMI

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The Kids Are Out Of Hand
© & (p) 1990 Bunj Jam Music-BMI

Sam and Carrie at the end of '52
Got very very married
One in white and one in blue
Then Carrie carried one baby times two
They knew they'd be happy being two times two
The two babies came
One boy and one girl
I don't remember both names but the girl was a Pearl
Now pearl threw fits and Pearle threw some food
And same assure Carrie
The could throw a few things too

The kids are getting' our out of hand
So let's give them the backhand
Then they'll understand when on their cheek for two solid weeks is the red
and blue knot because daddy forgot
To take off his wedding band
I used my left hand
Forgot the wedding band
I hope you understand

Oh I remember now
The boy's name was Ted
But the other kids called him by his nickname instead
Now Cow wasn't big
He just ate a lot of beef and at only eight years old he was out there
playing in the street
Now Carrie caught cow and his best friend Dave
They were staying up late and pretendin' to behave
They jumped on the beds
They broke another lamp
She was fed to her neck so she went and told Sam

[chorus]

Now Teddy grew up and became wedding bound
And pearl grew to but she never stayed in town
Pearl didn't ever talk to her mom
But between dad and son there was a male bond
It was Monday night football taped for Tuesday afternoon
Dad got hot that fall and went up like a hot air balloon
Dad got steamed about his son's favorite team
But a brutal dream made his son turn mean and he said
Hey pop...I think
you're getting out of hand
I'm gonna whack you with a back hand
They you'll understand when your cheek for two solid weeks is the red and
blue knot because Teddy forgot
To take off his wedding band
I know you'll understand
I had to use my left hand
I'm sure you'll understand
Forgot my wedding band
Hey amen man

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from Never Say Uncle (1990 First CD Release Remastered), released August 30, 1990

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If it’s been discovered by man, West Virginia’s Todd Burge has written about it. A born ponderer and observer of life, each of his songs tells a story. Whether drawn from personal experience or a tale of poetically woven fiction, you’ll live every second of it through his songs. ... more

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