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Saturday nights and Sunday mornings
These are the times when my baby needs warming
Rest of the week, she’s a woman on a mission
She has a job, but I’m a musician
And its… its no holiday, finding 7 ways to pass the time of day.

Monday night, and she’s very cross
She got in another big fight with her boss
I suggest listening and trying to stay calm
Might have been better than breaking his arm
She says…, “he got in my way”, 7 ways to pass the time of day.

Tuesday night, we go to drag Bingo
She wins another battery operated thingo
Its very big like you see in some skin-flicks
She waves it around like she’s won the Olympics
I say…. “put that away”, 7 ways to pass the time of day.

The place is a mess, she’s threatening leaving
This often happens on Wednesday evening
I’m sorry babe I know how you’re feeling
Sit down I’ll make you a cup of Darjeeling
And… she always stays, 7 ways to pass the time of day.

Thursday her colleague is coming to dinner
His name is Ross, and he’s a real winner
He votes Republican even though he’s gay
She asks me to put my self-help books away
And I say… “whatever you say”, 7 ways to pass the time of day.


Friday night, she’s feeling weary
I say can I please borrow 20 bucks deary
I’d like to go out drinking with Larry
She says that’s fine but I’m ending this marriage
But I know… love will find way, 7 ways to pass the time of day.

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from Urban Sea Shanties, released September 2, 2020

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Fred Smith Canberra, Australia

“Fred Smith is simply the best folk/country musician working in this country in 2020. Beyond writing some of the finest songs about Australians at war, he has created a repertoire that is wry, literate, witty, powerfully emotional and insightful.”(Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald). ... more

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