Mr. Drysdale, Granny, Ellie Mae and Jeffro
Maxwell Smart and 99, the Green Hornet and Kato
That teacher guy on Kung Fu
How’d they get his eyes to be so white?
He’d say “Ah so, now grasshopper’’
To me every Wednesday night
My 19-inch teacher
Measured diagonal
Weren’t no Trinitrons or Sonys
And black-and-white was all we could afford
My electronic teacher
Beamin’ lessons from coast to coast
My ghostly one-way mirror
Feedin’ us the shit we love the most
I remember cartoons pushin’ all those Hot Wheels that I craved
Scooby Doo and Spiderman, Fred and Barney livin’ in a cave
My sister she loved Lucy, every day she watched that show
I remember movies chopped up til they were unrecognizable
To save my virgin ears, I suppose
My 19-inch teacher
Measured diagonal
Weren’t no Trinitrons or Sonys
And black-and-white was all we could afford
My electronic teacher
Beamin’ lessons from coast to coast
My ghostly one-way mirror
Feedin’ us the shit we love the most
Mike Starling: vocals, acoustic guitar
Mark Lakmann: trombone, bass trombone, horn arrangement
Hans Mayer: bass, Danelectro “scratch” guitar
Dave Purcell: drums, tambourine, cowbell
Jason Knox: piano
from Don't Read Between the Lines,
released November 10, 2023
Recording engineers: Hans Mayer, Jason Knox, Brett Huus. Mixed by Knox, Starling and Huus.
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