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New Orleans

from Precedent by Pamela Means

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this tune was written after a visit to post-katrina new orleans, when i had the opportunity to see the community in recovery and meet many people who had survived the tragedy and were rebuilding with their own hands.

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NEW ORLEANS
by Pamela Means
tuning: EADGBE, capo II



fat cat fingering the real estate pages
buying up lots ten cents on the dollar
ol' snatch and grab, poor folks on the slab
things so bad it "makes me wanna holler..."

it was a blow job, it was another hit
it was a snow job by the government
see the lawnboy when the golf course is built
down where all the ninth ward houses used to fit

it was the very next day, katrina went away
we heard police cacklin' on the radio
sayin' 1-2-3 go! listen to the levees blow
1-2-3 go! look at all the people flow

german shepherd hangin' on a fence by the throat
alligator swimmin' by an overturned boat
down at the jailhouse on the ground floor
prisoners in wheelchairs barricaded door

new orleans, new orleans, new orleans, new-o
new orleans, new orleans, new orleans, new-o

did you find the road home, well you can't go home
without a firehouse or a place for the groceries
we can't build the store if we don't have the power
we can't get the power cuz they're hoggin' the utilities

fi fie fo fum fema wanna tell you somethin'
thank you for the five hundred dollars
thank you for the trailer but i'll have to see you later
my lungs ain't fit for formaldehyde
thank you for the trailer but i'll have to see you later
my lungs ain't fit for formaldehyde

new orleans, new orleans, new orleans, new-o
new orleans, new orleans, new orleans, new-o

it was a blow job, it was another hit
it was a snow job by the government
see the lawnboy when the back nine is built
down where all the ninth ward houses used to fit

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from Precedent, released April 7, 2009
pamela means: vocal, acoustic guitar

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"When PAMELA MEANS picks up her guitar and begins to sing, a listener doesn't forget her. She possesses musical attitude and purpose." - WSHU Connecticut Public Radio

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