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[Old Man]

Every day, I come to this café, to drink my coffee
I’m not alone, we come in droves, it’s our second home here

Rita serves everyday but Sunday, and sometimes Tuesday
She’s got a daughter, named after her mother, who serves on Wednesday

Seven years ago, her husband left her for a woman half his age

Rita knows every person’s order and knows their pain
Knows how Paul needs silent solace for the loss of his son

Then there’s Jocko, who lives a good life, married a good wife
Rita suspects he’s the only man in town who’s happy

Still, no one really knows ‘cause he never speaks a word

[Old Man + Townsfolk Choir]

Every day, we come to this café, to drink our coffee
To feel less alone, we come in droves, it’s our second home here

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from The Folk Opera, released December 2, 2010
Joel Dean Stockdill (Old Man)
Annie Bacon (ukulele)
Savannah Jo Lack (violin)
Joe Lewis (upright bass)


Townsfolk:
Karl-Mauks Koepke (Jocko)
Megan Keely (Garrison)
Geoff Bouvier (Richard)
Lady Sunrise (Alicia Grace)
Kate Cockrill
Howie Cockrill
Caitlin Fahey
Benjamin Thorne
Benny Lee

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The Folk Opera San Francisco, California

Written and composed on the ukulele during a 6-week trip on two distant continents,recorded live at The Tower Studios in SF’s Mission District, and self-released digitally and on vinyl in December 2010, Annie Bacon’s The Folk Opera is a haunting and triumphant extended musical suite written for ukulele, upright bass, fiddle, trumpet, and multiple voices. ... more

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