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A Tiny Man Called Smith (ft. Swanz the Lonely Cat)

by HO.BO

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"A Tiny Man Called Smith" is the third single taken from the band’s new album; compared to the previous releases, where the blues tendencies were dominant, this track has a more folk vibe. In the innocence of joyful and carefree chords the song tells the tale of the crime consumed at the expenses of the poor Smith, wrongly identified for a greedy tinsmith with debt problems. "A Tiny Man Called Smith" features Swanz the Lonely Cat, founder and frontman of Italian band Dead Cat In A Bag, on vocals, banjo and harmonica.

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This is a sad,
a really sad story
about a tiny man called Smith

He lived in front of us
in a hovel with purple walls
and the shutters colour bean

But for a strange mistake, he died
but for a strange mistake, he died
in a field of grain

He always seemed so demure and cowed
while he was dealing all the time
with rusted junk

But a few blocks away lived Bob
a ruthless tinsmith that turned out
had serious troubles with the local Mob

But for a strange mistake, he died
but for a strange mistake, he died
in a field of grain

In a hot July morning, some bad guys
knocked on tiny Smith’s door
believing they were dealing with the tinsmith

They soon became fired up
and the screams of poor Smith, not the tinsmith
snaked raw until some fields to the west

It is said that the rust caresses the grain over there
especially on rainy days
where Smith, the tiny man, was buried

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released September 25, 2020
released September 25, 2020
Recorded at NostudioRec
Mixed by Carlo Barbagallo for Noja Recordings // www.facebook.com/nojarec/

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Kono Dischi // www.facebook.com/konodischi/
I Dischi del Minollo // www.minollorecords.com

Info: bandhobo@gmail.com // konodischi@gmail.com

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HO.BO Biella, Italy

Hobo is an abattoir folk-blues band based on the road, formed in 2017 as a side project of creative people and brilliant musicians. Their first self-published album, 2/10, was released in 2019 through NostudioRec, Kono Dischi and La Mansarda

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