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Ten Foot Tall (and Bulletproof)

from I'll Take the Blame​.​.​. by John Duer and the Blues Freaks

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Ten Foot Tall and Bulletproof

Well, Billy’s just a little guy, he don’t look very tough
At a hundred thirty pounds, and five-foot-two
But you fill him with tequila, and the change is plain enough
In his mind he’s ten foot tall and bulletproof

Billy thinks he is a killer, and a dashing lady-thriller
He’s macho from his hat down to his boots
But he’s headed for a fall, because it’s just the alcohol
That makes him ten foot tall and bulletproof

There’s a man there in the corner, and he’s watchin’ Billy strut
And brag about the things that he can do
Says he ain’t ‘fraid of any man, he can’t be shot nor cut
Not while he’s ten foot tall and bulletproof

Billy thinks he is a killer, and a dashing lady-thriller
He’s macho from his hat down to his boots
He’s completely finished thinkin’, but he hasn’t finished drinkin’
And it’s made him ten foot tall and bulletproof

Well, they squared off in that barroom, ev’rybody moved away
There was tension from the floor up to the roof
Ol’ Billy learned a lesson he remembers to this day
‘Bout bein’ ten foot tall and bulletproof

Now he knows he ain’t no killer, no dashing lady-thriller
Took a while, but now he’s fin’lly faced the truth
And if you think that this is silly, just go and ask ol’ Billy
About bein’ ten foot tall and bulletproof


Diez pies de altura y antibalas

Bueno, Billy es solo un tipo pequeño, no se ve muy duro
En ciento treinta libras, y cinco pies y dos pulgadas
Pero lo llenas con tequila, y el cambio es lo suficientemente claro
En su mente, mide diez pies de altura y es antibalas

Billy cree que es un asesino, y un excitante de damas elegante
Es macho desde el sombrero hasta las botas
Pero se dirige a una caída, porque es solo el alcohol
Eso lo hace diez pies de alto y antibalas

Hay un hombre ahí en la esquina, y está viendo a Billy pavonearse
Y presumir de las cosas que él puede hacer
Dice que no tiene miedo de ningún hombre, no puede ser fusilado ni apuñalado
No mientras tenga diez pies de altura y sea antibalas

Billy cree que es un asesino, y un excitante de damas elegante
Es macho desde el sombrero hasta las botas
Ha completamente dejado de pensar, pero no ha terminado de beber
Y lo hizo diez pies de alto y antibalas

Bueno, se enfrentaron en ese bar, todo el mundo se mudó
Hubo tensión desde el piso hasta el techo
Y Billy aprendió una lección que recuerda hasta el día de hoy
De ser de diez pies de altura y antibalas

Ahora sabe que no es un asesino, no es un excitante de damas elegante
Tomó un tiempo, pero ahora finalmente se ha enfrentado a la verdad
Y si crees que esto es una tontería, solo ve y pregúntale a Billy
Acerca de ser de diez pies de altura y antibalas

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from I'll Take the Blame​.​.​., released October 7, 2017
J. Duer / J. García / J. Sepúlveda

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John Duer and the Blues Freaks Toledo, Spain

A blues quartet based in Toledo, Spain, blending a taste for the vintage blues of the American South with an updated feel, what the band likes to call “the new old blues.” John, from Texas, and the guys – Buddy on guitars, Sépul on drums and percussion, and Paco on electric and upright bass – have been recording and touring in Spain since 2017. Their third album was released in October, 2022. ... more

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