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David Neslon Ostrosser (DNO) - Ain't Much Meat On The Hook

from Second Hand Store by David Nelson Ostrosser

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Recorded in an underpass under Autoroute 50, Gatineau, Québec, with my good friend Hugo Lyrette.

lyrics

There ain't much meat on the hook
Ain't much meat on the hook
You did what you could
To make it look good
But there ain't much meat on the hook

Well it's down to the fishing' hole
With my friend Hugo
To catch a denizen of the deep
We like 'em fightin'
But today they ain't bitin'
We're figuring they must be asleep

Is it our casting that off or
Are they sizing' up what we have to offer?
Observin' with a critical eye...

There ain't much meat on the hook
Ain't much meat on the hook
The grasshopper's nice
The worms alright
But doesn't rate a second look.
There ain't much meat on the hook
Ain't much meat on the hook
You did what you could
To make it look good
But there ain't much meat on the hook

Skinny Little Annie
With the cute little fanny
She won't stop giving' me the eye
But if I ever weaken
My future will be bleak and
You can kill me 'cause I'd much rather die

From her good side her qualities are many
But when she turns around she doesn't have any
Visible to the critical eye...

There ain't much meat on the hook
Ain't much meat on the hook
She looks like she must've been
Goalie for the dart team
Doesn't rate a second look.
There ain't much meat on the hook
Ain't much meat on the hook
She did what she could
To make it look good
But there ain't much meat on the hook

Now what could go wrong
When you're writin' a song
As catchy as this one here?
I'll be submitting' this tune in a contest soon
Can I share my one biggest fear?
It's if Paula Abdul
Or a similar tasteless fool
Listens with a critical ear...

And says "There ain't much meat on the hook
Ain't much meat on the hook
The title's fine but it's the only good line
And you don't rate a second look.
There ain't much meat on the hook
Just didn't have what it took
You did what you could
To make it sound good
But there ain't much meat on
There ain't much meat on
There ain't much meat on the hook.

Somethin' seems missin'
Ain't worth a second listen
The idea's there but the bones are bare
There ain't much meat on the hook".

credits

from Second Hand Store, released May 26, 2009
Guitar: Hugo Lyrette
Vocals, harmonica: DNO

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David Nelson Ostrosser Gatineau, Québec

DNO (David Nelson Ostrosser) grew up in BC but now lives in Gatineau Québec. He has sporadically released music over several decades, mostly in the Americana genre, but also some Francophone releases. Working primarily with producer René Gely, DNO has produced a new album in a humorous/tongue-in-cheek vein for 2021. ... more

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