The Duke

from Faulkner by Eric Faulkner

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THE DUKE

Sweat running down his face
Head back, chewing on a square
He wore his jeans way too tight
And the ladies kind of stared
That axe in his hand
It was a Strat ’62
The bends were sublime
When the Duke played the blues.

He would riff it through the night
Like a dog chewin’ a bone
That old AC30 had a life of its own
The drummer man was on it
Mr bass man laid it down
They were jammin’ with the Duke
They were jammin’ with the man

Chorus:
Set him up
Set him up, let him do his thing
The goddamn Duke
Is playing here tonight
Set him up
Set him up, hit the lights
Let his guitar sing
Here comes the Duke
With his Strat ‘62

He would pull, he would push
He would tap, he would slide
To have a little break
He would jazz a II V.
In his old gravel voice
He would tell it how it is
If he hit a bum note
He would grizzle, he would spit.

When the Duke hit the stage
The crowd they would yell
In the palm of his hands
He would give them hell.
They knew every word
Every riff, every move
With his eyes shut real tight
Every note he would chew

Chorus

In that old gravel voice
He would cuss he would bite
He’d bare his heart on his strings
Through the night
When he hit that last song
With a wink he was gone
No one ever knew his name
They called him the Duke

Chorus

Words & Music © Faulkner 2024

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from Faulkner, released October 21, 2024

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Eric Faulkner UK

Multi-instrumentalist Eric Faulkner has been writing, singing and performing music for more than 50 years, since playing viola with the Edinburgh School Orchestra.
His musical skills have taken him to the top of the charts in UK, America, Japan and Australia.
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