Houdini Blues from High Hat by Dave Muir

Ladies and gentlemen
Lookee what we got
Man, soul and spirit
Tied in some unholy knot

I got nothing up my sleeve
But my heart
Getting out of this
Is gonna take some art

If not for myself
I'd like to do it for you
Those amazing fantastical
Death defying
Houdini Blues

A canary in the coal mine 
Just managing to sing
Like a marionette
Shaking off my strings

Feeling upside down
Inside out
All I can do 
To keep from shouting

Hey everybody
Maybe you got them too
Those amazing fantastical
Death defying
Houdini Blues

Man vs man
Man vs himself
Man vs his environment
And everything else

Doing it by the book
Doing it outta the box
Doing it for a mile
In each other's socks

How Can I get out of this
I can't get out even of my shoes
I got those amazing fantastical 
Death defying
Houdini Blues

It's a death defying gamble
Just leaving my yard
Playing a grim game
Against the King of Cards

Hang man hanging ten
Since the deck is stacked
Have to do it with one eye
Tied behind my back

Prepare to be
Mystified too
With those amazing fantastical
Death defying
Houdini Blues

• Canadiana folk
• Rock
• etc...
• psychedelic
• Canada