"Close, No Cigar" genre: Jazz Vocals
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	From Fishtrap Manor, the Mingo Fishtrap home studio, in the Denton, Texas of yesteryear. We'd begun to demo the material that would evolve into the "my charmed life" album, and this "cigar" is only a cigar, as is sometimes the case. Credits: Little Jack Melody- vocal; Dave Dorbin- tuba; Chopper Bergeron- drums; Jim Cocke- keyboard; Jacob Duncan- saxophone.Words and music by Little Jack Melody, Khaki Music, BMI. Engineered by Roger Blevins, produced by Little Jack Melody.
	Credits: Little Jack Melody, Jim Cocke, Dave Dorbin, Chopper Bergeron, Jacob Duncan
	Lyrics I coulda been a contender I coulda been on tv I coulda slept with you know what's-her-name she had it real bad for me I coulda been big as Johnnie Ray I coulda been such a star now I'm crying another blues close, no cigar I coulda been on your hit parade I coulda written that song I coulda smiled from shiny magazines until some new kid came along I coulda won that whole lottery I even picked out my car where the hell did that ticket go? close, no cigar close no cigar, that's what they say better luck next time you're not just a bum, here, have a cliché close doesn't count, too close to call it works for horseshoes and hand grenades, that's about all I coulda been such a ladies man and joined the merchant marine I coulda had a girl in every port I coulda married the queen if I'da bet on the winning horse I woulda ridden him far I put it all on an also-ran close, no cigar I put it all on an also-ran close, no cigar © Little Jack Melody Khaki Music, BMI

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