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Trees and Dirt (feat. William Elliott Whitmore)

from The He Did (10 Year Anniversary Remaster) by Coolzey

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It's like that on the front porch
Blazing a torch drinking a nightcap
Might rap might pick up the axe and start thrashing and noodling
Either way you know it sounds fat
Stomp clap kick a hi hat or a cowbell
With a green thumb and a brown belt
Down until the end of my days I got stability
Given to me by the trees and the dirt
Three years ago on New Years Day
I ate a mushroom then walked into the woods
The trees told me something and to this day
Coolzey is absolutey up to no good
I've been learning a lot about the way of the world
I got them squirming a lot because the weight that I curl
Is steady growing exponentially
Not to mention we are buying up property
Land
Because we ought to be breaking up monopolies yo
Let the horns blow
Remember when we used to hide the sauce in the corn rows
One block away from the treehouse that we built
With our own hand because that's what our fathers did
Four generations deep where we live
And spent the whole time steady digging in the dirt
And what did they accomplish
Handling biz and raising the kids that is here to save the Earth
And that's word
Busting through the silence is the sound that you heard
Bang
Like a bullet from a gun yeah we got guns
Shotguns military ARs and glocks son
No need to talk about it no need to boast
I'd like to send a shot out to my people on the coast
Bang
For the haters and a pound for the clowns who's down
To get dirty with the green and the brown
So grab me a beer somebody get Will a whiskey
Because the jam is so fresh yes my eyes are getting misty
The bacon's getting crispy and the coffee's been on for an hour
Get your ass up get in the shower
Because we got work to do and that's cool
That's what I'm here for
There ain't nobody around here to shed a tear for
Except for the natives that capitalism slaughtered
Time to take it back
Community trees dirt and water

Everywhere that we go
We got the heartland with us the world can't get us
Everywhere that we go
We got trees and dirt emcees get hurt
Everywhere that we go
Come and try and take the land where our family stands man
Everywhere that we go
We got trees and dirt emcees get hurt
Everywhere that we go
We got the heartland with us the world can't get us
Everywhere that we go
We got trees and dirt emcees get hurt
Everywhere that we go
Come and try and take the land where our family stands man
Everywhere that we go
We got trees and dirt emcees get hurt

I see the sun coming up
Over that Eastern horizon
Such a glorious sight for these weary eyes
After a long dark lonely night
I'll put that dirt on a biscuit
I'll put that dirt in my tea
And when they fill that grave on the hill
They'll put that black Iowa dirt over me

There's only one way to find out where he keeps his hide out
Saddled up the horse time to ride out it was night out
Pass the tobacco took a bite out
Would it be a home run base hit line ground or fly out
Took a time out busted an old rhyme out
His horse pawed the ground he took tequila and a lime out
Belted one back chewed the fruit and felt the bite sting
Dug his spurs in and aimed his nag toward the fight ring
And on his way he pick up some compadres
Whitmore the Strangler Angle and Doc Dawn Dre
To name a few posse was huge a whole lot of dudes
Whole crew do it death eat a lot of food
Shot a dude in Reno just to watch his head spin
Bite a deer's heart and look at you with a red grin
Coming to the table with a napkin tucked in
To his front collar because he heard the cook holler
And ring the triangle like come and get it
Did you take care of business he said don't sweat it
The way he said it you just know he got deaded
Probably hurt bad shot stabbed or beheaded
Now it's time to celebrate the village has a hog roast
Raise up your cups and listen up for the long toast
Yeah another victory we see through the trickery and mystery
And misery gets smoked like hickory

Everywhere that we go
We got the heartland with us the world can't get us
Everywhere that we go
We got trees and dirt emcees get hurt
Everywhere that we go
Come and try and take the land where our family stands man
Everywhere that we go
We got trees and dirt emcees get hurt
Everywhere that we go
We got the heartland with us the world can't get us
Everywhere that we go
We got trees and dirt emcees get hurt
Everywhere that we go
Come and try and take the land where our family stands man
Everywhere that we go
We got trees and dirt emcees get hurt

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from The He Did (10 Year Anniversary Remaster), released September 30, 2017
Coolzey - MPC 1000 and Vocals
William Elliott Whitmore - Banjo and Vocals
Brendan Spengler - Organ

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Coolzey Fairfield, Iowa

Golden era hip-hop roots planted in black Iowa dirt are the foundation. Growth tempered by alternative era rock influence. This along with a love for the juxtaposition of the dark, horrific nature of life paired with a slapstick and comedic view of the world allow for a wide, unpredictable arsenal ranging from soul-spilling indie bedroom rock to wise-cracking battle rap and on to radio pop. ... more

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