Mose Allison Played Here - Greg Brown

The joint is a dump

The owner is broke

At least that’s what he said

The p.a.'s a joke

The waitpersons are snotty, the bartender’s rude

They want to make sure I know they forgot me

But not their attitude

The bellyachers played last night

Everybody got sick

Don’t even try dancing, your feet would just stick

The band signs their poster

«fuck u miguel»

And that’s all the good part

The bad part’s the smell

And what was your name again, oh — yeah — right — brown

Your crowd just drinks water

Surprised you’re still around

And nobody’s coming, because hey man you see

Advertising’s expensive, hey, what guarantee

But as I set up I am proud to be here

Because once last November, Mose Allison played here