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Chisos Mission Blues

from Agnes by Keegan McInroe

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lyrics

The spirits of the dead
Are singing in the room
Behind the alter
All out of tune.
They say their bodies lay there cold
Before they laid down in a hole.
Nobody sleeps, nobody can.
They're up all night with those Chisos Mission blues again.

They sing in three tongues.
Y hablas in tres linguas.
Viva Terlingua.
The cemetery jumps with the stories of the dead,
And the ain't dead, yet.
Sign the contract on the hood.
Ah, don't these Chisos Mission Blues feel good?

You can hear the living on the porch
From these little white pews,
Telling tales,
Some might be true.
A dog barks and chews at his claws.
The cicadas like a symphony of chainsaws in the yard.
The cock crows, the pussy purrs,
And bats a mouse with those Chisos Mission blues.

The Scorpion Mother
Eats her babes
Before she makes it
Out of the cage.
Nobody sees where she goes,
But all her dead children gotta know.
Murder or mercy?
Friend or foe?
The scorplets moan those Chisos Mission Blues.

El Alacran
Strokes his chin
Takes a hit
Grabs his lens.
Down to the Rio, barefoot in the mud.
He gives his blessing to the groom and the bride.
Guitars explode
But it ain't nothing new
He's shitdanging Chisos Mission blues.

To make love
A man builds a house
For his swinging neighbor's
Swinging spouse.
But he gets locked out when his wife comes to play.
And it burns him in a most vicious way.
He shoots the lock.
It ricochets.
Now it's an eternal Chisos Mission blues day.

El coyote laughs
And licks his lips.
Yellow-eyed
Playing his tricks.
Did you see
What you saw?
Hard to know.
Could be wrong.
He'll have ya howlin' at the moon
Howling Chisos Mission Blues.

Poor Mr. Perry
He brought his wife
She took one look
Said no dice
Back to Chicago
She's never to return
Now Perry hangs his head and he groans
Sing with me children
Sing all at once
Gee ain't this Chisos Mission blues nice?

Mescaleros in their masks
Sitting with the priest.
Las familias de los mineros
With their hands on their knees.
You can't hear it,
But it's there.
Behind the pictures.
Behind the stares.
Light a candle.
Say a prayer.
Thats those Chisos Mission blues in your ear.

The spirits of the dead
Are singing out of tune
Rattling the cross
Of 'ol Jesus.
The little mission bell
Just jingles in the wind
In walks a roadrunner
With chili on his chin
Two owls in the belfry
Both say "who."
Aw you know it's those Chisos Mission Blues.

credits

from Agnes, released September 22, 2023
Keegan McInroe vocal, guitar
Forris Gump Massey drums
Aden Bubeck bass
Morris Holdahl guitar
Gary Grammer harmonica
Ted Arbogast keys

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Keegan McInroe is a writer, musician. and international touring artist based in Fort Worth, Texas.

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