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Mason Jar August

[Verse 1] Mama's garden's done, tomatoes canned in a row Corn's cut, hay's up, sun's layin' low Screen door slammin', kids barefoot in the yard Daddy's got that jug band grin, playin' awful hard We pulled that old flatbed out in the field last night Strung up the Christmas lights one last time Didn't have much, but we had enough When you got a song, you got love [Pre-Chorus] You could hear it from the county road... [Chorus - Everybody sing] It was banjo rollin', fiddle sawin' through the pines Harpsichord tinklin' like grandma's wind chimes Milk jug thumpin', harmonica wailin' low Mouth harp cryin' to a dobro Wasn't for the radio, wasn't for the fame Just a redneck jamboree with no last name One more fire, one more song before the fall End of summer celebration, Lord we had it all [Verse 2 - Reflection] Now that jukebox is a memory, that old bar's got new paint That pool table queen and her trucker moved on down to Laredo state But you can still hear that field sing when the crickets start When you mix a little yesterday with a whole lotta heart [INSTRUMENTAL BREAKDOWN - 16 bars, call this out in Suno] This is the jamboree - everybody takes a turn: • Mandolin lead (4 bars) • Banjo roll break (4 bars) • Harpsichord solo - bright and quirky (4 bars) • Harmonica blowin' train style (4 bars) • Milk jug + washboard + upright bass breakdown (everybody stomps) • Full string band bring it home [Bridge - Half-time, vocal only with jug bass] We didn't know we were makin' memories We just thought we were killin' time Now those nights are the ones that keep me breathin' Every time I hear that line... [Final Chorus - All in, gang vocals, hand claps] Banjo rollin', fiddle sawin', moon up high Harpsichord dancin' with the fireflies Milk jug thumpin', harmonica wailin' low If you never been, you wouldn't know It was a country good time, thank God for that song End of summer celebration, all night long Raise a jar to the ones who taught us how to play We'll do it all again next Labor Day [Outro - Fade on porch] Let that harpsichord ring... let that jug blow...