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Recorded at Cowboy Technical Services, Brooklyn, NY, April, 2011 with Joe Flood (guitar, vocal), Skip Ward (double bass), Phil Cimino (drums) Produced by Eric "Roscoe" Ambel.

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A spring in his step, not a whistle wetter,
The devil in his grin, a glint in his eye:
He might be a boy, but there's no man better
Ever went off chasing butterflies
Near the edge of town, he looked up and met her
Cinderella still in her maid disguise
He smiled big and said if she liked he'd let her
Go with him to chase some butterflies
Cinderella beamed, shook free of her tether
Found her newest dress and boots just her size
And then arm in arm like birds of a feather
They set off to chase some butterflies
Little did they know out among the heather
Cupid lay in wait for the perfect prize
Not just one young heart, two young hearts together,
Two young hearts out chasing butterflies

Sitting side by side, he began to pet her
She said, "Once for all, let me set you wise:
It's not in my skirt, it's not in my sweater,
That you should go chasing butterflies."
Her two lips on fire swore that they knew better
How his two met hers you may well surmise
As to who was got and who was the getter
Let's leave that up to those butterflies
Knowing that the day could not last forever
Hearts about to burst they said their good-byes
Swearing if they lived forever they'd never
Miss a chance to chase some butterflies
So long as they love, so long as the weather
Keeps the clouds away and tears from their eyes
They may wander far and wide in the heather
But they won't be chasing butterflies
No more chasing butterflies

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from Joe Flood Translates and Sings Georges Brassens, released March 8, 2014

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Joe Flood New Haven, Connecticut

Joe Flood is a songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist who has performed, written, and recorded with many of the great names in American roots music, among them The Band, Blues Traveler, Dr. John, Bottle Rockets, Laura Cantrell, Eric Andersen, Happy and Artie Traum, Jim Weider, Eric "Roscoe" Ambel, Jono Manson, and the list goes on! Please visit www.joefloodmusic.com for more information. ... more

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