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Three Wishes Blues

from Guitar Shaped Hammers by Harry Stafford

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Well I’m a sick and bad old man, waiting for my time to die.
I had three wishes baby I never should have took ‘em, but, By God, I was a sinner.

Yeah one day when I was low . . . . I chanced upon a generous angel,
But I swear I did not know . . . . . that the angel was a demon.

Ah well the fallen angel pricked his horns up high, Said I could have my heart’s desire granted three wishes, yeah for my soul. Said I could have three wishes for my soul

I looked at that creature and thought I could play God. I said Yeah (what the fuck!) I’ll have it all, just think what I could do, I told him I’d have . . . . everything!

But If you had had three wishes wouldn’t you have done the same? X2

Oh, my first wish yeah, was for riches . . . Far beyond my understanding,
And so I lived in a Big White House . . . With servants and strong liquor.
Credit ratings and oil paintings . . . fast cars and fire arms

. . . If you had had three wishes wouldn’t you have done the same? X2


My second wish was for the girl of my dreams,
In a wisp of blue smoke she sidled into my life
We had six months of intense abandon
Yeah, Nakedness and strong liquor
Then she went bad and took it all away,
She took my house, my money, and my cars
She took the Gainsborough and the Stubbs
But worst of all she dashed my heart. . . . . . . . . . .


My third wish was for to let me die, I couldn’t stand another day,
This he said he would not do. It was one thing he could not do
There was a debt, had to be met. It was one thing he would not do!

Well that’s my Story, Yes, that’s my Story. Yes I’m a sick and bad old man, waiting for my time to die, Yeah waiting for my time to die.
(There’s a long way down for me. . There’s a longing down on me-ee. . . . x4)

. . . . . . If you had had three wishes wouldn’t you have done the same?

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from Guitar Shaped Hammers, released December 17, 2019

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Harry Stafford Manchester, UK

Harry Stafford is guitarist and singer of post-punk-blues-Gothic-rockers Inca Babies. The incas were formed in Manchester UK., in the 80s. In 2015 he decided to release some solo material that echoes his love of Blues Piano and barroom ballads. But 30 years with the incas meant it wasn’t going to be as musically simplistic as that. Guitar Shaped Hammers and Gothic Urban Blues are the result. ... more

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