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1.
Oh I went down South for to see my Sal Play polly wolly doodle all the day
 My Sally is a spunky gal
 Play polly wolly doodle all the day Oh my Sal she is a maiden fair Play polly wolly doodle all the day With laughing eyes and curly hair Play polly wolly doodle all the day Fare thee well
, Fare thee well
 Fare thee well my fairy fey
 For I'm going to Louisiana
for to see my Susyanna
 Play polly wolly doodle all the day Oh the woodpecker pecks til he gets his fill Sing polly wolly doodle all the day But the woodpecker pays cause it’s on his bill For playin’ polly wolly doodle all the day Oh I feed my hogs with molasses jam Singin polly wolly doodle all the day So they should be sweeter than they really am Singin polly wolly doodle all the day Fare thee well
, Fare thee well
 Fare thee well my fairy fey
 For I'm going to Louisiana
for to see my Susyanna
 Play polly wolly doodle all the day
2.
There ain't nothin' I can do Or nothin' I can say That folks don't criticize But I'm going to do Just as I want to anyway If I should take a notion, to jump into the ocean Ain't nobody's business if I do If I go to church on Sunday, then cabaret all day Monday Ain't nobody's business if I do If my man ain't got no money and I say, "Take all of mine, honey" Ain't nobody's business if I do If I give him my last nickel and it leaves me in a pickle Ain't nobody's business if I do Well, I'd rather my man would quit me, than for him to quit me Ain't nobody's business if I do I swear I won't call no copper, if I'm beat up by my papa Ain't nobody's business if I do, nobody's business Nobody's business if I do
3.
Here they come a strollin Jack & Jill Soon they’ll be a rolling down that little hill, ‘cause Fetchin’ pails of water don’t pay their bills, no Now that Mama Goose cut loose There was an old woman livin’ in a shoe Got her food stamps every week to cook her 15 children stew The kiddies now can’t get their fill, ‘cause mama cut the welfare bill What more could that Mama Goose do? Mama, Mama, Mama Goose cut loose Mama, Mama, Mama Goose cut loose Poor old Humpty Dumpty’s skin so eggshell thin Fell off a wall and the whole king’s army couldn’t put him back together again When he went to file his paperwork, the doctors all their heads they shook ‘Cause Mama… cut the Medicare too Mama, Mama, Mama Goose cut loose Mama, Mama, Mama Goose cut loose There they goe a strollin Jack & Jill Then they went a rolling down that little hill, ‘cause Fetchin’ pails of water don’t pay their bills, no Now that Mama Goose cut loose
4.
Gonna lay down my sword and shield Down by the riverside Gonna lay down my sword and shield Down by the riverside Ain't gonna study war no more I ain't gonna study war no more I'm gonna lay down my heavy load Down by the riverside Gonna lay down my heavy load Down by the riverside Ain't gonna study war no more I ain't gonna study war no more
5.
Wade in the water Wade in the water, Children Wade in the water God's gonna trouble the water Who's that young girl dressed in red? Wade in the water Must be the children that Moses led God's gonna trouble the eater Wade in the water Wade in the water, Children Wade in the water God's gonna trouble the water Who's that young girl dressed in white? Wade in the water Must be the children of the Israelites God's gonna trouble the water Wade in the water Wade in the water, Children Wade in the water God's gonna trouble the water
6.
I been working on the railroad All the live-long day I been working on the railroad Just to pass the time away Can't you hear the whistle blowing, "Rise up so early in the morn" Can't you hear the captain shouting, "Dinah, blow your horn!" Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow your horn?
7.
Everybody loves my baby But my baby don't love nobody but me Everybody wants my baby But my baby don't want nobody but me It's clear to see He is my sweet patootie And I am his lovin' woman Knows how to do his duty Loves me like no other can That's why everybody wants my baby But my baby don't want nobody but me
8.
Swing low, sweet chariot, Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot, Coming for to carry me home I looked over Jordan, and I what did I see Coming for to carry me home? A band of angels coming after me Coming for to carry me home If you get there before I do Coming for to carry me home Tell all my friends I coming too Coming for to carry me home
9.
I went down to St James Infirmary Saw my baby there She was stretched out on a long white table So sweet, so cold so fair The I went down to Old Joe's Barroom On the corner by the square Business was going as usual The usual crowd was there Let her go, let her go, God bless her Wherever she may be She can search this whole wide world over She won't ever find another sweet man like me When I die, bury me In my Stetson hat Put a 20 dollar watchpiece on my gold chain; So the boys'll know I died standin' pat Get 16 gamblers Coal black to pull that cart Better make my old dear hurse A mother=lovin' work of art Now that you've heard my story Let's have another round of booze And if anyone should ask me I got the Saint James Infirmary Blues
10.
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now I see Was grace that taught my heart to fear And grace, my fears relieved How blessed did that grace appear The hour I first believed

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No one can tell you how to live, how to love, how to learn, how to work, how to grieve, or how to be saved. This album contains every best gospel, jazz, soul, and blues song about letting go. Listen to the stories in this songs. Embrace your freedom. Go on; get yourself "Released."

*Also available on my website for considerably less.

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released December 10, 2014

Jan Marie: vocals
Scott Aruda: trumpet
Rusty Scott: piano, Hammond B3 organ
Phil McGowan: drums
Justin Meyer: bass

Recorded live at Boston Swing Central on April 25, 2014

Recorded, mixed, and engineered by Tom Bianchi
Produced and arranged by Jan Marie

Album cover by Jan Marie
Banner photo by Andrew Takes Photos, andrewtakesphotos.com

Infinite gratitudes to our Kickstarter backers, without whom none of this could have been realized, and to all those whose cheers can be heard on this record, which fueled the very performance you hear immortalized in these songs.

Dedicated to my grandpa, Peter Schiraldi, with whom I sang my first professional gig at the age of 7 (and who, now in his eighties, continues to play more gigs than I do).

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