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Three Beautiful Ponytails

by Theory Expats

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1.
Australia 03:39
Verse 1: Woke up with a headache at half past ten Oh no, what can I do? You know I can’t be late for work again Can’t find my left shoe, and none of my socks are clean I’m out of coffee, I can’t function if I don’t have my caffeine As I was driving steam was rising from the hood of my car And then I hear about a storm while I am tuned to NPR Lightning and thunder, oh I wonder, if I’ll get to work And if I don’t, oh I know my boss is gonna go berserk Chorus: Been one of those days that makes you cry Hide under your covers, you’re asking, “why?” Wanna move away, far away Australia Verse 2: I got to work and then I realized it was Saturday Forgot to put coins in the meter and my car got towed away I started walking home and then I got sprayed by a skunk What did I ever do to him, that furry, stripy little punk I lost my keys and on my knees I cried when I got home Oh God, what have I done? Am I some kind of modern day Job? I spilled tea on my laptop when I wrote this song I should have stayed in bed today, the world is out to do me wrong. Bridge: Things are funny when they happen to someone else. But just keep in mind, it could always be worse. And if it’s the worse that it ever could be, then you know you should probably Move away, far away, Australia Australia Australia
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Kansas City 03:16
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Only going, only going, only going, only going home Only going, only going, only going, only going home Verse 1: I am a poor wayfaring stranger Wandering through this world of woe And there’s no sickness toil or danger In that bright land to which I go Chorus: I’m going there to see my mother I’m going there no more to roam I’m only going over Jordan I’m only going over home Verse 2: I know dark clouds will gather ‘ore me I know my way is rough and steep But beauteous fields lie just before me Where God’s redeemed their vigils keep Verse 3: My earthly body will soon expire And lay me down in the old church yard But I’ll be filled with earthly fire And I’ll go singing, singing home to God
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Refrain: By the waters of Babylon We sat down and wept, and wept, for thee Zion We remember we remember we remember thee, Zion The days are dark and it feels like it’s getting colder The dirt is piling up so high sometimes I can’t brush it off my shoulder. Days are warmer for some, the levels keep on rising And the devastating impacts on the poor and the week are somewhat surprising. Like a white man’s burden, yeah, tryin’ to command the marginalized. Forget the others except when it’s stylish do a fly by. We blame systems, government apartheid they’re our alibi, but maybe this time we should look inside realize that it’s just you and I In a world where women are expected to be smitten when treated like a kitten, when a girl who was raped can’t escape the fate, ‘cause the big boys vote that orthodoxy trumps her humanity when those who live differently, love differently, look differently are projected as the enemy, something’s gotta give, but they’ve taken enough already- so we weep

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Theory Expats is a collaboration between Sadie Gustafson-Zook, Andrew Pauls, and Ethan Setiawan. Three Beautiful Ponytails is their second album.

This is their second comeback from saying they weren't going to play together any more. They like to compare ourselves to that old movie that now you kinda hate, but thought was really great way back when. And now when you see it, it evokes this kind of pleasant nostalgia. Hope you enjoy!

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released January 6, 2017

Sadie Gustafson-Zook: banjo, violin, vocals
Andrew Pauls: banjo, guitar, vocals
Ethan Setiawan: mandolin, guitar, vocals

Recorded by Les Gustafson-Zook
Mixed and mastered by Ethan Setiawan
Produced by Theory Expats
Design by Sadie Gustafson-Zook
Photography by Gwen Gustafson-Zook, Susan Miller Setiawan, and Laura Thomas

Kansas City written by Andrew Pauls and Ethan Setiawan
Australia written by Andrew Pauls
Wayfaring Strangers and By The Waters traditional

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Theory Expats Goshen, Indiana

Flying fingers and maple syrup voices blend into the harmonious melting pot that is Theory Expats. The band met in a music theory class at Goshen College in Goshen, IN and formed a jazz-pop-folk band. Featuring Andrew Pauls, Sadie Gustafson-Zook, and Ethan Setiawan, they recorded an EP, “What A Way To Start Your Day” and played shows from Pennsylvania to Kansas during their 2014- 2015 run. ... more

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