[Intro — acoustic guitar, Holler Roll-Up] [Boot stomp; bass joins with Heartbeat groove] [Bubba, spoken] One trick? Well, let me show you what it is. [Verse 1 — Bubba] I had three good chords and a secondhand case, A whole lot of miles written into my face. Pulled up a chair where the porch boards creak, Took half an hour just to tune six strings. Trigger lay down like he'd heard it before, Neighbor leaned over from the house next door: “You got another one hiding up your sleeve?” I said, “Hang on, friend. Let me find that E.” [Piano answers; drums enter] [Chorus — Bubba with Darlene answering] Call me a one trick pony, I know how to carry a tune. Give me a little room to get going, I'll put some swing in this afternoon. I've got a song for a long ride home, A chair if you're tired of being alone. If bringing folks together's all I do, This one trick pony's got a song for you. [Turnaround — E7, G6, A7, B7] [Harmonica answers electric guitar] [Verse 2 — Bubba] I played that lick with a country bend, Darlene smiled, said, “Play it again.” She laid some soul on the very next line, Otis put a little church in the right-hand side. Banjo came skipping through the screen door light, Bass took a walk and the drums held tight. By the time that sax got through, Even that old porch swing had a groove. [Darlene] You started out saying you only knew three— [Bubba] Well, somebody slipped a fourth past me! [Chorus — duet] Call me a one trick pony, I know how to carry a tune. Give me a little room to get going, I'll put some swing in this afternoon. I've got a song for a long ride home, A chair if you're tired of being alone. If bringing folks together's all I do, This one trick pony's got a song for you. [Instrumental — build the band] [Banjo plays Holler Roll-Up] [Piano answers; harmonica joins] [Sax and electric guitar trade short phrases] [Heartbeat bass and claps stay steady] [Bridge — quieter, Hammond and acoustic] [Bubba] There were years I couldn't sit this still, Had to chase something over the hill. Now there's coffee cooling beside my hand, And time to hear how a friend's day went. [Darlene] You don't have to fill up every space. Let that last note find its place. [Bubba] I bow my head before we play, Thank the Lord for another day. [Verse 3 — Bubba] One fellow came for the guitar sound, Stayed when the talking settled down. Said he'd had himself a mighty hard week, So we let him talk and we let him be. Darlene hummed while the daylight thinned, I picked that old familiar lick again. He tapped his boot, then sang along— We found him a place inside the song. [Build — full band rising] [Darlene] Come on, Bubba, bring it home! [Bubba] Everybody take a little piece of this one! [Final chorus — full duet and gospel harmonies] Call me a one trick pony, I know how to carry a tune. Give me a little room to get going, We'll put some swing in this afternoon. We've got a song for a long ride home, A chair if you're tired of being alone. If bringing folks together's all we do, This one trick pony's got a song for you. [Stop — one boot stomp] [Bubba] Might wear that same old hat— [Darlene] But there's a whole band under that! [Outro — horns, harmonica, piano] [Both] Pull up a chair, we'll make some room. This one trick pony's got a song for you! [Final ringing guitar chord]
