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2.99 Cent Blues

Description

"2.99¢ Blues", also known as "2.99 Cent Blues", is a song originally composed, performed, recorded, and released by Regina Spektor. One of Regina's earliest songs, it was performed live potentially as early as 1998 (exact date unknown, sometime between 1998 and 2000 per Papa's Bootlegs before being officially released on 11:11 in March 2001.

"2.99¢ Blues" was remastered as part of the rerelease of 11:11 on 2022-08-26. A live version was released as part of Papa's Bootlegs on the same date. "2.99¢ Blues" is only known to have been played live a total of two times (one with precise date unknown on Papa's Bootlegs and one time on 2001-03-10 in Gelterkinden, Switzerland.

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Lyrics

Somewhere far away
Where I roam
There live my buffalo twin
In our twin buffalo home sweet home
He take good care of my native son
And he call me by my native name
And he, he even lets us drink spring water on Sundays
Hey, 2.99, 2.99 a gallon
2.99, 2.99 a gallon
And somewhere further down the road
Where I also roam
There live my caterpillar cousin
Beneath a fancy engraved tomb head stone

In the middle of a southern town
Beneath a cemetery burial plot
And he, he don't pay rent no more, no more
But he sure likes the spot, sure likes the spot
Oh, he sure likes the spot, sure likes the spot
Oh, he sure likes the spot, sure likes the spot

But in the furthest place I've ever known
Where even I so rarely roam
There lives a boy who just come back from war
His flesh was wounded but he made it back home

His mother calls him by his given name
And the neighbors whisper how he prefers to be alone
And he gets, he gets nightmares about boys dripping blood
Sold for 2.99, 2.99 a gallon
Come on, just 2.99, 2.99 a gallon
Pay up yours, 2.99, 2.99 a gallon

But when I get me all real tired
And I got no more strength to roam
I catch me a horse driven carriage ride
From a local man named Ethan Frome
He don't say much as he tips his hat
And he carries his body as heavy as lead
And he could have been flying through the snow on his sled
But the wife was in bed and the horses had to be fed

Besides it's 2.99, 2.99 a story
Come on, just 2.99, 2.99 a story
Pay up yours, 2.99, 2.99 a story
Come on, baby, 2.99, 2.99 a story

2.99, 2.99, 2.99, 2.99...

Oh 2.99, 2.99 a story
Pay up yours, 2.99, 2.99 a story
Pay up yours, just 2.99, 2.99 a story
Come on, it's just 2.99
2.99 a gallon

Sheet Music

Jeremy Raymore, Emiliano J.

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Song Facts

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Released

Originally By:

Original

Collaborators:

Solo

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Written:

Unknown

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played once

# of Appearances on Official Releases:

1

# of Times Performed Live:

1

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