Ducking Francine
Wildroot 360 was Alvah Allen and Ward Morford. Their LP Ducking Francine was released in 1998.
All songs were written by Alvah and he performed lead vocals and guitar. Ward played guitar and performed backing vocals.
You got somebody Had a girl the name of Evelyn Newman She had me dying, but I was trying not to look it Well the note read, “you’re leaving town And the right words were all she chose Well I was thinking about giving up on folk art Some dinner plates broke She was spoken for Your heart’s a jumble, baby, now. You Got Somebody
Washing your forks and your spoons
You got somebody curlin’ them curls
You’re just like $10,000 laying out on a plate
And I’m just a poor little boy from down the state
And I’m just a poor little boy from down the stateSouthern Amusement
Her house was strict but her camellias
Was steady blooming, Georgia blooming
My breath went willingly, as she took it,
As she took itBachelor’s Showplace
You’ll be sleeping at your momma’s
When the sun goes down”
They were just some simple thoughts
But they were so profoundDixie Lanehart
And smoking smokes like Humphrey Bogart
I thought about putting my French in Action
On a more manageable attraction
But Dixie Laneheart I can’t help myself
Dixie Laneheart, it’s you and it’s no one elseDucking Francine
the sun awoke
a waitress in a flowered apron
walked into the scene
I held the door,
the radio played
Charles Aznavour
It was surreal
not sereneYour Heart’s a Jumble
You got me figgrin’ it out.
I don’t know why I pray for Sunday
hoping I’ll get some peace
’round this house.
Produced by: Bryan James; Recorded at Anvil Audio; Engineered by: Brian Hicks and Jim Learch; Art direction: Jessica Allen; Special thanks to Bryan, Brian and Jim. All songs © 1998 Alvah Allen. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.