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Aunt Peg's New Old Man

from Upland Stories by Robbie Fulks

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We came up the hill to meet him/In the dirt patch he was weedin' That was our first look at Aunt Peg's new old man.
Uncle Hank was 75/He lived well and then he died None of us had nothin' against her new old man.
 
She liked his fiddlin', no doubt
Liked his help on the rural route
And the rest didn't bear thinkin' about
Aunt Peg's new old man.
 
We sat down, we got fed/A long grace, but what a spread
The chicken was just an hour dead/And the stew was made from barley.
Pulled out my banjo after ?while/But he didn't like the Scruggs style “Listen up boy, this ?yer's called Goin' Down To Raleigh.”
Old Aunt Peg begun to frail/They got goin' on the Texas Gales Hit my ears like an awful wail/I wish I could hear it again.
 
No he had no use for the modern stuff
Back was strong, hands rough
But he rocked her old age, sure enough
Aunt Peg's new old man.
 
They played dances, made the rounds/Galax to Rocky Mount
The tunes they knew no one could count/It was all in their heads and hands.
And you can do worse as a widow/Than find a man to spade and hoe And raise a little hell with a long bow/Aunt Peg's new old man.
 
She liked his fiddlin', no doubt
Liked his help on the rural route
And the rest didn't bear thinkin' about
Aunt Peg's new old man.
 

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from Upland Stories, released April 1, 2016

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Robbie Fulks Chicago, Illinois

Robbie Fulks is a recording artist, instrumentalist, & songwriter living in Chicago. His most recent release, Upland Stories, earned wide-spread recognition & 2 Grammy® nominations. His early work helped define the 90s "alt-country" movement while his newer work extends that tradition with old-time rambles, reflections on love, & the troubles the people. ... more

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