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The Tale of Old Man Geechi & The Fallship

from The Nobody Hole [A Sci​-​fi Hip​-​Hop Opera] by Sum

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SUM'S NOTES: I remember walking back home from the train after work on a cold, wintery night in Bensonhurst. It was probably about 4 am. This beat was in my mp3 player for many months. I knew something was there, but just couldn't access it yet. Then on that night, about 2 blocks from home, the phrase "old man geechi, sat on a hill, head in his palm, tobacco pipe was full...pullin at his beard, scratchin at his chin, that cottonpickin ship done fallen again" hit me in the head. I whipped out my phone and started typing. The song was written by the time I got to the front door. Love when that happens.

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old man geechi, sat on a hill head in his palm tobacco pipe was full
pullin at his beard scratchin his chin
the cottonpickin ship done fallen again
how many times it fell? how many times it failed...
paul asked and the old man told him the tale

my twin brother aji he always been my heart
I was a carpenter and he studied the stars
we had a game we would play when we was lil kids
we was both determined to find out where heaven is
so he would draw the map, and I would chop the twigs
and by the end of the day we would have a lil ship
we made a promise then, forever to the end
to build a ship to heaven when we grew into men
(chorus)

my twin brother aji, he always been my heart
we grew into men, but never grew apart
I mastered carpentry, and he was scholarly
poetry, philosophy and astronomy
I fell in love with June, we had a family
we had son looked kinda like you with straighter teeth
but I aint forget, and neither did my twin
when we turned 33 we started on the ship
(chorus)

my twin brother Aji, he always been my heart
we started on the ship, to take us to the stars
June would bring us tea, and keep us company
and blush a lil when Aji would read her poetry
sharin all his thoughts, they started takin walks
while I was workin with the nail hammer and the saw
when the ship was done, they got in it one day
and said they was comin back but they never came


old man geechi, sat on a hill head in his palm tobacco pipe was full
pullin at his beard scratchin his chin
the cottonpickin ship done fallen again
how many times it fell? how many times it failed...
paul asked and the old man told him the tale

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from The Nobody Hole [A Sci​-​fi Hip​-​Hop Opera], track released October 29, 2010
Produced by Badtouch. Written by Sum.

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Sum Los Angeles, California

House of the Red Solar Sky (LP) coming in 2023.

Two-time Indie Music Award nominated songwriter, with music all over your favorite TV shows and videogames. Almost 20 yrs deep, always getting better, virtually unknown but constantly collaborating with legends, go figure. My space-funk band is called The Milky Way, we are currently hibernating. See my website for the full story. ... more

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