Well, woke up this mornin,
look round for my mando
oh... I am so low
gotta put it down
gonna miss that sound
April deadline looming too sooooooon
I got the IRS Blueeeeeeeees.............
you can add the next verse, I gotta go do my duty.
Well, woke up this mornin,
look round for my mando
oh... I am so low
gotta put it down
gonna miss that sound
April deadline looming too sooooooon
I got the IRS Blueeeeeeeees.............
you can add the next verse, I gotta go do my duty.
I have the world in a jug, and the stopper in my hand.
Well my filing got rejected
They said my social wasn't right
Yes my e-file was rejected
'Bout 3am in the middle of the night.
I dunno how I got something that basic wrong -
I guess I'm not too bright.
Well, my baby done left me,
Cause I was talking a fat refund check,
But the tax man come around,
And took everythin' 'cept my old wreck.
So now I drivin' all alone,
Got me the IRS blues
c.1965 Harmony Monterey H410 Mandolin
"What a long, strange trip it's been..." - Robert Hunter
"Life is too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde
Think Hippie Thoughts...
Gear: The Current Cast of Characters
Well, my filing finally got accepted
And my refund check is here
But I've spent every last cent
On mandolins and beer
Now I've lost my sweet baby
Cuz of pickin' and drinking booze
But I'm having fun singing the IRS blues
Cha - Cha - Cha
What The ....
Well the taxman came this mornin'
Went and knocked upon my door;
He said I didn't pay enough
And that he wanted more.
I said I was flat broke
And I didn't have no bread;
He left me low and weepin'
'Cause my mando's gone instead.
I'm cryin' and I'm shakin',
I'm screamin' and I'm quakein'
'Cause he took my mando with him
And he walked right out the door.
I'm leavin' town this morning
on that 1040A M train
I'm leaving town this morning
on that 1040A M train
Well my baby up and left me
Won't be filing jointly again
Oh yeah.
AKA.... The Tax Man Blooze
Well I woke up this mornin, tax man at my door.
I shouted out my window "I ain't payin any more!"
I gots the tax man bloose. I gots a hole in my shoe...
'cuz my woman she done left me and took my money too.
He say "Boy, if you ain't payin, I'm going to tell the man."
I say "Go ahead and tell'im. Let'im catch me if he can!"
I gots the tax man blooze. I gots a hole in my shoe.
And if he ever catches me ther'll be a hole in him too....
I gots the tax mand blooze.......
Last edited by bmac; Apr-12-2012 at 4:25pm.
Anyone have a good melody and chord structure in mind, yet?
"Put your hands to the wood
Touch the music put there by the summer sun and wind
The rhythms of the rain, locked within the rings
And let your fingers find The Music in the Wood."
Joe Grant and Al Parrish (chorus from The Music in the Wood)
Ba-pee dah de dah da-dum!
To "Which Side are you On"
which line are you on
oh, which line are you on
that old 1040 ain't finished yet
which line are you on
oh what to deduct
groan, oh what to deduct
instead of buying office gear
bought that mandolin and plucked
now, which line to put her on
oh, which line to put her on
as pretty as that mandolin be
she don't fit on Schedule C
Just visiting.
1923 Gibson A jr Paddlehead mandolin
Newish Muddy M-4 Mandolin
New Deering Goodtime Special open back 17 Fret Tenor Banjo
c.1965 Harmony Monterey H410 Mandolin
"What a long, strange trip it's been..." - Robert Hunter
"Life is too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde
Think Hippie Thoughts...
Gear: The Current Cast of Characters
Let's just steal this one and put the lyrics in.
I have the world in a jug, and the stopper in my hand.
Just when I get to
The moment I'm thinkin
I'm gettin enough Pay,
The taxman come
And take it all away.
Tryin so hard
Just to get ahead
The tax bill comes in
My bank balance in the red
Hereby & forthwith, any instrument with an odd number of strings shall be considered broken. With regard to mix levels, usually the best approach is treating the mandolin the same as a cowbell.
What an awesome thread...okay I'll bite:
The IRS done got me,
I ain’t got no more,
If you come by to find me,
I’ll be layin’ on the floor,
I got the tax deadline blues,
Oh yeah the tax deadline blues.
If you really wanta help me,
Give me the winning lottery,
Cause the bank account is empty,
And my baby’s gonna flee.
I got the tax deadline blues,
Oh yeah the tax deadline blues.
"Music is the only noise for which one is obliged to pay." ~ Alexander Dumas
They're gone, I can't deny it,
though I'm a little slow.
Greyhound took my baby.
Taxman took my dough.
I got a plan for next year,
to fix the shape I'm in.
Go down to the river,
And throw my a$$ on in.
Mike Snyder
Looking at these lyrics ... I automatically put them to Muddy Waters' "Mannish Boy" in my head!
I've been there, sold a Ramirez classical guitar many years ago to pay the taxman ...
But, now with Ebay, I can think of hundreds of things that I'd let go of before I'd ever sell my Rattlesnake F-5!!!
I woke up this mornin, blues hanging round my head.
I heard the tax man knockin so I rolled right out of bed.
"You owes me four thou Washingtons, so pay up right away!"
I said "I owes you nuthin 'cuz I paid you yesterday!"
I gots the tax man bloooze,,,, just as blue as I can beeee.
'cuz if'n I don't pay the man he's acomin after meeee.
"You bestest pay us now, my friend, 'cause we dun caught you cheatin!"
My heart went thump. It formed a lump. I thought they had me beaten!
I dug through files, receipts and stuff, and in the paper basket.
I wore my pencil to a stub. That's about all I could ask it.
I gots the tax man bloooze,,,, just as blue as I can beeee.
'cuz if'n I don't pay the man he's acomin after meeee.
Went down to IRS next day, and boy my knees was shakin!
With a shoebox full of papers, my heart was really quakin.
The tax man took a look at me, green eyeshade on his face.
"I'll take a look at these, my friend, and adjudicate your case."
I gots the tax man bloooze,,,, just as blue as I can beeee.
'cuz if'n I don't pay the man he's acomin after meeee.
He tapped and entered, subtracted and totaled.
He lifted his eye shade and seemed to gloatel.
Then smiling he said "You overpaid by a bunch.
Now take your refund and go have lunch."
I hads the tax man bloooze,,, just as blue as I could beeee,
But ever since I saw the man I's as happy as can beeee.
__________________________________________
Based on a real IRS experience
Last edited by bmac; Apr-14-2012 at 9:30am. Reason: spelling
Bart McNeil
Hey!!! lets hear some more bloooze!!!
Bart McNeil
I got the IRS blues
From my head down to my shoes
Took my money for the rent
Sent it to the Government
Now I don't know what I'll do
Got them ol' IRS Blues
Jim Richmond
Filed as self-employed, wrote "musician" on the line
Felt so proud to do that, after all this time
Waited for a check to come in the mail
But instead I owed them hundreds or else I'd go to jail
Tryin' again this year, it's my right to choose
Hope I get the thumbs-up, and not the IRS Blues
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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My Wife and I filed our taxes
Signed on the dotted line
We are getting enough back
To buy some dinner and wine
But when I get home this evening
I won't be singing the blues
I'll be drinking Johnnie Walker
and then taking a snooze
ntriesch
Great stuff here.
No new mando, taxman said I owe.
They made a mistake 3 years ago.
They goofed up, so I have to pay.
We’re sorry for the inconvenience
Is all they could say.
For now I can kiss a new mando goodbye
Thanks to the taxman all I can do is cry.
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