[genre: 1930s delta blues, archival country blues recording] [tempo: 75 bpm slow swinging blues shuffle] [mixing: heavily degraded archival audio, wax cylinder recording quality, extreme gramophone crackle, muffled tinny acoustics, AM radio EQ, absolutely NO modern clarity] [instrument: guitar - muffled acoustic steel resonator guitar, heavy glass slide playing, tinny and distant] [instrument: harmonica - distant wailing blues harp, harsh AM radio tone] [instrument: percussion - heavy rhythmic foot stomping on wooden floorboards, muffled and distant] [vocals: harsh AM radio vocal effect, tinny megaphone vocal, degraded archival sound, raspy male blues singer, distant room acoustics] [structure: intro - extreme wax cylinder crackle, muffled slide guitar and distant harmonica] [structure: verse 1 - rhythmic fingerpicking, foot stomp, harsh AM radio vocal effect, subtle harmonica moans] [structure: chorus - tinny megaphone vocal delivery, slide guitar and harmonica answering every line] [structure: verse 2 - driving acoustic blues rhythm continues, wry degraded delivery] [structure: chorus - tinny megaphone vocal delivery, slide guitar and harmonica answering every line] [structure: bridge - guitar breaks down to just the thumbed bass notes and heavy foot stomps, sudden pause for comedic timing before the final line] [structure: harmonica solo - harsh, tinny, wailing blues harp solo, crying out over the heavy foot stomp] [structure: final chorus - full acoustic energy, loud slide guitar, piercing degraded harmonica, raspy megaphone vocal] [structure: outro - trailing off harmonica moan, fading foot stomp, heavy gramophone crackle echoing into silence] [Instrumental] [Verse 1] [Harsh AM Radio Vocal Effect] Sitting alone at the Newport harbour Not sure if this is the Usk or Arber Watching sailboats on the muddy sea But I got no other place to be, ya see [Chorus] [Degraded Gramophone Vocal] Mama left me for a handyman Arrived home to a table and a garbage can I thought she was giving him my floor plan But she was in the back of his transit van [Verse 2] [Harsh AM Radio Vocal Effect] Rolling rocks into the water I can't really believe that it is over I admit that maybe things coulda been smoother But she was getting frisky by the paint remover [Chorus] [Degraded Gramophone Vocal] Mama left me for a handyman Arrived home to a table and a garbage can I thought she was giving him my floor plan She was giving much more in the back of his van [Bridge] [Music strips back to just a heavy foot stomp and bass string] I shoulda maybe learned to trim a hedge Paint the fence, fit a shelf, swap a showerhead Ceiling fans, water filters, pressure washing, [Sudden stop, total silence] [Tinny Megaphone Effect] Or maybe just be better in bed, instead [Harmonica Solo] [Harsh, distant, wailing blues harp crying out over the heavy foot stomp] [Final Chorus] [Degraded Gramophone Vocal] Mama left me for a handyman Arrived home to a table and a garbage can I thought she was giving him my floor plan She was giving much more in the back of his van [Outro] [Fading slide guitar lick, lonely harmonica breath, heavy wax cylinder hiss] [END]
