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Old Ben Harney lit the fuse back in 1895
he put the rock in Stephen Foster, made it jump and jive
Tin Pan Alley caught the bug and got things jumpin' too

And I said oh lawd, it's de battle of de blues

So pull down your windows, there's a new blues man in town
it's little Silas Leachman, the best blues man around
but here comes Len Spencer and Arthur Collins too

And I said oh lawd, it's de battle of de blues

Oh lam, lawdy what we gwanna do
dem babies am a-cryin' and the women frettin' too
from Alabama to New Orleans
There's a great obsession with the feelin' of depression
and songs of desperation
dem crazy blues just won't let me loose

And I said oh lawd, it's de battle of de blues

Dem gramophones are blastin' out the old cake walks
de two step and de ragtime
the old songs from de circus and de Vaudeville
When Al Bernard and Billy Murray sang the blues of Hughie Cannon
way back from 1902

And I said oh lawd, it's de battle of de blues

By 1912 it was all but over they'd done and slowed it down
to a regimented 12 bar and a monotonous sound
the lyrics lost all meaning, it ain't nothing but a ruse

And I said oh lawd, it's de battle of de blues

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from Best Boots Forward (The Best Of The Dublin City Rounders Past, Present & Future​!​), released December 19, 2015

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The Dublin City Rounders Dublin, Ireland

If The Dublin City Rounders were a dog it would be a pink bulldog with a cowboy hat, a studded leather collar and sporting a sleeveless denim jacket.

Two Irish brothers, one mind and a single beating heart made of rock n roll gold.
Whether playing a Stephen Foster esque song from the 1880’s or a brand new self penned classic you can’t take your eyes, or ears, off these lads! ... more

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