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Shifafa on the Side (Pas Maintenant)

by J Roth

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Pas maintenant... Uh-uh, uh-uh, pas maintenant... Uh-uh, uh-uh, pas maintenant, pas maintenant... Pas maintenant... Uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh, pas maintenant, pas maintenant... Pas maintenant... Uh-uh, pas maintenant, mon ciel est bleu
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Side by Side 02:52
Ain't got a barrel of money Yeah, I'm ragged, you're funny, so what? What if the sky should fall? As long as we're together it doesn't matter at all Side by side, side by side, let's go Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money Maybe we're ragged, maybe funny But we'll travel along, singin' a song Side by side I don't know what's comin' tomorrow Maybe it's trouble, maybe sorrow But we'll travel the road, sharin' our load Side by side Through all kinds of weather What if the sky should fall? Just as long as we're together It doesn't, doesn't matter at all When they've all had their quarrels and they've parted We'll be the same as we started Just travelin' along, singin' our song Side by side, let's go Side by side... Side by side... We ain't go a barrel of money Yeah, I know I'm ragged, you're kind of funny But we'll travel along, yeah, and we'll sing that song Goin' side by side I don't know what's comin' tomorrow Could be trouble, could be sorrow But let's travel the road, share the load Side by side Through all kinds of weather Yeah, what if the sky should fall? Just as long as we're together It doesn't matter at all When they've all had their quarrels and they've parted We'll be the same as we started Just travelin' along, singin' our song Side by side... Side by side, oh yeah Side by side... Side... by... side
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Side by side... with the devil in stride And we all tramp side by side With the devil in stride, like the devil we ride You say you can't abide by the rules of the tide and your build your castle Where the past will not hassle your pride and all your prized parcels But how far still to go for the car full of woe that you tow to the station you're conflatin' With the dog-and-pony show that has a map full of arrows, pointin' to the straight and narrow Where you don't dare go cause the halos are jails for the chumps With no gumption or barrows to wheel their guts through the narrows 'Tween the seas of sin and prayer, oh Where oh, where has my little dog gone? Is Cerberus now really the only one who'll come when I cry “here, boy”? Here, boy! Here, boy! Hey there, Mr. Dream Monger Can you set me up with something stronger? Hey there, Lil' Hope Builder Can I get, can I get, can I get one more dose of your painkiller? Will or won't doesn't matter when you can't climb the ladder 'Cause you're fatter from all the Saturdays when you grazed on the truffles and the trifles Now you rifle through the drawer looking for the score to settle With the devil for the motley you wore But evermore's in the nevermore and you're forevermore... Well, well, look at you, you're biting ankles Yeah, you're rankled, well, what? What right, you're supposed to be thankful? For being spanked for the pranks pulled by everyone but they walk and you're hung out to dry in the sun With no white flag to wave toward the hum-diddy-hum-diddy, dum-ditty-doo Well, hey there, Mr. Wise Guy (yeah, you) Just pass me one of those alibis Hey there, Lady Luck Why are you, why are you, why are you always tryin' to duck me? I see... you just can't agree With my philosophy... as far as you can see it Well, be that as it may, there is no hazard pay For those who wend their way to the buffet of self-knowledge And I acknowledge that I probably owe apology for my apathy shown toward our... wait for it.... Putative apogee Yeah, well, here we are side by side with the devil in stride Yeah, and we're all trampin' side by side With the devil in stride, like the devil's bride Yeah, here we go side by side With the devil we ride, like the devil we ride Hey there, Monsieur Faith Keeper Why's your price grown steeper? Hey there, Miss Wish Giver What d'ya mean, what d'ya mean, what d'ya mean that you no longer deliver? Well, shifafa
4.
Though April showers may come your way They bring the flowers that bloom in May So if it's raining have no regrets Because it isn't raining rain, you know, it's raining violets And when you see clouds up on a hill You know they'll bring crowds of daffodils So just keep looking for that bluebird And listening for his song Whenever April showers come along Though April showers may come your way They bring the flowers that bloom in May So when it's raining have no regrets Because it isn't raining rain, you know, it's raining violets And when you see clouds up on a hill You know they'll bring crowds of daffodils So just keep looking for that bluebird And listening for his song Whenever April showers come along Come along... Those April showers, they will come your way But remember they will bring the flowers that bloom in May So when it's raining don't have any regrets Just remember it's not raining rain, you know, it's raining violets And when you see those clouds up on a hill Take a closer look, it's just crowds of daffodils So keep looking for that bluebird Keep on listening for his song Whenever April showers, when they come along Talking 'bout showers, showers of flowers... Oh, showers of flowers... raining down on me... Come on now, let's go up, up, up the hill Take a look at all these daffodils And just look there, look there, there's that bluebird Oow, listen to that song Now that April showers have come along Whenever April showers come along Whenever April showers come along
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Pardon me but you see It has begun to rain And though it pains our sweet refrain I must beg leave of your company You see, ah, for this fella, there's no umbrella I tell ya, there's no need My soul's a bit sullied, it's been a bit bullied These showers just might nullify my melancholy So pardon me but you see It's begun to rain Excuse me while, I kiss the sky I'll tell you why I do These parched lips, oh, how they've missed The elixir mists they once knew For this bloke there's no rain coat Let the joke be on me My pride's a bit patched, it's been over-matched But there's a catch, you see...ah After the clouds pass, nothing like having my slice of humble pie with a cup of hot tea Pardon me but you see It has begun to rain Pardon me, I must beg your leave I'll see you some sunny day Pardon me, yeah, pardon me It has begun to rain Pardon me, yeah, pardon me It has begun to rain Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain... it has begun to rain Yeah, the rain takes the pain, the rain takes the pain from me So pardon me, pardon me, pardon, pardon me Pardon, p-p-p-p-p-p-pardon, p-p-p-p-p-p-pardon, pardon me P-p-p-p-p-p-p-p, p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p, pardon, pardon me Pardon me but you see, it has begun to rain

about

Skittering freely down Tin Pan Alley, a group of songs are suddenly transported one hundred years into the future. Can they possibly hold onto their devil-may-care exuberance? And just what of these newer songs shadowing them..?

"Pas Maintenant" is the second EP in the "Shifafa on the Side" series. Pairing songs from the 1920s with those from the 2020s, "Shifafa on the Side" takes the Hourglass of Time and gives it a shake.

For "liner notes" go to walkingboxes.com/shifafa-on-the-side-blue-skies

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released May 28, 2023

Piano, guitar, vocals: J Roth
All songs written and/or rearranged by J Roth.
Thanks to Ryan Murphy of Phlox House for mixing assistance.

The two songs from the 1920s:
"Side by Side" by Harry M. Woods;
"April Showers" by Louis Silvers and B.G. De Sylva

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