Story Behind The Song
Inspired by an experience on the Kokoda Trail in New Guinea. Performed by The Genre Benders, recorded in Huge's garage with Huge playing everything except the slide lead guitars, performed by Matt Mikkelsen.
Song Description
Up-tempo romp about a hillbilly who falls in love with the only waitress to ever pay him attention and his quest to find her.
| Song Length |
2:50 |
Genre |
Country - Rockabilly, Country - Honky Tonk |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Jovial, Affable |
Subject |
Unrequited Love, Silliness |
| Similar Artists |
Brooks & Dunn, Warren Zevon |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I left my knees in Poca Poca
I left my hands in Talbaro
I lost my mind in a bar somewhere
But my heart's with you wherever you may go.
Well the Poca Poca mountains tower above you.
They raise their pointy peaks toward the sky.
But there ain't much up on top
'Cept my kinfolk and my crop.
Climbing up them mountains damn near made me cry.
I left my knees in Poca Poca
I left my hands in Talbaro
I lost my mind in a bar somewhere
But my heart's with you wherever you may go.
Now in Talbaro the field is kinda rocky
The diggin' and the plowin' kinda hurt
It was just me and my Pa
But we didn't get too far
'Cause there's nothin' grows in that there kind of dirt
I left my knees in Poca Poca
I left my hands in Talbaro
I lost my mind in a bar somewhere
But my heart's with you wherever you may go.
Solo
In a bar somewhere I first laid eyes upon you
Your manner and your service were so kind
Well my belly had a hole
And you satisfied my soul
Then you took me out the back and blew my mind.
I left my knees in Poca Poca
I left my hands in Talbaro
I lost my mind in a bar somewhere
But my heart's with you wherever you may go.