Stompin' at the Swamp

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Drums - Cody Gagen
Bass - Brendan Blendell
Guitar - Paul Schmelz
Keyboards, vocals - Greg Nahabedian

Recorded by Paul Schmelz
Mixed by Paul Schmelz
Mastered by Tyler Bisson
Art by Blue Wallick

lyrics

I got to work at 5 AM
Clean the whole place and then do it again
Manager says that you gotta work a double
And you cancel all your plans
Keep your eyes open with clothespins
Dream about sleep at 3 AM
Turn your lunch break daydream to a Dayquil nightmare
Then you do it all over again

I’ve worked 94 hours in ten damn days
And my boss says it’s gonna be a year till I get paid and now I’m

S
T
O-M-P

S
W
A-M-P

When the band starts swinging
And my heart starts singing
And the crowd all starts to stomp
Where we glide and sway
And the sound waves
Carry me over the swamp
We’re stompin’ at the swamp
stompin’ at the swamp
stompin’ at the swamp

What do you do when you can’t anymore?
Stomp! Stomp!
Where do you go when there’s nowhere left?
Swamp! Swamp!
What do you do when you had to sell your nicest shoes?
Stomp! Stomp!
Where do you go when the whole town has the blues?
Swamp! Swamp!

Take any of the north-south streets until you can’t no more
And then head east past the last chance liquor store
Go over the rickety bridge and under the old creaking willow tree
Let the moonlight guide you the rest of the way and let me stomp away with you

Got home at ten to midnight
After working at café nowhere
Eat a 2 minute dinner in 1 minute flat
While you pull out all your hair

I’ve worked 900 hours in 13 days
And my boss says it’s gonna be a year till I get paid so now I’m

S
T
O-M-P

S
W
A-M-P

When the band starts swinging
And my heart starts singing
And the crowd all starts to stomp
Where we glide and sway
And the sound waves
Carry me over the swamp

Don’t need your suit
And you don’t need your wallet
Cause the tickets are always comped
Let the dirt prevail
Caked under your nails
And pray it never ever stops
When we’re stomping at the swamp
stompin’ at the swamp
stompin’ at the swamp

My boss says I won’t get paid but it’s for the good of the company
So stick it to your boss
Stick it to your boss

And call out sick or don’t call at all
Get a full nights rest or don’t sleep at all
Unlace your shoes and roll your pant legs up
Unlace your shoes and roll your pant legs up
Unlace your shoes and roll your pant legs up
When we’re stompin’ at the swamp
stompin’ at the swamp
stompin’ at the swamp
stompin’ at the swamp

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released June 26, 2020

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