Mister Fix-It
from "Free" by The Melobellies
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lyrics
You feelin' weary?
Maybe you got the blues
Are you sick and tired
of that lazy ol' you-know-who?
Keepin' everything up is a drag
Layin' brick or build a shelf
Sometimes you need a little helpin' hand
To keep from doin' all by yourself
Oh-ho, it's time to go call Mister Fix-It
Need a little overhaul?
Sometime you need a little change of scene
Sometime you gotta jump the fence
Before the grass starts lookin' green
Call me early in the afternoon
I'll roll in 'round two-thirty
Ain't no trouble that I can't lick
Ain't afraid to get my fingers dirty
All work is fully bonded
The first consultation free
We've taken care to ensure
Confidentiality
While others work for less
They show the value by their fee
They can't compete with our full
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[refrain]
So when you need attention
Know I'll turn up like I should
Get down to work and you're so lucky
I was in the neighborhood
Put a spring in those red shoes
I'll polish that big brass bed in a minute
With just a little elbow grease
I'll be seein' myself in it
I was plowin' up your backyard
Thinkin' it's good to be alive
When I heard your old man's tires
Just as he pulled into the drive
He come struttin' through the front door
I go rollin' out the back
No he never saw me comin'
Babe, you know I got your back
[refrain]
Words and music Copyright © 2011 by Joseph North
All rights reserved.
Maybe you got the blues
Are you sick and tired
of that lazy ol' you-know-who?
Keepin' everything up is a drag
Layin' brick or build a shelf
Sometimes you need a little helpin' hand
To keep from doin' all by yourself
Oh-ho, it's time to go call Mister Fix-It
Need a little overhaul?
Sometime you need a little change of scene
Sometime you gotta jump the fence
Before the grass starts lookin' green
Call me early in the afternoon
I'll roll in 'round two-thirty
Ain't no trouble that I can't lick
Ain't afraid to get my fingers dirty
All work is fully bonded
The first consultation free
We've taken care to ensure
Confidentiality
While others work for less
They show the value by their fee
They can't compete with our full
Satisfaction guarantee
[refrain]
So when you need attention
Know I'll turn up like I should
Get down to work and you're so lucky
I was in the neighborhood
Put a spring in those red shoes
I'll polish that big brass bed in a minute
With just a little elbow grease
I'll be seein' myself in it
I was plowin' up your backyard
Thinkin' it's good to be alive
When I heard your old man's tires
Just as he pulled into the drive
He come struttin' through the front door
I go rollin' out the back
No he never saw me comin'
Babe, you know I got your back
[refrain]
Words and music Copyright © 2011 by Joseph North
All rights reserved.
credits
from "Free",
released July 8, 2016
North: slide guitar, lead vocals
Swartzwelder: drums, harmonies
Hiawatha: bass, harmonies
North: slide guitar, lead vocals
Swartzwelder: drums, harmonies
Hiawatha: bass, harmonies
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The Melobellies Chapel Hill, North Carolina
A genre-bending tapestry of songs from the point-of-view of colorful characters transcending their every-day existence. On
Plymouth Rock, The Melobellies paint pictures of love and loss, and great expectations against the ragged backdrop of the American Dream.
Sometimes a bit cheeky, often laced with sharp irony, the music of The Melobellies is easy to dance to, but made for listening.
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Nov 2012
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