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The Legend of Charley Z

from Calling Card by Mark Hennessey

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Lyrics by Chris Zell

Charley was a grifter with a deuce of quick hands
Charley was a barker with words pouring like juice
Charley could be found in the still of the night
Grinding down his mash, making his own special sauce
Forget about the trim -- it's always a real close shave
When you're shaking down deals with old Charley Z

Charley was a ladies man in a couple states or ten
Not a love 'em and leave 'em guy -- he was a marrying man
Left one wife in the North Carolina hills
A couple more in Shreveport -- man's got wives as far as you can see
Forget about the trim -- it's always a real close shave
When you find yourself marrying old Charley Z

Charley had some trouble way up in Kalamazoo
Charley tried to swindle a non-trifling man
Charley hit the pavement, bootleg bottles rattling
Some say he went further north, while others swear he went west
Forget about the trim -- it's always a real close shave
When you're trailing after good old Charley Z

Charley Z is a long-gone man
But some are still on the lookout
But sometimes it's best to leave
The legend of Charley Z be

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from Calling Card, released July 24, 2018

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Mark Hennessey Reading, Pennsylvania

Mark wrote his first decent song when he was 14. That was 19 years ago. Since then, he's been writing, playing and recording music in various corners of New York and Pennsylvania, cultivating his own brand of art rock, which comes with a surprisingly personal touch. This sound was first captured on his 2016 solo debut, The Difference Engine, and has been evolving ever since. ... more

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