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Up on the Ridge with Killer and Kate

from Driftless by Harry Kimball

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lyrics

Up on the ridge with Killer and Kate
Kate she guards the sheep and Killer wakes up late
Unalike as a cat and dog can be
Killer the barn cat and brave Kate the Pyrenees

Late one night Kate screamed toward the tree line round 3 or 4 o'clock
She moved like a cheetah, growled like a bear, protecting the flock
Then she stopped, befuddled, no coyotes to be seen
It was just me and Marge, oh, having a go, all high on Dexedrine

Unalike as a cat and dog can be
Killer the barn cat and brave Kate the Pyrenees

Killer looks after the chickens, if it's all the same
His door tag on the old coop reads "Disinterest, Middle Name"
We fixed him up with a heated pad, thermostatically controlled
And he spends his lazy mornings gloating at us out in the cold

Unalike as a cat and dog can be
Killer the barn cat and brave Kate the Pyrenees

We are convinced that come the Rapture, these two friends will be
Called up to Heaven on an ox-drawn cart piled high with Timothy
Kate barking hallelujah, with Killer on her back
Thinking, “Sink this heavenly hullabaloo, I'm a cat, how ‘bout a snack?”

Up on the ridge with Killer and Kate
Kate protects the sheep and Killer wakes up late
Unalike as a cat and dog can be
Brave Kate the Pyrenees and Killer the epitome of a barn cat!

credits

from Driftless, released June 19, 2020
Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass - Harry Kimball
Electric guitar - Dylan Esmonde
Drums - Robbie Aldworth
Backing vocals - Jay Boss Rubin, Robbie Aldworth and Dylan Esmonde
Barks - Otis
Recorded and mixed by Robbie Aldworth at Sun Cat Studios in Portland, OR

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Harry Kimball Lisbon, Maine

Harry Kimball is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose compositions carry a wistful melancholy tinged with dark humor. He borrows from John Prine’s sepia realism and Warren Zevon’s playful world-weariness, adding the lyrical density of Stephen Malkmus and the literary sensibilities of Bill Callahan. Follow Harry on Facebook + Instagram @ harrykimballsongs ... more

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