Boquillas

from Scoundrels! by Andrew Delaney

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"Boquillas"

Daddy wasn't daddy when I was growin' up
Just some guy who disappeared
And though we never talked about him much
There were these stories that I'd hear

Bout this family down in Mexico
Some other wife, some of the kids
Some other life he wanted more, I guess
Than the one he started with

To tell the truth he never came to mind
Til my phone rang the other day
They said "I'm sorry, but you're father's died
We called to settle the estate"

That man always was a mystery to me
But what am I to make of this
He left me a house down in Boqillas
Ain't even quite sure where that is

Whatever happened to that other wife he had
Them other boys he called his own
Well that was twenty-somethin' years ago
So I may never know

That man always was a mystery to me
But what am I to make of this
He left me a house down in Boqillas
Ain't even quite sure where that is

So come this time next week I'll be drivin' towards the border
Still wonderin' what it means
Sittin' in a house down in Boquillas
Sortin' some dead stranger's things

credits

from Scoundrels!, released July 26, 2009
Andrew Delaney: vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, bass
Eli Browning: backing vocals
Zuriel Bertch: violin
Robbie Hamilton: drums

Song by Andrew Delaney
Produced and mixed by Andrew Delaney
Mastered by Ryan Thomas

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Andrew Delaney Dallas, Texas

Postmodern anti-folk or something.

"The Alfred Hitchcock of singer / songwriters." Rich Warren - WFMT Radio, Chicago.

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