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Coushatta (The Dung of the Dove)

by Von Doba

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Looziane---Louisiana---has always had a mixture of both revulsion and great appeal. The massive, endless political corruption; the stinking swamps, huge aggressive spiders, gators and cottonmouths---the rich history---zydeco music, New Orleans, the French Quarter---and the gambling houses, like Coushatta. Here, a tale of a man who "goes down to Coushatta, looking for some love." (Warning: explicit lyrics.)

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Didn’t wanna be bein’ home all alone
Went down to Coushatta lookin’ for some love
I felt the need for love way down deep in my bones
Met a fine big girl must ‘a weighed fourteen stones
Man I don’t know just what I was thinkin’ of

Took her home we got down to talkin’ love
She said,
“Maybe yes—by the grace of the Lord above
You go with me to church and I’ll love you for sure”
But in the end it was all just manure
Got no love, got no grace—
All I got was the Dung of the Dove.

Went on up to the church, the parson he mighty prim
I got me to thinkin’, Just what can I learn from him?
He tossin’ off his text references by rote
As sweet as sugar on fruit compote
But I notice he be eyein’ real hot on all of the trim

Coushatta, Coushatta
Spin your wheel Lady Luck
Coushatta, Coushatta
Tell me you’ll give a fuck
Coushatta, Coushatta
Tell me I’ll find some love
Coushatta, Coushatta
—Tell me what I’m thinkin’ of

Up at the altar takin’ up my marriage vows
But as the years passed—less and less and less and less the wows
I got myself a gal she’s a harridan hag
She big and fat like a huge garbage bag
I thought I got love—what I got was a stinking sow

Creatine, Co-Q10 and commingling crud
“Man, you ain’t nothin’,” she said “but a great big dud
The supplements you take are just so much ordure”
Her words were cruel but way way too pure
In the end it all crashed on down with a terrible thud

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released October 23, 2019

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Von Doba Houston, Texas

A composer, songwriter, and videographer in Houston, Texas, Von Doba explores the deep themes of human destiny. The musical palette of my original songs is broad, leaning towards progressive pop rock, with elements of blues and country. Enjoy---Jon

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