CAMP CONNELL, Calif. USA - After much dithering about,
The Four Headlamps musical entourage will have a reunion this weekend in the high mountain air (5,500 feet, mas o menos) with newcomers and itinerant sailors Dan and Lorraine Olsen as musical guests
and potential members of the group.
Although the original
Headlamps got together in Mexico last spring for a reunion, the musical aspects were mostly overshadowed by cerveza and a variety of other tropical diversions: surfing, motorcycle riding, Cuba Libres and just plain beach living.
This time (the allure of the nearby Lube Room bar and restaurant
nonwithstanding) we are pledged to play a full set of songs, including
Chunder, our old standard, Rodney Carrington's
Dancin' With A Man, and perhaps two new songs,
Billy Currington's People Are Crazy and
Union Maid.
Dan and Lorraine OlsenWe may also press Brian and Ruth Gray of Murphys into service, as well as their children, Delany and Conner. Brian just took up the ukulele (and a
fine instrument it is,
by God...).
Move over Woodstock,
The Four Headlamps are on the comeback trail.
Here are the lyrics to the new songs:
Union Maid
There once was a union maid, she never was afraid Of goons and ginks and company finks and the deputy sheriffs who made the raid. She went to the union hall when a meeting it was called, And when the Legion boys come 'round She always stood her ground. Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union, I'm sticking to the union, I'm sticking to the union. Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union, I'm sticking to the union 'til the day I die. This union maid was wise to the tricks of company spies, She couldn't be fooled by a company stool, she'd always organize the guys. She always got her way when she struck for better pay. She'd show her card to the National Guard And this is what she'd say You gals who want to be free, just take a tip from me; Get you a man who's a union man and join the ladies' auxiliary. Married life ain't hard when you got a union card, A union man has a happy life when he's got a union wife.People are Crazy
This old man and me Were at the bar and we Were havin’ us some beers and Swappin’ I don’t cares Talkin’ politics Blonde and redhead chicks Old dogs and new tricks and Habits we ain’t kicked We talked about Gods grace And all the hell we raised Then I heard the old man say, “God is great, beer is good and People Are Crazy” He said "I fought two wars, Been married and divorced" What brings you to Ohio? He said "Damn if I know" We talked an hour or two About every girl we knew What all we put ‘em through Like two old boys will do We pondered life and death He light a cigarette He said "These damn things will kill me yet, But God is great, beer is good and people are crazy" Last call its 2:00am I said goodbye to him I never talked to him again Then one sunny day I saw the old man’s face Front page Obituary He was a millionaire he He left his fortune to Some guy he barely knew His kids were mad as hell Huh but me, I’m doing well And I drop by today To just say thanks and pray And I left a six-pack right there on his grave And I said God is great, beer is good and people are crazy God is great, beer is good and people are crazy God is great, beer is good and people are crazy