The universal blues
Dana Patillo's (aka Dr. Omed) recent excursion into the blues brought back memories of my own experiments with that genre. This piece in no way matches up to his Black Hat Blues, but it has its own charm. I've had a lot of interesting jobs in my life.
THE LIMOMAN BLUES
I drive a stretch limo.
A mighty long car.
You ride in my limo,
You feel like a star, star, star, star.
Got them limoman blues.
I’m a Lincoln, baby, not a Ford.
I drive back and forth to the airport
All day long, I’m so lowdown bored.
I drive a stretch limo.
A big long black car.
You ride in my limo,
I’ll take you so far, far, far, far.
Got them limoman blues.
Hustlin’ them tips just as hard as I can.
Well, some people call me a chauffeur.
I’m just an L-I-M-O-M-A-N.
I drive a stretch limo.
I play some guitar.
I’d rather be playin’
In some lowlife bar, bar, bar, bar.
Got them limoman blues.
Sometimes I wonder if I’m still alive.
Well, I know I should be a musician,
But all I can do is just drive I-5.
- Interstate 5, between Bellingham and SeaTac Airport
1999
2:34:15 AM 
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