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A Ghost, My Hat and My Coat

from THE CROSSWINDS OF KANSAS by Bill Scorzari

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A GHOST, MY HAT AND MY COAT

Yeah, I was walkin’ down the stairs and
bein’ followed by a ghost. The night was
long and the day looks hard, but I think
I’m gettin’ closer to a landing, on my feet
again. But I am slippin’, fallin’, stumblin’
still, in my mind. So, you wanna be a
fighter? Well, then c’mon, I’ll tag you in,
and I’ll grab my hat, and grab my coat and
go, and you can call and tell me if you lose
or win. And while you’re slippin’, fallin’,
stumblin’ still, in your mind, I’m gonna
get my, I’m gonna get my hat and my
coat. And, you can bet I, yeah, you can bet
I’ll be laughin’ when I’m goin’. Yeah, and I’ll
bet some of these numbers here, might
bring a brighter day. I play them all twelve
months a year, in groups of thirty-one

and thirty, and twenty-nine or twenty-
eight. Yeah, it’s not like I’m not tryin’. And,

while I’m slippin’, fallin’, stumblin’ still, in my
mind, you say you only wanna blame me,
so you can watch me stand accused. But
for every finger pointed at me, three are
pointed back at you. Yeah, you could
never lose, but you can never win, ‘cause
while you’re slippin’, fallin’, stumblin’ still,
in your mind, I’m gonna get my, I’m gonna

get my hat and my coat. And, you can
bet I, yeah, you can bet I’ll be laughin’
when I’m goin’. So, take your wreckin’ ball
and crash it through my wall, and I’ll just
embrace the light it opens to my eyes.
And, if it should knock me down, well, I’ll
leave you with the sound of the slippin’,
fallin’, stumblin’ still, in your mind. And
while you’re slippin’, fallin’, stumblin’ still,
in your mind, I’m gonna get my, I’m gonna
get my hat and my coat. And, you can
bet I, yeah, you can bet I’ll be laughin’
when I’m goin’. So, take your wreckin’ ball
and crash it through my wall, and I’ll just
embrace the light it opens to my eyes.
And, if it should knock me down, well, I’ll
leave you with the sound of the slippin’,
fallin’, stumblin’ still, in your mind. And
while you’re slippin’, fallin’, stumblin’ still,
in your mind, I’m gonna get my, I’m gonna
get my hat and my coat. And, you can bet
I, yeah, you can bet I’ll be laughin’ when
I’m goin’. And, as I was walkin’ down the
stairs, I was bein’ followed by a ghost.

©2016 Bill Scorzari

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from THE CROSSWINDS OF KANSAS, released August 19, 2022
A Ghost, My Hat and My Coat

Musician Credits
Bill Scorzari-Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Brent Burke-Resophonic Guitar
Fats Kaplin-Fiddle
Will Kimbrough-Mandolin
Kyle Tuttle-Banjo
Michael Rinne-Upright Bass
Neilson Hubbard-Drums, Percussion

Recorded at First Thunder Recording Studios, Huntington, NY by Bill Scorzari and at Skinny Elephant Recording, Nashville, TN by Dylan Alldredge

Mixed by Dylan Alldredge, Neilson Hubbard and Bill Scorzari at Skinny Elephant Recording, Nashville, TN; Tryin’, Tryin’, Tryin’, Tryin’ Mixed by Bill Scorzari at First Thunder Recording Studios, Huntington, NY

Mastered by: Jim DeMaine at Yes Master Studio, Nashville, TN

Album and Lyric Book Photography: Jacob Blickenstaff
Album and Lyric Book Art and Design: Anna Berman

All songs written, arranged, performed and recorded by Bill Scorzari
Track 4 ©2020 Bill Scorzari; Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7 and 13 © 2019 Bill Scorzari; Tracks 6, 8, 10 and 12 ©2016 Bill Scorzari; Track 9 ©2013 Bill Scorzari; Tracks 5 and 11 ©2012 Bill Scorzari

©℗2022 Bill Scorzari

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Bill Scorzari Huntington, New York

“…singer-songwriter Bill Scorzari transcends titles like songwriter or poet. He catapults past categories into a dark ruminative and ultimately life-affirming realm where folklore, memories, pain, prayer, and incantation meet.” - March/April 2020 issue, Acoustic Guitar Magazine

Look for his 4th album, “The Crosswinds of Kansas,” in the spring/summer of 2022.

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