[TITLE: Shuffle in the Honey] [ARTIST: Earthling & GREGORY LYNN RUCH] [STYLE: psychedelic blues, groove americana, porch funk, electric piano shuffle, greasy slide guitar, upright bass, shuffle drums, harmonica, trumpet stabs, handclaps, dusty dance hall meets front porch philosophy, relaxed storyteller with grin-in-the-voice, Little Feat shuffle, Dr. John swagger, Leon Russell soul, Earthling witness poetry, playful and wise, flirtatious and philosophical, easy rolling groove] [BPM: 102 shuffle | KEY: G Mixolydian] [MOOD: playful, wise, flirtatious, philosophical, easy rolling] [intro] [piano shuffle, drums settle into pocket, trumpet answers] [verse] There's a little shade in the shuffle Shake and shake baby rocks and rolls Hang on big boy hold your horses The river don't hurry where the water goes You think I'm talking supper You think I'm talking pie But I'm talking bout a rhythm That sneaks beneath your life [chorus] No I ain't talking food I ain't eating things I'm just talking bout the groove And the way it swings Sweet delicious honey child Moving through the miles Shuffle like a fool sometimes Shuffle like the wise [verse] What's got you going honey What's lighting up your feet Why you smiling at the ceiling Like you've stumbled on a secret beat Maybe it's a memory Maybe it's the sun Maybe life's been dancing And you finally joined the fun [chorus] No I ain't talking food I ain't eating things I'm just talking bout the groove And the way it sings Sweet delicious honey child Dancing all the while Shuffle like a fool sometimes Shuffle like the wise [instrumental] [trumpet solo playful Miles-style, slide guitar answers, pocket gets deeper, full band grooving] [bridge] A bee don't understand the flower A wave don't understand the sea But they keep on moving anyway Just like you and me Round and round the wheel goes Dust beneath the stars Everybody's heading somewhere By becoming who they are [chorus] [final, groove wide and easy] No I ain't talking food I ain't eating things I'm just talking bout the groove That makes creation swing Sweet delicious honey child Living in the smile Shuffle like a fool sometimes Shuffle like the wise [outro] [piano and trumpet trading phrases, groove settles] Honestly honey Sweet Delicious Look at us go [fade out, shuffle continuing into silence]
