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Brown Paisley Cowgirl

from Broken Rebels by John Hewitt

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Brown Paisley Cowgirl was written and inspired by an Alberta songwriter, one who is bringing back an old style. I thought about the blues and how you used to go see the gypsy or the medicine woman, and then I wondered what would happen if you went to see the Brown Paisley Cowgirl instead.

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BROWN PAISLEY COWGIRL

Broken rebels and the ten cent stamps
The cosmic dream and the holy dance
If I was the last man on earth would you give me a chance?
I’ve heard it said that when you’re dead
You ain’t got no use for gun powder and lead
I don’t know if it’s true but that’s what she said
Brown paisley cowgirl don’t be blue
Come tell me now what they done to you
Brown paisley cowgirl is it true?

I stood up too fast and I bumped my head
My ego fell flat at the foot of my bed
I was gonna put it back on but I threw it out instead
Now I’ve been told when you grow old
You’ve got to find a new way lord to carry that load
Cause ain’t no one gonna help to save your mortal soul
Brown paisley cowgirl don’t be blue
Come tell me now what they done to you
Brown paisley cowgirl is it true?

I took my mugshot and taped it to the mirror
Just so I could see things a little more clear
Out of anger ripped it down, or maybe it was fear
I jumped from a cloud straight into a dream
We went skinny dippin’ in the alcohol stream
And I shivered and I shaked till it burst through my bloodstream
Brown paisley cowgirl don’t be blue
Come tell me now what they done to you
Brown paisley cowgirl is it true?

-John Hewitt-

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from Broken Rebels, released May 24, 2023
John Hewitt: Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Piano
Jordan Dempster: Drums
Mastered by Brendan Lyons
Produced by John Hewitt

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John Hewitt Edmonton, Alberta

John Hewitt was born in Northern Ontario. From an early age he took inspirations from the arts to create a bond between expression and emotion. From the Beat Generation to the Beatles, Quentin Tarantino to John Steinbeck all of the images in John's songs have some relation to the giants before him. ... more

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