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If you could sell your soul for one lump sum
would you cash in?
Would you take the money and run
and start over again?
Or would you settle for an installment plan
that lets you live comfortably?
Can you tell me the price you pay…
…to be free?
Would you pull out the plug
and sleep in the dirt?
Would you gather all that you love
and kick it to the curb?
Would you shut off all the lights
so you could finally see?
Can you tell me the price you pay…
…to be free?
Would you stray from the path
and make a wrong turn?
Would you walk into the fire
and watch yourself burn?
Would you lay naked with your fears
and let her be?
Can you tell me the price you pay…
…to be free?
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Bible Milk
03:04
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Bible Milk Bible Milk
Bible Milk Bible Milk
Delivered fresh from the Promised Land
No additives made according to the Lord's Plan
wholesome Bible Milk
Bible Milk Bible Milk
Bible Milk Bible Milk
The taste will lift you higher
Might sour but the Scriptures never expire
heavenly Bible Milk
See it pour down like Heaven
into your cereal bowl
Scriptures on the carton
elevate your soul
Take it with your coffee
Take it with your tea
Only the taste of sweet Bible Milk
is gonna set you free.
You can forget the rest.
Look for the flavor of Bible Milk
The only carton that's been blessed.
Bible Milk Bible Milk
Glory Be!
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Chain Drinker
02:26
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When I was young I was flying so high
My future was as bright as a Fourth of July
Now I'm feeling just like a dud
All four wheels spinning going nowhere in the mud
Don't know how I got caught in this rut
I might be able to get out but not with this beer gut
Because I'm a chain drinker
Problem smoker
and I can ‘t seem to get my shit together
I'm loose walker
a tight rope talker
and it all comes out wrong so whatever
I'm just looking for a clue
but I can't get there without you.
She left me feeling just like a jerk
She said “I don't know what this is but it don't work”
So I went to the bar and I got in a fight
Them boys didn't care that I was right
So I busted a rib and I lost a tooth
but it always hurts when you speak the truth
Because I'm a chain drinker….
The dishes pile up in the sink
The whole damn mess just makes me think
about how I bust my ass every day
just so the lawyers and the landlord can take my pay
Sometimes I feel like I am going down
but I always get back up for another round.
Because I'm a chain drinker…
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Stick With Me
01:56
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Stick with me, babe!
Stick with me, baby!
I know that your parents think I'm bad news
I'm so lost I can't find my shoes
but one of these days I'm gonna be a star
with a big old house and a well stocked bar
Stick with me, babe!
Stick with me, baby!
I know I don't have realistic goals
My clothes are all rags. My pockets are full of holes.
But accordion music is going to come back in style
though I admit it might take awhile.
Stick with me, babe!
Stick with me, baby!
I know my friends are all worthless drunks
I come home so wasted I can't work my junk
but we're all geniuses we're just misunderstood
We'd be famous already if we weren't so damn good.
Yeah Stick with me….
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Cold Rain
02:46
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Take me away tonight
The sun is not coming up
Last call is not enough
to get me there….
All night diner won't fill this hole
Black coffee won't soothe the soul
and I just can't let go
of you…
Through the alleys with my broken memories
Crumpled up and tossed away
I don't know what I would say
if I found you there…
Now there's no one left around
The night is closing down
on me
So I walk these streets three sheets to the wind and the rain.
I won't see her again
I won't see her again…
Take me away tonight
The sun is not coming up
The sun is not coming up this morning
it is only cold rain coming down….
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Brave New World
05:38
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it's a brave new world but i'm feeling yellow
it's a brave new world but i'm feeling yellow
get so dizzy running which way the wind blows
there ain't no place left to hide - the eye is everywhere
there ain't no place left to hide - the eye is everywhere
you know they can find you and they can make you disappear
you can't dodge the raindrops - you can't fight the wind
you can't dodge the rain - you can't fight the wind
the sky is getting black and the ground is tremblin'
went atop the mountain - found my lover waiting there
went atop the mountain - found my lover waiting there
she said, "i'm glad you found me", then she vanished into the air
the nights are cold - the air is dark and still
the nights are cold - the air is dark and still
when the lights go out, babe, you have no one but yourself....
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She found the face of Jesus in her Pancake
At the Waffle House on the interstate
And she felt the presence of the divine
Made by a cook named Jesus
Served by a waittress named Marilou
Surely it has to be a sign
All the patrons gathered ‘round to see
She took a picture with her cellphone to give to her brother Steve
Who doesn't believe
She found the face of Jesus in her pancake
Smiling at her from a plate
And He gave her fame throughout the land
Everywhere they went they drew a crowd
She had never been so proud
A handsome cowboy from Texas asked for her hand
The reporters came and camped on her lawn
An unknown country singer went platinum when he wrote her a song
That was way too long….
She found the face of Jesus in her pancake
She would never lose her faith
He put her in a state of grace
…
Then His image began to fade
He put Him in the freezer but it was too late
And we could no longer make out the face
And all the non-believers started in on her with their hate
They called her ignorant, a fraud, and overweight
Which she couldn't debate….
She found the face of Jesus in her pancake
And He gave her instant fame
But soon we were all just moving on
They shunned her at the Wal-Mart
The handsome cowboy broke her heart
Oh how she cried when he was gone.
The reporters packed and left the next day
They found out Jesus was illegal and wanted to hear what he had to say
Before they took him away…
She found the face of Jesus in her pancake
At the Waffle House on the insterstate
But if you asked me now, I couldn't tell you her name.
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Too Good for Me
01:46
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If I laid my coat in the rain
would you watch my hopes go down the drain?
If I laid rose pedals at your feet
would you still walk all over me?
‘Cause when I make you laugh you only make me cry
When I say hello you always say goodbye
If only I could make you see
I'd be good for you if you weren't…
…too good for me.
If I wrote a poem for you each day
Would you crumple them up and throw them away
If I wrote a song just for you dear
would you turn up your iPod until you couldn't hear
‘Cause when I make you laugh you only make me cry
When I say hello you always say goodbye
If only I could make you see
I'd be good for you if you weren't…
…too good for me.
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One More Song
01:34
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I had one more song I was going to put on the album
it would make the surly men smile
lonely women cum
and turn terrorists to hippies
and they'll throw away their bombs
the tyrants broke down crying
sent flowers to their moms
because of my new song…
And jesus came from heaven just to sing along
he gathered all the preachers and told them they were wrong
he united the world everyone got involved
the governments got together and the problems were solved
because of my new song…
We declared a holiday and everything was free
we all went outside and planted a tree
we gave up our fear and gave up our rage
the jails and the zoos opened every cage
because of my new song
And my new song
was going to make me a star
I was about to sing it to you
but a tweaker stole my guitar
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Another week of busting ass
for just a little cash
and I just missed my bus
he left me sitting in the dust
so I walk through polluted snow
where the tweakers come to bum my smokes
beer just went up another dollar
at my favorite happy hour
I just got my week's pay
but I spent it all yesterday
I got paid now I'm broke!
As a joke that ain't funny
she took all my money
but, hell, that's ok
she left me yesterday
and found a new sugar daddy
who rolls in a great big caddy
and all I got is this brown bag
and my favorite fucking porno mag
I got paid now I'm broke
I want more……
BUT I GOT TO PAY MY PHONE BILL
GAS BILL
ELECTRIVC BILL
PAY FOR THE FOOD I EAT
A FAMILY PACK OF MAC AND CHEESE
THE WHOLE NEXT CHECK IS ALREADY SPENT
THE FUCKING THING GOES TO THE RENT
AND MY SOCIAL SECURITY
YOU KNOW THERE'LL BE NONE LEFT FOR ME
I GOT PAID NOW I'M BROKE!
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J. P. Whipple (Barefoot John Whipple) Salt Lake City, Utah
J. P. Whipple is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has spent a life drifting across the country singing old
time roots, blues, and country.
He is a founding member of the psychedelic band Tycoon Machete: tycoonmachete.bandcamp.com
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