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Rockin' On The Edge Of Town

by The Dice Cubes

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1.
Mary Lou 03:24
Well I love my Mary Lou And my love for her is true No one else will ever do I just love my Mary Lou Well I first met Mary Lou at a high school dance When I laid eyes on her I went in a trance Then I asked Mary Lou for a dance And the way she held me I knew it was romance Well I asked if I could take her home that night And maybe I might get to hold her tight A kiss or two I might steal Then I know her love for me is real Well I love my Mary Lou And my love for her is true No one else will ever do I just love my Mary Lou When the gang all gathers round They can see I’ve got the nicest chick in town Yeah and we made plans to settle down And now I’m the happiest boy in town Well I love my Mary Lou And my love for her is true Well No one else will ever do I just love my Mary Lou
2.
The other day at school I felt just like a fool We were walking down the hall She yelled out “Hi-Ya Doll” I turned around and said Ooo-La-Ooo-La-la-Ooo-Ooo- Ooo, Little girl Ooo, Watcha’ Do Ooo, Little girl Ooo, Watcha’ Do My hearts a flutter And it’s melts like butter Ooo, Watcha’ Do I took you home that day I carried your boots all the way When her heart came in sight I whispered how about tonight? She turned around and said Ooo-La-Ooo-La-la-Ooo-Ooo- Ooo, Little girl Ooo, Watcha’ Do Ooo, Little girl Ooo, Watcha’ Do My hearts a flutter And it’s melts like butter Ooo-ooo-ooo, Watcha’ Do We went for a date And it was awfully late The time came for good night But I just held her tight She turned around and said Ooo-La-Ooo-La-la-Ooo-Ooo-
3.
Well c’mon everybody gonna have a party tonight Oh let’s go party, gonna have a party tonight Well c’mon pretty baby a real rockin’ party tonight Grab my guitar when the sun goes down There’s gonna be a party in town, Oh-Oh Hey Cat’s Let’s Go! Well c’mon everybody gonna have a party tonight Well c’mon everybody gonna have a party tonight Oh let’s go party, gonna have a party tonight Well c’mon pretty baby a real rockin’ party tonight Well you get your gal and I’ll get mine Where’s gonna have a swinging time, Oh-Oh Hey Cat’s Let’s Go! Well c’mon everybody gonna have a party tonight Well c’mon everybody gonna have a party tonight Oh let’s go party, gonna have a party tonight Well c’mon pretty baby a real rockin’ party tonight Gonna roll back the rug, throw off my shoes We’re gonna rock away our blues, Oh-Oh Hey Cat’s Let’s Go! Well c’mon everybody gonna have a party tonight
4.
Cruel Betty Cruel (yeah-yeah-yeah) Cruel Betty Cruel (yeah-yeah-yeah) Cruel Betty Cruel (yeah-yeah-yeah) I’m gonna tell what has happened to me Ever since I met that cruel Betty It started when I asked her to the dance one night I was all shook up and nervous with fright We danced and we danced beneath the stars and the skies Then I held her hand until the sun did rise When I tried to kiss her well I gotta surprise She told me I was just like the other guys Well I begged her and pleaded but she wouldn’t give in To kiss her on the first date you know is a sin She made me feel like a silly fool And all I could say was Cruel Betty Cruel Let me tell you people you better beware Of a brown eyed beauty with long black hair She’s only out to get you and to make you a fool So when you see her just say Cruel Betty Cruel Well I begged her and pleaded but she wouldn’t give in To kiss her on the first date you know was a sin She made me feel like a silly fool And all I could say was Cruel Betty Cruel Let me tell you people you better beware Of a brown eyed beauty with long black hair She’s only out to get you and to make you a fool So when you see her just say Cruel Betty Cruel Cruel Betty Cruel (yeah-yeah-yeah) Cruel Betty Cruel (yeah-yeah-yeah) Betty Betty Cruel (yeah-yeah-yeah) Betty I Love You (yeah-yeah-yeah) What Must I do (yeah-yeah-yeah) Betty, Betty, Betty, Betty, Betty, Betty Betty, Betty, Betty, Betty, Betty, Betty
5.
Well, there's a-rockin' on the corner down the edge of town Teenagers come for miles around They giggle and they wiggle and they swing and sway They dance all night and they rock all day And when you grab you’re baby this all you have to say Well, Eeny-Meeny-Miney-Moe Catch that Hep Cat by the toe If he hollers then you know Rock and Roll and Go Cat Go! To a Be-bopping rhythm and the boogie woogie rock n roll Well if you want to get a partner better listen to me Get down to the corner, Pretty gals you’ll see Standing in line just ready to go All you gotta yell is Eeny-Meeny-Miney-Moe Then you grab you’re baby and you start to start to Rock N Roll Well, Eeny-Meeny-Miney-Moe Catch that Hep Cat by the toe If he hollers then you know Rock and Roll and Go Cat Go! To a Be-bopping rhythm and the boogie boogie rock n roll
6.
Well I’ll tell you a story ‘Bout my girl Maybelline Who’s long and tall Just like a green string bean She’s a girl that I adore And not a soul could love you But what a square (she’s a square) Yeah man, she’s a square (she’s a square) Well she’s a square, my baby The biggest one I know She can’t dance And baby she can’t sing All she wants to do Is to wear my ring But she just likes my love so much Tells me I’ve got that magic touch Well can you understand what I’m telling you If you had my girl just what you do Would you leave her all alone? Or marry her and take her home She’s can’t dance And baby she can’t sing All she wants to do Is to wear my ring But she just likes my love so much Tells me I’ve got that magic touch
7.
I’m sorry If I hurt you bad I wasn’t myself the other day Now I’m alone and oh so sad Since you up and walked away I shouldn’t have did what I done I shouldn’t have did what I done I shouldn’t have said what I said True love is the only thing That will and could have changed a guy Each day for him, it is spring And above blue are the skies I shouldn’t have did what I done I shouldn’t have did what I done I shouldn’t have said what I said Love can be oh so cruel And sometimes it is not all true It takes one life to be a fool And make someone like you blue I shouldn’t have did what I done I shouldn’t have did what I done I shouldn’t have said what I said
8.
Oh Yeah 02:07
Oh Yeah B 1857 Tommy Danton and the echoes Started singing in swing bands Well I called my baby, called her on the telephone (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Well I called my baby, called her on the telephone (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Her mama said to me I’m sorry she ain’t home (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Oh Yeah Oh oh, Oh Yeah Well I love my baby, love my baby a lot (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Well I love my baby, love my baby a lot (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) We’ll she takes my money, every cent I got (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Oh Yeah Oh oh, Oh Yeah Well I went out walking, walking with my baby last night (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Well I went out walking, walking with my baby last night (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Well we had a good time but it ended up in a fight (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Oh Yeah Oh oh, Oh Yeah Oh oh, Oh Yeah Well that’s my story there ain’t gotta be no more (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Well that’s my story there ain’t gotta be no more (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) I left my pretty baby at my front door (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Oh Yeah Oh oh, Oh Yeah Oh Yeah
9.
Well Grampa’s coming, Gramma Too Everybody’s Rockin’ from 60 to 2 Well it’s The Hillbilly Rock (Hillbilly Rock) It’s the Hillbilly Roll (Hillbilly Roll) Rockin’ and Swingin’ and Stompin’ till the break of dawn Down on the farm now they say “Hey” They’re playing “Turkey in the Straw” in a different way Well it’s The Hillbilly Rock (Hillbilly Rock) It’s the Hillbilly Roll (Hillbilly Roll) Rockin’ and Swingin’ and Stompin’ till the break of day Well Grampa Bill’s a playing the old fiddle hot Cousin Sam’s a banging’ on that old tin pot Well it’s The Hillbilly Rock (Hillbilly Rock) It’s the Hillbilly Roll (Hillbilly Roll) Rockin’ and Swingin’ and Stompin’ till the break of day Now all you cats just listen a while If you really rock we’ll do it country style It’s The Hill-illy Rock (Hillbilly Rock) Well It’s the Hillbilly Roll (Hillbilly Roll) Rockin’ and Swingin’ and Stompin’ till the break of day Rockin’ and Swingin’ and Stompin’ till the break of day Rockin’ and Swingin’ and Stompin’ till the break of day
10.
Woman Fever 02:03
Well blues theys all around Since my baby she done left town Well I need my woman to cool this fever down Well she met another guy And left by and by The the last time I seen her She said daddy bye bye Well blues theys all around Since my baby she done left town Hmmmmm, I need my woman to cool this fever down Cool it down boys! You guys listen to me To what I’m saying If you gotta a woman Brother better start praying Well blues theys all around Since my baby she done left town Well I need my woman to cool this fever down I need my woman to cool this fever down I need my woman to cool this fever down
11.
On a Moonlight Party About a half past one The cats and the chickens Were having their fun When the dogs jumped in To drive out the cats They started swinging with baseball bats Chick at the door rapped him on the head Knocked him crazy wishing he was dead Well everybody stop! You know you’re supposed to rock Everybody stop this fight Or I”m a gonna calls the cops Well everybody stop! You know you’re supposed to rock Everybody stop this fight Or I”m a gonna calls the cops Well the fight went on it was a half past four Dancers were swinging, lining on the floor Called up the doctor and the doctor said “If you don’t stop the you’ll all be dead” Well everybody stop! You know you’re supposed to rock Everybody stop this fight Or I”m a gonna calls the cops Well everybody stop! You know what the doctor said Well if you don’t stop it when the morning comes Then I guess you’ll all be dead. Take off man!
12.
Jimmy Boy 03:27
Well Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy You’re my fair-haired boy Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy You’re my fair haired boy Well you’re just a little rascal But you fill my heart with joy Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy He’s out shooting marbles all day Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Out shooting marbles all day Well his clothes are all torn and ragged Mama’s hair is turning grey Well Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Baby how I go for you Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Oh how I go for you But you don’t care about the way I feel You got me singing the blues Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy You gotta change someday Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy You gotta change someday My little ‘ole heart just cries for you Why do you do me this way Well Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy You’re my fair-haired boy Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy You’re my fair haired boy Well you’re just a little rascal But you fill my heart with joy Take it out boys!!!!

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Lefty Lethbridge of The Rockenrolleum on CJSR in Edmonton, Alberta, approached The Dice Cubes during the early days of the pandemic about performing rockabilly music from north of the 49th on-air while he told their stories! These are the songs that were curated by Lefty to highlight the History and Mystery of Canadian Rockabilly!

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released May 12, 2022

The Dice Cubes - Rockin' On The Edge Of Town

The Dice Cubes:
Vocals - Jimmy Harapiak
Guitars - Dawson Walker
Bass - Andrew Cook
Drums - Tim Resaul

Radio Announcer - Luke (Lefty Lethbridge) Streisel
* Vocals - Lesley Pelletier
* Piano and Organ - Jesse Peters

Recorded by Trevor Rockwell
@ Edmontone Studio in Edmonton, Alberta
Mixed by Adam Lampman
Mastered by Doug Organ
Art by Tommy Bagley

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Rock ‘n’ roll is alive and well! The irresistible beat has been rooted deep in our musical consciousness. This is why The Dice Cubes seem both familiar and shockingly new. The Dice Cubes tap into this vibration while shaping their own distinct beat.
While The Dice Cubes have other styles of music at their fingertips, it is that bedrock pulse laid down in ’57, that resonates through their music!
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