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(Riki Schneyer). Unaccompanied trio

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O my best friend called me the other day
She said you know I’ve got a man I want to give away
He’s a charming boy if you have nothing at stake
Won’t you take him please just for safety’s sake.

I’m not the kind to fool around
With any old charmin’ boy in this town
I’m tellin you now I don’t want no rake
I will check him out just for safety’s sake

O he came by about a quarter to 9
And I surely must say he was lookin fine
Had a mouth like a rose, eyes deep as a lake
O I kept my distance for safety’s sake

We sat for an evening 2 cats in a cage
In opposite corners our senses engaged
I told myself this is a chance you must take
And he stayed all night just for safety’s sake

My god what a night
Til the dawn’s early light
The touch of his hand made me quiver and quake
O the hell I tell you with safety’s sake.

Half of the men I had occasion to see
They wanted of me what I just couldn’t be
But my mama once told me it’s cheatin to fake
O you’re cheatin yourself just for safety’s sake’

You know I love whiskey I’m crazy for gin
But the way that you love me I know it’s a sin
The sound of your laughter would make my heart ache
Oh the hell I tell you with safety’s sake

So ladies here is advice for free
You’d do yourself well just to listen to me
A lot of these people are out on the take
And you got to be careful for safety’s sake

But if your best friend is tried and true
I know she won’t send over no bummers to you
You just never know what love you might make
If you let down your guard for safety’s sake

Well you might lose your mind
Your heart it may break
But you can’t live your life just for safety’s sake.

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from The Early Years, released January 1, 1999
Alice Gerrard-lead vocal
Jeanie McLerie-low harmony vocal
Irene Herrmann-high harmony vocal

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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