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So honored to put music to this exceptional spoken word piece authored by our recent fundraiser backer, MARY NELL MURPHY! (Mary was kind enough to let us share this creation publicly.)

We fell in love with her writing, and did our best to create something equally awesome to accompany it. We hope you enjoy it!

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MR. COFFEE
Words by MARY NELL MURPHY
Music by BOBTOWN

I got a king size bed but no king
got a tuxedo jacket and a white bow tie
and I wear ‘em to the weddings alone in July
and I catch the bouquets and I hang ‘em to dry
but there’s no mister here but the coffee

I got a king size bed but no king
no diamonds on my fingers, no hyphen at all
no honeymoon trip to Niagra Falls
just one name on the mailbox, initials if you call
cuz there’s no mister here but the coffee

I got a king size bed but no king
got all of Joni Mitchell and no Aerosmith
got a long-haired cat with a frou-frou name
it takes ten kinds of brushes to tame our manes
and there’s no mister here but the coffee

I don’t need permission when dinner’s behind
and dressin’ for dinner means closin’ the blinds
in my birthday suit, and that suits me fine
cuz there’s no mister here but the coffee

I got a king size bed but no king
and it hit me hard when I moved away
I was always looking for the right thing to say
but now I’m back and I’m here to stay
and I’m back-in-percolation with Mr. Coffee
my cup runneth over for Mr. Coffee
And there’s no mister here but the coffee
Yeah

credits

from RANDOM ACTS OF MUSIC (unreleased singles), track released February 24, 2015
Jen McDearman - vocals, arrangement
Katherine Etzel - vocals, ukulele, tracking, mixing
Karen Dahlstrom - vocals, guitar
Alan Lee Backer - banjo
Fred Stesney - bass
Joe Ongie - arrangement

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Bobtown Brooklyn, New York

"If you're looking for acoustic gothic-folk-Americana kissed with gorgeous harmonies then look no further." -Americana UK

NYC-based Bobtown's four full-length CDs show their evolution from mostly a capella arrangements to full instrumentation, with bits of folk, Americana, pop, bluegrass, rock, and gospel all bound together by a continuous thread of innovative vocal harmonies. ... more

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