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Fire at Captain Mike's (20th Anniversary Edition)

from Static Electricity: A History of The Harborrats 2006​-​2021 by Sam Russell & the Harborrats

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originally released May 10, 2019 on Fire at Captain Mike's + Panthers/Standing Inside the Church single under the alias "Doug Hood"

original studio version released November 11, 2007 on The Youngest Sister

lyrics

Did you hear the one about the divine Doug Hood
Who sang you’ll get to heaven by doing deeds that are good
He was born named Josh, Doug he went by
calls himself Sam now, livin’ a lie
he should stand where once stood divine Doug Hood

He says you can call me Josh, you can call me Doug
You can call me Sam or whatever you want
Call me your heathen friend, your holy fool
best of all call me your blue blue blue blue moon
blue blue moon, blue blue moon, blue blue mooooooooon

sixteenth spring of the century, I was pinballing between
my past and future lovers, dragging them below with me
Started thinkin’ on back to Captain Mike’s, a hangout in my hometown
where I once saw future in the flames as the heat started to surround

Christy was frying
Julia was burning
Eva was aching
Isabelle was hurting
you could see there'd been a fire at Captain Mike's
and the dancing seemed to be done
but since we’re here let’s grab a beer
and try to have a little fun

Christy never judged me, Julia didn’t care to try
Eva argued I always judged myself by always asking why
Isabelle was young and didn’t know the tricks used to fool myself
into thinking I didn’t lead them all to the fire where in they fell

Christy was frying
Julia was burning
Eva was aching
Isabelle was hurting
you could see there'd been a fire at Captain Mike's
and the dancing seemed to be done
but since we’re here let’s grab a beer
and try to have a little fun

we could go to Hattie’s
and crash Conor Byrne
get high on the back deck of the Tractor
til time and space doth blur
and convince ourselves today’s tomorrow
and tonight is yesterday
and in one of these Ballard bars
one more soulmate awaits

there she waits
there she waits
there she waits
she can call me Josh
Sam or Doug too
call me Casey Ruff
or call me your blue blue moon

I woke my folks to tell them someday I’d be famous
from singing gospel of the Lord and the women I’d resist
cashed in the Christian life for a little bit of money and Christy
but when both were gone, I began to cough out the smoke trapped in me

Christy was frying
Julia was burning
Eva was aching
Isabelle was hurting
you could see there'd been a fire at Captain Mike's
and the dancing seemed to be done
but since we’re here let’s grab a beer
put the jukebox on, Doug Hood we’ll hear
if the bar burns down there’s one more near
where we could have a little fun
if you’ll just be my blue blue moon

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from Static Electricity: A History of The Harborrats 2006​-​2021, released April 2, 2021
words & music by Sam Russell w/bridge lyric assist from Casey Ruff

Sam Russell-lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Allison Tulloss-organ, backing vocals
Michael Spaly-electric fiddle
Ken Nottingham-electric bass
Aimee Zoe-drums
Tekla Waterfield-backing vocals
Kate Noson-backing vocals
Michael Ambrose-piano, organ
Matt Moore-saxophone
Tim Conroy-trumpet
Bart Cameron-lead guitar, gang vocals
Casey Ruff-acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Colin J.Nelson-tambourine, gang vocals
Donnie Staff-gang vocals
Betsy Balog-gang vocals

produced by Sam Russell
engineered and mixed by Colin J Nelson @ Her Car Studios, Seattle WA
with additional engineering by
Michael Spaly @ Monkeystack Studios, Seattle WA

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