Melvin Peckerwood and The Mama's Boys - New Year's Eve

 We at Big And Tall Records don't know the history or traditions of the role alcohol plays in New Year's
Eve celebrations, but there are many people who keep the tradition alive. Melvin Peckerwood and The Mama's Boys latest is a song about how one person celebrated. 

We've notice that while the group is primarily a classic rock and roll group, there are elements of rock a billy, a country/western offshoot, that is creeping into their work. And equally, Percy McCoy, our resident self-confessed rock a billy artist, has many elements of classic rock and roll in their work. In modern music, sometimes the lines between genres become blurred, and a hybrid forms. That is a good thing, in our opinion. It means that music is expanding and changing! 

I was doin’ all right on New Year's Eve, 

Had only one lousy drink. 

Havin’ a good time nonetheless, 

Soon my willpower started to sink. 

Soon the bar shut down at 1:O’clock 

So we went over to a buddies house. 

He had a full bar, plenty of folks 

And some real great food that rocked 

 

Made a fool out of myself, 

Like I most always do, 

My head’s all swelled up and nasty, 

My guts got the bottle flu! 

 

Got way too drunk to drive back home, 

My buddy told me to stay and bed down. 

So we all drank and ate, and danced all night, 

Tell ya we sure went to town! 

It was one of them times when the more ya drank, 

The better the shit began to taste! 

So with a plate full of food, and a bottle to boot,

 I started gettin’ red in the face. 

 

 Made a fool out of myself, 

At my buddies house, 

Woke up the next day, 

Felt like a dirty louse! 

 

My buddy tol’ me to slow down, go to bed, 

I insisted on doin’ really dumb stuff. 

Even put a lamp shade on my head, 

My buddy said Enough was enough! 

Him and some others picked me off the floor, 

Tossed me onto an empty couch, 

I don’t remember nothin’ until the next day, 

When I woke up a terrible grouch! 

 

Made a fool out of myself, 

My mouth felt like it was full of sludge. 

I sat up on the couch, puked on the rug,

Started to walk home in a trudge! 

 

Everyone else sleepin’ it off, 

So no one even missed me. 

I felt so ashamed for what I did, 

Was so embarrassed ya see! 

Walked all the way home, my head was poundin’,

I puked a few times on the way, 

I had forgot that I drove there,

 But I just had to get away. 

 

 I got home, passed out in my bed, 

I slept for I don’t know how long,

 My cell phone was ringing’, my head was stingin’

 I answered and heard this song: 

 

 Made a fool out of yourself,

 Like you most always do, 

Bet yer head’s all swelled up and nasty, 

Bet your guts got the bottle flu! 

Be advised, yer gonna get a bill, 

For actin’ like a dumb ass kid! 

For the broken lamp, the rug full of swill,

 And any other damage you did! 

Happy New Year!