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Last Glass Of Wine

from Songs From The Garden by Russ Ellis

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    The full Songs From The Garden album, plus as bonus tracks - the Oom Chugga Remix Challenge album, all on one audio CD. Comes in a lovely eco-pack, with cover art by young Dex Ellis and package design by Katie Hawkinson. There's a fold-out insert (not pictured here yet) with liner notes, credits and photos, and that's about it! On Berkeley Cat Records, while supplies last.

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about

While working on the Eliza recording, my son asked me whatever happened to the little ditty I used to sing that I had made up; now the first verse of Last Glass of Wine. He suggested that that could make a nice song, if developed. I went home and discovered that whatever door had been opened by “Eliza” was still open. It wrote itself. My New York raised step mother had fantasized about the West, cowboys, dude ranches, before she came West. She listened to country and western music. I heard a lot of Hank Williams and Leftie Frizzell in the 50’s.

Originally, I made up the ditty to make fun of my repeated failures to give up wine. Its transformation into something larger was easy.

lyrics

LAST GLASS OF WINE

‏This is my last glass of wine
‏Gents and ladies, I feel fine

‏Big red devil out my door
‏I ain’t swearing off no more

‏So let’s drink to this last glass of wine

‏That is my last cigarette
‏Can I beat it? Better bet

‏Mama begged me not to start
‏Tryin’ to fix my weary heart

‏So let’s drink to my last cigarette

‏There goes my last love affair
‏Broken-hearted, but I don’t care

‏Love’s as fickle as thin air
‏Some folks find it anywhere

‏So let’s drink to that last love affair

‏Love’s the big addiction
‏It ought to be illegal
‏What it does to people just ain’t fair

‏Ain’t no illusion
‏You’re whupped beyond confusion
‏Messin’ up your castles in the air

‏So, this is my last glass of wine
‏All you people, I’m just fine

‏With them troubles out my door,
‏Won’t be swearin’ off no more

‏So let’s drink to this last glass of wine

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from Songs From The Garden, released November 20, 2021
Lyrics by Russ Ellis
Music by Russ Ellis and Dave Ellis
Music performed by:
Dave Ellis with
Eric Din - Guitar
Jay Lane - Drums
Russ Ellis - Vocal

© 2019 Zadell Music, ASCAP

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