Mud in the Dugout

from Immaterial Shores by the garages

By Ada (@recombinatrix), Harmonies Arranged by Jennifer Cat (@CattiferJen)

Starring the members of the Big-Garage Road Crew and Parking Attendants Union performing as the Groundskeepers Memorial Choir: (Ada (@recombinatrix), Callin Mckay, Charlotte Lillith (https://lillithofthevalley.bandcamp.com/), Delta, Elinor, GirlRemembered, Jace, Monthenor, Reuben Johnson, Sci-Fi Boyfriend (https://sciencefictionboyfriend.bandcamp.com/), Silverwing, Sláinte), with additional mixing by Sci-Fi Boyfriend (https://sciencefictionboyfriend.bandcamp.com/)

We're roadies at the Big Garage, we struggle night and day,
And there's so much work to do here since the keepers shot away.
Hoist the lines up to the speakers, scrape the gum off of the wall
Sweep the mud out of the dugout so the players can play ball.


And it's CHECK! One two three
HEAVE! One two three
Now Townsend's drifted off to sea
Haul him back and we'll do it again


Keep your ear out for the feedback when you’re tuning second base
Batten down the batting cages, wipe the blood off of your face
Hang the lighting from the rigging, crank the reverb to extreme
Sweep the mud out of the dugout, put your back in for the team


CHECK! One two three
HAUL! One two three
Now Townsend's drifted off to sea 
Haul him back and we'll do it again


That squid is always watching and the blessings are a test
The Boss can speak of fairness but you know she's like the rest
While Her ownership assures us that the flooding's gonna stop
Sweep the mud out of the dugout, every god is a just cop. HEY!


CHECK! One two three
HEAVE! One two three
Now Townsend's drifted off to sea
Haul him back and we'll do it again


We'll labour in the darkness under Shadow Captain Mike
You can trust a man to lead when he’s the one to pitch a strike
Raise your shovels to the Captain once the players know they've won
For the night is just beginning friends; the work is never done


CHECK! One two three
HAUL! One two three
Now Townsend's drifted off to sea
Haul him back and we'll do it again


HEAVE! One two three
STRIKE! One two three
A roadie’s life is hard but free
Pull it back and we'll do it again