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James McMurtry — Sixty Acres
Album: It Had To Happen
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Released: 1997
Length: 3:27
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Turned off the tv
Sat down to dinner
Phone rang, we were saying grace
Grand ma died
Left us sixty acres
The last of the old home place

Sixty acres up on the cap rock
What am I supposed to do with that
Uncle Claude got a eight wheeled tractor
Plow it under in nothing flat
We could plant some maize
We could plant some cotton
We could plant some oats just to see if they'd grow
But I don't like farming
Don't like the hours
Don't like a life that goes so slow

(chorus)
Glory glory
Hallelujah
Right back atcha
Hope that'll do ya
Don't look at me like theres something I shouldn't a'said
Just cause that old bird's dead

Now cousin Clifford
He got the good land
Right on the highway out by Air Base road
Looks like a Wal-Mart waiting to happen
I mean to tell you it's a pot of gold
It's in the city limits, zoned commercial
Got city water and a sewer line
What with the base expanding from consolidation
It's worth a fortune and it oughta been mine

(chorus)
Glory glory
Hallelujah
Right back atcha
Don't she look natural?
Don't look at me like there's
Something growing outa my head
Just cause that old bird's dead
Comments (49)add comment
 dBdwg wrote:

When this song started to play I thought, "Ahh geezzz another Mark Knopfler song that sounds like every other Knofler song, why can't he  write more than 1 song??", .........well imagine my embarrassment!



for the first few lines I thought it was Lou Reed 
Posted 5 months ago by rtrt    [ Reply ]
When my Mom died, my siblings and I inherited 90 acres.  Given there are 10 of us, we got 9 acres each of sandy central MN land.  Needless to say, I retired the next day......
Posted 2 years ago by freddyfender    [ Reply ]
reminds me a LOT  of Polk Salad Annie
Posted 4 years ago by wildmanfromSB    [ Reply ]
The son of Larry McMurtry, tis my belief that this singer songwriter is way underrated.  Lyrics to "Choctaw Bingo" are hysterical!
Posted 5 years ago by tlbritton    [ Reply ]
 More_Cowbell wrote:
Sounds like Money for nothing Knophler 
 
Yep, I get that too.  Except that my ears think this is better.
Posted 5 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Money for nothing Knophler 
Posted 5 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
 Pharlap wrote:
just started getting into Mr. McMurtry in the past couple of years. Good to hear that he was pretty tasty back in .97

 
eeeewwwwww.
Posted 6 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
Wooo-Hooooooo damn good stompin' tune
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Dang - hadn't heard this before, but I love it. He's so snarky and sardonic - and I love the lyrics. Well, I just love McMurtry's music, anyway... Apparently, so does my muse, because I was about to hit the sack, but now I think I need to write. {#Sunny}

 
Cynaera liked it, that's good enough for me.
Posted 9 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 Quasicoonass wrote:
Great storyteller!  Song after song are both funny with great drive{#Dancingbanana_2} 

 
Brilliant, love it.
Posted 10 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Great storyteller!  Song after song are both funny with great drive{#Dancingbanana_2} 
Posted 10 years ago by Quasicoonass    [ Reply ]
...so I'm not the only one who expected to hear a Talking Heads cover...
Posted 10 years ago by IrieTom    [ Reply ]
Self proclaimed "Most Disinterested Man in the World". My hero.
Posted 10 years ago by djengs    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Dang - hadn't heard this before, but I love it. He's so snarky and sardonic - and I love the lyrics. Well, I just love McMurtry's music, anyway... Apparently, so does my muse, because I was about to hit the sack, but now I think I need to write. {#Sunny}

 
{#Yes}
Posted 10 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
 Alexandra wrote:
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco........

 
 
What a great mashup this would make! 

 
and---  that ain't workin...
Posted 10 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco........

 
 
What a great mashup this would make! 
Posted 10 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
Looking forward to seeing James McMurtry & the Heartless Bastards play live again this Saturday in northern Michigan. 
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Join the party!
Posted 11 years ago by Middleton    [ Reply ]
Life During Wartime?  
Posted 11 years ago by hencini    [ Reply ]
He just sounds bored with what he's singing.
Posted 11 years ago by ench    [ Reply ]
Atx hero!!!
Posted 11 years ago by CrackerjaxATX    [ Reply ]
Check out the lyrics (link centered just above the song comments) if you think this is generic.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Checking out your lowest rated songs helps me see that we have very different tastes.... I'd take your "1"'s and rerate them with "8-10"'.... We're just going to have to disagree on this one... And most of any others it looks like ;)
Posted 12 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
 ckcotton wrote:
Are there THOUSANDS of songs that sound just like this one?

Soooooo generic and boring 
 
 McMurtry = generic?!  Seriously?  That one will keep me chuckling all day.
Posted 12 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
all songs I've heard from this guy (new to me) is so fokking cool! {#Cowboy}
Posted 12 years ago by BowTieDad    [ Reply ]
just started getting into Mr. McMurtry in the past couple of years. Good to hear that he was pretty tasty back in .97
Posted 13 years ago by Pharlap    [ Reply ]
Are there THOUSANDS of songs that sound just like this one?

Soooooo generic and boring 
Posted 13 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
I think grandma liked Clifford better.
Posted 13 years ago by DD rabbi_phil    [ Reply ]
Saw James at the Austin airport a couple of weeks ago.  Apparently he never goes out without that hat.

Posted 14 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Dang - hadn't heard this before, but I love it. He's so snarky and sardonic - and I love the lyrics. Well, I just love McMurtry's music, anyway... Apparently, so does my muse, because I was about to hit the sack, but now I think I need to write. {#Sunny}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
this guy bugs me - and he's played way too often on RP
Posted 14 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
 dBdwg wrote:
When this song started to play I thought, "Ahh geezzz another Mark Knopfler song that sounds like every other Knofler song, why can't he  write more than 1 song??", .........well imagine my embarrassment!
 

Too funny, i thought it was the start of a CCR tune!

I LIKE IT {#Bananajam}

Posted 14 years ago by stephw    [ Reply ]
When this song started to play I thought, "Ahh geezzz another Mark Knopfler song that sounds like every other Knofler song, why can't he  write more than 1 song??", .........well imagine my embarrassment!
Posted 15 years ago by dBdwg    [ Reply ]
Damn good stuff!  I might have to make a trip out to Austin to see Mr. McMurtry, as he doesn't make it out to California often enough.
Posted 15 years ago by ChicoCyclist    [ Reply ]
Dark lyrics, kick-butt guitar—I like this.
Posted 15 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
 pugifat wrote:
What?? Is that you Nick Cave?
 
Naw, Mr. McMurtry is WAY more cynical than Mr. Cave.

Posted 15 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
{#Stop}
Posted 15 years ago by meadowwoods    [ Reply ]
njr wrote:
Like the live version of this a *lot* better.
   



Agreed!


Posted 15 years ago by jameyp    [ Reply ]
Like the live version of this a *lot* better.
Posted 15 years ago by njr    [ Reply ]
 Monoman wrote:
I like James McMurtry's music but a lot of it reminds me of Timbuk3.  Maybe it's just his voice.  Anyone else?
 
I agree about his voice in the sense that he's a "talking singer," like Timbuk 3's Pat McDonald, Dylan, and (on occasion) Nick Lowe. McMurtry and Timbuk 3 are all from Texas and share some sensibilities around that—tho' I think the voice comparison is stronger.


Posted 15 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Please pardon the bold(ed) statement above.  Great interface here to reply with.  WOWSER!  HOT!  COOL!

 ShaggyBison wrote:
I am right with you on that observation, Momoman!  I logged into the website to see who this artist was, because it sounded "familiar", and after reading you thought it sounded like Timbuk3, I had an "ah-ha!" moment.  You're right on the money!
 Monoman wrote:
I like James McMurtry's music but a lot of it reminds me of Timbuk3.  Maybe it's just his voice.  Anyone else?
 
 


Posted 15 years ago by ShaggyBison    [ Reply ]
I am right with you on that observation, Momoman!  I logged into the website to see who this artist was, because it sounded "familiar", and after reading you thought it sounded like Timbuk3, I had an "ah-ha!" moment.  You're right on the money!
 Monoman wrote:
I like James McMurtry's music but a lot of it reminds me of Timbuk3.  Maybe it's just his voice.  Anyone else?
 


Posted 15 years ago by ShaggyBison    [ Reply ]
I like James McMurtry's music but a lot of it reminds me of Timbuk3.  Maybe it's just his voice.  Anyone else?
Posted 15 years ago by Monoman    [ Reply ]
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no foolin around.

Very Talking Heads in its sound.
Posted 15 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
"we tappin phone lines, I know that ain't allowed"
Posted 15 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
I usually like McMurtry ... not sure about this song, yet. Doesn't seem to be one of his best. So far. 
Posted 16 years ago by smehan55    [ Reply ]
sickels wrote:
somethings not quite right about this song, the way it sounds or was produced poorly?

Yes, we refer to that as "being sung by James McMurtry."

Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
fuckin trippy....Weezz{#Cowboy}{#Drunk}{#Nyah}
Posted 16 years ago by weezz    [ Reply ]
What?? Is that you Nick Cave?
Posted 16 years ago by pugifat    [ Reply ]
somethings not quite right about this song, the way it sounds or was produced poorly?
Posted 16 years ago by sickels    [ Reply ]