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Procrastination, no motivation, I was part of that Playstation generation. The only walk I took was to the fridge and I got bigger than a blue ribbon pig. Then one day my mama said "I ain't gonna pay your bills and I doubt your dear old, disappearin' daddy will." So I grabbed my guitar and I gigged around and my, how quickly I lost them pounds.

Now I'm a lean, mean rocking machine. I'm like a nine-stone cowboy. I walked so far and I rocked so hard, I found the best damn diet this side of having to starve. I'm a lean, mean rocking machine. I'm like a nine-stone cowboy.

I tried vegetarian and Aiken too but I couldn't resist my dear ol mama's stew. I tried boxing, jogging, hatha yoga, tried sweating in the sauna with my itty-bitty toga. I was a big fat boy despite my pain, for every loss I made a double gain. None of them methods got me very far until I ordered my first guitar.

Now I'm a lean, mean rocking machine. I'm like a nine-stone cowboy. I walked so far and I rocked so hard, I found the best damn diet this side of having to starve. I'm a lean, mean rocking machine. I'm like a nine-stone cowboy.

I couldn't pass a cake shop without walking in. Now it's just music stores for picks and guitar strings. Once, video games were my life's only joy, now this six string music machine is my one and only toy.

The first stage I stepped on barely took my weight but for the next three weeks I barely ever ate. Rockin' and rollin' is mighty hard, just living on beans, bread, coffee and lard. Now my old clothes don't fit me no more, I'm just like a picture of after and before.With the sweat and work and worry of playing my guitar I'm as light as an angel, I'm as bright as a star.

I'm a lean, mean rocking machine. I'm like a nine-stone cowboy. I walked so far and I rocked so hard, I found the best damn diet this side of having to starve. I'm a lean, mean rocking machine. I'm like a nine-stone, skin and bone, rockin' and a-rollin' til the cows come home cowboy.

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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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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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