After a little searching today I dug out an LP by Robert Hunter, Tales of the Great Rumrunners. I was looking for the song called Boys in the Barroom. I'd forgotten how much I love that song, how primal and ancient it sounds. It's in that same drawer as songs by The Band or Dylan or Tom Waits; old, Civil War era songs (or so you'd swear), but with that slightly modern twist. Carrie and I used to sing this song together after a bump or two; I think it might have been the only song we knew all the lyrics to. We must bring it back into the repertoire.
Click here to download it, and next time you're sitting around with friends late, late in the evening and you need that 'winding things up' song, here you go.
I think it's my default campfire song.
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