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    The "Joy" album was the first official release of Sleeping Dogs Lie and was perfectly odd and entertaining to the indie rock crowd. Miami's CITY LINK music writer Jake Cline proclaimed: "David Geffen would be wise to pursue…" A fabulous lo-fi indie rock gem. Songs from Aliens, to arm hair, to being in the witness protection program, what more could you ask for from this crazy fun cd?

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1.
Jerry the hair 01:58
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Jerry the hair Old man on the farm Lost his teeth in ‘Nam Jerry’s hangin’ on Like gingivitis in the gums I hear ‘em now Jerry’s cow is mooing in the road Jerry swerved And made the curve But, hit the cow he owned Overcome by fear He raced stepside to the house Gathered two cats Snakes named Jakes And Filo, his pet mouse Jerry’s not a rock star Or a race car drivin’ man Jerry the hair’s The old man Just doin’ what he can Stop. Boogie woogie Jerry, motherfucker You’re the man A poor man born in Ulna Jerry’s just a fightin’ man Shit fire on the front door Jerry takes it all in hand No teenage youthquake hooligan Would make it off his land Jerry shot to kill that night But, it blew up in his hand Jerry picked his fingers up From the midnight sand Jerry the hair Old man on the farm Drank until the dawn Jerry thread the needle, sewed And then he would go on
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Tragic Monk sat 03:22
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Don’t think it drives me crazy On the edge of nowhere I hear the sound of music in my ears I hear you breathin’ under me I hear you breathin’ under me Tragic Monk sat Tragic Monk hit the road Tragic Monk sat Tragic Monkey hit the road Turnin’ dough below the table With their stone face Cain the richest man alive Who needs to be so fat? Tragic Monk sat Tragic Monk hit the road Tragic Monk sat Tragic Monkey hit the road I thought I saw you wanderin’ I thought I saw you come my way Psycho paranoid head boy I’ll never let you go No Tragic Monk hit the road Tragic Monk hit the road Tragic Monk hit the road Tragic Monk Tragic Monk sat Tragic Monk Tragic Monk sat Tragic Monk Tragic Monk sat Tragic Monk Tragic Monk sat Tragic Monk sat under me
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Cows 03:04
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Welcome to the man Supply upon demand Kiss the hand that feeds you And keeps you for the veal Oh yeah Things just aren’t as neat now Since they took the sun away Every day cholesterol Every night I scrape the walls Yeah Peace and love and sex and sex And look, I’m masturbatin’ With a chainsaw Welcome to the man Steppin’ on your mom I hear he’s got a meat-on For the cows that don’t belong Yeah, yeah
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Electron 03:20
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Closer numb The whole church blues You see men on the booze Come next to stick me Stick it into your skin And swallow Come one, oh, come all No sense puttin’ up Cruise off Still dumb Can’t do the job Bore a Protestant Ask us when the castle falls apart Drive by masturbator And and his seated dog Don’t get up and approach, son Leave the cute, dizzy butler Come one, oh, come all No sense puttin’ up Come one, oh, come all No sense puttin’ up They’re jerkin’ more Munch, munchin’ anal numb Large town evangelists Circuit jerkin’ with the Arch bibbin’ pivot man The laws jab me Fill the bellies of atheists The best rock-needle store the bitch has got a Satan dance Come one, oh, come all No sense puttin’ up Come one, oh, come all No sense puttin’ up Come one, oh, come all No sense puttin’ up Come one, oh, come all No sense puttin’ up
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Porno flicks from 1974 03:12
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Do you play boy? You know, they're not for real Hustle her back to surgery I just wanna feel Porno flicks from 1974 Porno flicks from 1974 Still frame Technology Jade East, Kasha and Ron Jeremy Porno flicks from 1974 Porno flicks from 1974 I'll never rest I'll never rest Until I find the key to that woman's heart Who could ask for more? Porno flicks from 1974 Porno flicks from 1974' Who could ask for more?
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The secret of the universe 01:56
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Better than healing 03:08
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Reach out Turn out the lights Follow me down Into the stream now It feeds the machinery It’s better than healing Sold it for feeling You’ll be all right Down from stealing Can you see the snowman On the sun? Breathe in The only secret The only one It’s easy to feed it It brings you back to me It’s better than healing Sold it for feeling You’ll be all right Down from stealing Can you see the snowman On the sun?
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Witness protection program 03:12
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My neighbor's in the witness protection program Comes outside with his sunglasses on My neighbor's in the witness protection program I wish I knew who he did see My neighbor's in the witness protection program I said "hello," and he just turned from me My neighbor's in the witness protection program My neighbor's in the witness protection program One day, he found a note stuck on his door It said "you're dead..." "you can't hide no more." I saw him talking to those government men he packed his shit and started movin' again I saw him driving off hiding under a coat I scared him good with all those things that I wrote. My neighbor's in the witness protection program My neighbor's in the witness protection program My neighbor's in the witness protection program Hey, fuck the rat. My neighbor's in the witness protection program My neighbor's in the witness protection program My neighbor's in the witness protection program
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Todd 02:59
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Todd is Satan Todd is Satan Todd has sixes on his soul Todd is Satan Todd is Satan Todd has sixes on his soul Todd was born June 26th, 1966 And he used to be a boyscout And he had a leisure suit He thinks it’s cute He thinks it’s cute Foolin’ everyone But, at least he’s not a right-to-lifer That mows down God’s children With a black handgun In front of Denny’s On a Saturday morning Doo… doo… doo… doo… doo… Todd is Satan Todd is Satan And I believe in every word he says “You’ll see monkeys on coral” I didn’t know just what he meant But, now I know he’s Satan Todd is Satan Todd is Satan Todd has sixes on his soul Todd is Satan Todd is Satan Todd has sixes on his soul Todd is Satan Todd is Satan But, at least he isn’t Adam Curry
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Saturn girl 03:30
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I’ll wait here By the window All things good Come to those who wait Fate can strip you naked So can I Get your name first? Saturn girl Don’t roll Don’t burn the Quick look bridge Between us I might find my nerve I might find my nerve I might find my nerve
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American 02:57
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Something like this do do do - do do do - do do do Ya can't believe everything that you read Can't believe everything on t.v. Can't pick up a magazine and say "that is what I want to be" "I wanna be a star on MTV" "I wanna make myself pretty" "I wanna be the President, smoke crack" "I wanna be the ATF back cracker" I believe in the American Don't believe everything that you read Don't believe what you see on t.v. Don't believe everything that you read Don't believe anything on t.v. Russell must have smoked a house and Holly must have read from here to Houston Oh no, here comes the ATF back crackers I can feel them on my skull FBI, you're under arrest FBI, you're under arrest FBI, you're under arrest FBI, you're under arrest "Say Mack, before you kick him, why don't you let me take him in back I think I can change this witness's mind If you just give me a few seconds... Are you gonna use that coffee cup? Thanks...” Something like this: do do do - do do do - do do do
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Black marble 03:51
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Black marble The eight ball in the sky Dead cell “N” has caught their eye Black marble They’ve come to see it through There’s nothing that we can do Black marble Set it all to waste The ice cream is melting Down his curious face Black marble Time bombs in the cage Black marble beings Burned out by rage Black marble zen You could have been Black marble zen Here it goes again Black marble zen It’s weird this sky Black marble zen Never dies

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The "Joy" album was the first Sleeping Dogs Lie album with a lot of positive press in South Florida music magazine in the late 90's. This album is indie rock oriented, with a lot of odd creativity; you say that you've been looking for a cd with songs about telethon hosts, an armhair named "Jerry" Garcia, lost pets, dirty nuns, aliens, corrupt government officials, Ron Jeremy, the witness protection program, satanic boyscouts, bad computer salesmen, fat slobs, friends named Maria, Monty Python, disease, a beer drinkin' fetuses, presidents and mall rats? Dig this lo-fi indie rock gem. Jake Cline of Miami's CITY LINK Magazine proclaimed “David Geffen was missing out…” after giving it a full four-star rating.

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released January 1, 1997

All songs written and performed by Eric Guenette

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Sleeping Dogs Lie is lo-fi experimental indie rock with a focus on songwriting. There have been eight album releases since 1997. 100% of the proceeds from album sales, downloads and streams go to charity.

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