Episode 8 Why Not Marry

Why Not Marry is the 8th track on The Carnivaleros' Tallsome Tales release.

We've been sweethearts since we were twelve years old So why not marry me Our secrets are unlocked all our stories told Why not marry me We can live in the house that my folks passed down Be so fine just you wait and see Would be a good life I'd provide for thee Why not marry me

Yes, we've been together for all these years But I cannot marry thee I know your sisters and your brothers, aunts and uncles, too I cannot marry thee I know you want to settle in our little hometown With a wife raise a family But I have to move along need to see this world I cannot marry thee

Sometimes a friend's just a friend And we carry on Lovers come and go like time It's hard to find a friend That will stick to the end Won't cross that line We'll both be fine

It's been so many years since you left this town You never did marry me You traveled o'r the world didn't let you down Never did you marry me I'm living in the same house in my little hometown Laid down roots like an old oak tree But I've loved you every day since you went away Never did marry me

Yes, I've traveled here and there seen this big old world Never did I marry thee I feel like I've been on a tilt-o-whirl Never did I marry thee But I miss your little house on the edge of town It's taken years of trial and error to see That I've loved you every day since I went away I might still marry thee I might still marry thee

Sometimes a friend's just a friend And we carry on Lovers come and go like time It's hard to find a friend That will stick to the end Won't cross that line We'll both be fine

Gary Mackender - drums, accordion, percussion, vocals Catherine Zavala - vocals Karl Hoffmann - bass, guitars Joe Fanning - electric and acoustic guitar Don Armstrong - banjo