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Low Ball Louie

from On the Trail by Claire Ness

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lyrics

"Low Ball Louie" by Claire Ness

Low Ball Louie, Low Ball Louie
He never aimed too high,
He was Low Ball Louie

Louie always hated to go to school.
He skipped class everyday to go play pool.
All the old guys down at the hall
They never asked him why.
They knew Louie’d never make it
Through school, so why bother try.

On his eighteenth birthday
He was kicked outta the house.
His momma she called after him:
“Go on get, you blood-sucking louse!”
He went to the pool hall
And picked up his cue,
He bet his last ten against Rack-Em-Up Jack,
And won the next few.

That’s how Louie spent the rest of his life,
Playing his way from day to day,
No time for a wife.
And if you ever find yourself
Down at the old pool hall,
Put some money down for old Louie Brown,
But make sure you take the high ball.

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from On the Trail, released March 4, 2017
Paul Bergman - upright bass
Lonnie Powell - drums
Bob Hamilton - guitar and vocals
Grant Simpson - piano
Karen Graves - saxophone
Lianne Cranfield - vocals

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Claire Ness Whitehorse, Yukon

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