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    Steve Goodman - Fourteen Days

  2. 2

    Steve Goodman - Dying Cub Fan's Last Request

  3. 3

    Steve Goodman - Grand Canyon Song

  4. 4

    Steve Goodman - Queen of the Road

  5. 5

    Steve Goodman - Red Red Robin

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    Steve Goodman - The Vegetable Song (The Barnyard Dance)

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    Steve Goodman - (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I

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    Steve Goodman - Bobby Don't Stop

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    Steve Goodman - California Promises

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    Steve Goodman - Chicken Cordon Blues

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    Steve Goodman - Colorado Christmas

  12. 12

    Steve Goodman - Daley's Gone

  13. 13

    Steve Goodman - Danger

  14. 14

    Steve Goodman - Don't Do Me Any Favors

  15. 15

    Steve Goodman - Don't Get Sand in It

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    Steve Goodman - East St. Louis Tweedle-Dee

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    Steve Goodman - Eight Ball Blues

  18. 18

    Steve Goodman - Election Year Rag

  19. 19

    Steve Goodman - Elvis Imitators

  20. 20

    Steve Goodman - Face On The Cutting Room Floor

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    Steve Goodman - Frank And Lola

  22. 22

    Steve Goodman - God Bless Our Mobile Home

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    Steve Goodman - Hit And Run Lover

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    Steve Goodman - Hot Tub Refugee

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    Steve Goodman - How Much Tequila (Did I Drink Last Night)

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    Steve Goodman - I just keep Falling In Love

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    Steve Goodman - I'm Attracted To You

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    Steve Goodman - If Jethro Were Here

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    Steve Goodman - Is It True What They Say About Dixie?

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    Steve Goodman - It's Midnight And I'm Not Famous Yet

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    Steve Goodman - Let's Give a Party

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    Steve Goodman - Letter to the Penthouse Forum

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    Steve Goodman - Lincoln Park Pirates

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    Steve Goodman - Miles Make Some Chili

  35. 35

    Steve Goodman - Mind Over Matter

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    Steve Goodman - My Funny Valentine

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    Steve Goodman - My Old Man

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    Steve Goodman - Old Fashioned

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    Steve Goodman - Old Smoothies

  40. 40

    Steve Goodman - Part Of Your Life

  41. 41

    Steve Goodman - Six Hours Ahead Of The Sun

  42. 42

    Steve Goodman - Somebody Else's Troubles

  43. 43

    Steve Goodman - Sometimes Love Forgets

  44. 44

    Steve Goodman - Song For David

  45. 45

    Steve Goodman - Souvenirs

  46. 46

    Steve Goodman - Still Trying To Care

  47. 47

    Steve Goodman - Take Me Out to the Ballgame

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    Steve Goodman - Talk Backwards

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    Steve Goodman - Telephone Answering Tape

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    Steve Goodman - The Ballad Of Penny Evans

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    Steve Goodman - The Big Rock Candy Mountain

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    Steve Goodman - The City of New Orleans

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    Steve Goodman - The Dutchman

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    Steve Goodman - The I Ain't Heard You Play No Blues

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    Steve Goodman - The I Ain't Never Heard You Play No Blues

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    Steve Goodman - The Lincoln Park Pirates

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    Steve Goodman - The Lovin' Of The Game

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    Steve Goodman - The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over

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    Steve Goodman - The Water Is Wide

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    Steve Goodman - There's A Girl In The Heart Of Maryland

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    Steve Goodman - This Hotel Room

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    Steve Goodman - Tico Tico

  63. 63

    Steve Goodman - Trust Me

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    Steve Goodman - Two Lovers

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    Steve Goodman - Vegematic

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    Steve Goodman - Video Tape

  67. 67

    Steve Goodman - Watching Joey Glow

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    Steve Goodman - Weary Blues From Waitin'

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    Steve Goodman - When My Rowboat Comes In

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    Steve Goodman - Whispering Man

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    Steve Goodman - Winter Wonderland

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    Steve Goodman - Woman Goin' Crazy On Caroline Street

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    Steve Goodman - Wonderful World Of Sex

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    Steve Goodman - Yellow Coat

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    Steve Goodman - You Better Get It While You Can (The Ballad of Carl Martin)

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    Steve Goodman - You never Even Call Me By My Name

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    Steve Goodman - You're The Girl I Love

You Better Get It While You Can (The Ballad of Carl Martin)

Steve Goodman

I remember when I met Carl Martin
It must have been a dozen years ago
This wise old gent was grey and bent
But his eyes had a fiery glow
He was born April Fool's Day of 1906
Near Big Stone Gap, VA
He could play a little fiddle
And some blues guitar that he'd picked up along the way
But, Jethro, once he put his hands on the mandolin
He lit up just like a Christmas tree
Along with Ted Bogan and Howard Armstrong
They were the best string band I ever did see

Now for fifty odd years they played rent parties
Road houses, concerts and festivals too
At the drop of a hat these three black cats
Would play you every song they knew
It was Lady Be Good and The Barnyard Dance
And The Ice Cream Freezer Blues
Now, they'd trot the oldest chestnuts out
And make every one sound brand new
And the little white boys with their shiny guitars
Would follow right along at their heels
They learned all the words and they learned all the chords
But they never did learn how it feels
Now one night I asked Carl where he got the fire
And he said, 'Steve, you've got to understand
If you want to be someone, you better have some fun
And you better get it while you can.'

You better get it while you can
You better get it while you can
If you wait too long, it'll all be gone
And you'll be sorry then
It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor
And it's the same for a woman or a man
From the cradle to the crypt
Is a mighty short trip
So you better get it while you can

Carl always had a way to make the good times roll
When the rest of us weren't so sure
He'd just pick out the prettiest woman in the room
And then he'd sing every song to her
Now, one night back East when the gig was done
There was an all night blow-out jam
We played and we sang and we drank for hours
Until the sun came up again
It was blues and ballads, Ragtime, Dixieland, Swing
Some old time show tunes
And then Carl Martin sang some songs nobody else knew
And some I haven't heard since then
But right before dawn he did two more songs
Just to separate the strong from the faint
It was a red-hot rendition of The Old Pine Tree
And a double-time version of The Saints
(With the mandolin behind his head)
And when he was done those of us who could still breathe
Took off our hats to that man
Carl had played everybody under the table that night
And he said, 'You better get it while you can'

You better get it while you can
You better get it while you can
If you wait too long, it'll all be gone
And you'll be sorry then
It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor
And it's the same for a woman or a man
From the cradle to the crypt
Is a mighty short trip
So you better get it while you can

You know Carl and his buddies never got too far
When he died Martin didn't have a dime
He was a little behind in his payments
And a little bit ahead of his time
Last week some so-called musicians
Stayed up real late and burned one down
The liquor kept coming, so we kept strumming
Til a minute or two before dawn
There were those who stayed and those who faded
But soon I was left all alone
Now I don't believe in ghosts - but I could swear
I heard Carl Martin singing one more song

You better get it while you can
You better get it while you can
If you wait too long, it'll all be gone
And you'll be sorry then
It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor
And it's the same for a woman or a man
From the cradle to the crypt
Is a mighty short trip
So you better get it while you can
You better get it while you can

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