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Barter Baby

from Vincent Rolls by Dave Manning

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Well my buddy Ed; well he sells used cars
He’s got this nasty habit of pickin up women in bars
They say “Hey Ed baby, won’ t you buy me a diamond ring?”
He says “Money’s tight baby, I can’t afford a thing.”
I got this friend; he sells jewelry at great deals,
And he sure could use a new set of wheels.

Chorus:
Barter baby, why don’t you give it a try
It’s legal tender for the other guy
Tit for a tat, eye for an eye
You got demands baby, I got supply
Sometimes babe, we gotta do it on the sly
Cause the man can’t tax you on the things you don’t buy

I got this friend down at the duty free shop
He can get his hands on some really old scotch
His wife bought him a Rolex, then he lost it
How can he tell her without getting accosted?
I got a friend who could replace just such a watch
And it just happens he likes 35 year old scotch

Chorus

My buddy Sam, well he owns Sam’s Garage
He just restored a 1954 Dodge
My buddy Joe; he’s a part time circus clown
Needs a car to take a date out on the town
Sam’s daughter; she’s got a birthday comin round
And it looks like Joe man, is gonna have to play the clown

Chorus twice

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from Vincent Rolls, released January 1, 2008

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Dave Manning Arizona Village, Arizona

He's played Folsom Prison. He's opened for the likes of Dan Bern, Mose Allison, and Squirrel Nut Zippers frontman James Mathus. He's held up traffic all over the west puttering along in an old VW Microbus that Arlo Guthrie autographed. Dave is living his life in the old tradition of the traveling-storytelling songwriters. ... more

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