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The Ballad Of Left Hand Luke And Eleanor Louise

from The Rhythm And The Rhyme by Boss Caine

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The Ballad of Left Hand Luke and Eleanor Louise

Left hand Luke and Eleanor Louise came drifting through like a summers breeze
They left us all down on our knees, but they said
Next time round they’ll be marching to a different beat and they’d have us all up on our feet
They said there’d be dancing in the street
And the dancing, well it would go on until dawn
And Eleanor Louise and Luke would still be going strong
She was happy in his arms for as long as he’d take the lead
And he was happy romancing her and dancing ‘til his feet bleed

Old Luke he had a way with words and a timeless melody, he kept them hidden up his sleeve
But he’d sing them for you if you asked him to
Each one song he sang would be a song you’d never forget
They all took their place in your head
And there they would stay and play out every day
Each song would nuzzle it’s way down into your heart
Like pieces of a puzzle you’d been missing right from the start
And each melody would haunt you until your dying day
And give you some hope to hold onto when nothing seems to go your way

Eleanor Louise, could do just as she pleased, but it pleased her to be there by old Luke’s side
And Luke he tried his best to treat her right, even when he was high as a kite,
He’d always hold ber close but never too tight
And when he held her she knew she was exactly where she wanted to be
And there was nothing she cared for more than his company
Each morning when he woke he would say ‘Eleanor Lou,
there’s nothing in this world that I love right now more than I love you’

Sometimes Luke struggled to keep himself upright, he blamed it on his shoes being too damn tight
And he’d always deny the whiskey was to blame
There’d be days he’d be too wasted to remember his own name, and all of the streets looked the same
So they’d sleep where they dropped when the drinking stopped
But sometimes the drinking it would go on for days
And Eleanor Louise had grown accustomed to his ways
She’d just sit there smiling sweetly while he played, that old guitar
And hold him in her arms when he was sleeping while she sat and prayed he’d live to see the next bar

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from The Rhythm And The Rhyme, released October 16, 2012
Written by Daniel Lucas

Daniel Lucas: Vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
Paddy Berry: Double bass
Sam Forrest (Nine Black Alps/Sorry Kisses): Piano, percussion
Sarah Horn: Fiddle

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“Stunning UK talent!!!….Really something!!!” Bob Harris BBC Radio 2

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"Great stuff" - Arlo Guthrie

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