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It was three AM in this cold mountain town
He had half a bottle left but there was no one around
All he could find was locked doors
The shelter isn’t taking in drunks anymore
Dumpster Dan. Dumpster Dan.
Spent his last night in a garbage can

He was a good boy so they shipped him to war.
He carved notches in his rifle to keep score.
His best friend died in his arms.
He watched his blood soak into some foreign farm.
Dumpster Dan.

She was a tragic beauty about half his age.
And when she started to wander he went into a rage.
She left him about twenty years ago
And when he passes out into her arms he goes
Dumpster Dan…

It was a bitter night and it started to storm
He crawled into a dumpster to try to keep warm
He made himself a bed out of some cardboard boxes
Covered himself with shredded documents
Finished off the bottle before the morning light
Passed out without a fight
When the truck came and caught him in a dream
The driver never heard him scream
Dumpster Dan…

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from Thinking of You​.​.​. Staring at the Power Lines, released July 18, 2014
Guest Player: Noah Bernstein on saxophone.

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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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