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On Legs of Lions

by The Monkey Power Trio

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1.
The Crabs Know 02:29
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Are you living out your dreams? I don't think so. If you left, would anyone know? Are you pissin' on things you shouldn't piss on? Are you goin' where you shouldn't go? If you meet me at the bar in Baltimore, I'll tell you all the things you didn't know. The mayor's there, the girl with rock n' roll hair, and they're puttin' on a show. Are you climbin' to the top of Federal Hill? Can you see to get your fill? The crabs always know about the mud in the bay, and the truck is on its way. [recorder solo] If you meet me at the bar in Baltimore, I'll tell you all the things you didn't know. The mayor's there, the girl with rock n' roll hair, and they're puttin' on a show. The crabs always know about the mud in the bay, and the truck is on its way. [whistling solo]
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Liquor Truck 02:53
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She got attacked by her cat Underdog Woman Lost her colon Drink it up Liquor truck Drink it up Liquor truck Root beer, root beer Three times tree Three-eyed raven got his eyes on me Cat's got the colon, I, I, I've got the key. She got attacked by her cat Underdog Woman Lost her colon Drink it up Liquor truck Drink it up Liquor truck Drink it up Root beer, root beer Three times tree Three-eyed raven got his eyes on me Cat's got the colon, I, I, I've got the key.

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Painted on a window screen in an East Baltimore alleyway is Billie Holiday’s real name. You could find it, but she doesn’t want you to. Don’t.

Set up in a rowhouse across from the robbery is this music band again, two flights down from anything even remotely rocknroll. They show up somewhere every year and start blowing embers that barely spark a fire. You probably can’t feel it, but that’s on you.

Boats cross the inner harbor, skimming this band above the crabs, who know. They know the songs, they know time, they know pleasure. They inspire from below, from the mud. You took the long way around the city, so you miss all of this.

The band struggles up Federal Hill. It sits on stoops. It eats. Cables are plugged into museums and bays and bars. Songs are released from the connections. They just keep tossing them out for a day a year, hurling them like chewed up frisbees into the blue nightmare. Catch one in your mouths, dogs. The truck is on the way.

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released June 15, 2021

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The Monkey Power Trio is both an art project and an oddball DIY band that makes songs by recording for 24 hours once a year. In these 1-day sessions, they create messy songs without the usual constraints of genre or musicianship. The group has convened annually since 1995 and is honor-bound to continue until the last guy alive does a solo album. ... more

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