Dancin' Moon Songcast
Featured song from 2012's Nebraska Catfish LP
Playdough Boy
He had a cassette recorder, he had songs in his head He placed them into the microphone. Playdough boy, Playdough boy, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Playdough boy Middle school is a playdough factory Put them in and push the plunger down Playdough boy… He lost the top of his head He lost the tips of his fingers… Playdough boy, Playdough boy, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Playdough boy Nobody ever asked him—he would have told them He liked drawing, you know he liked the summer grass Playdough boy… He loved the smell of the dirt He love to watch the ants carrying the dead back home Playdough boy, Playdough boy, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Playdough boy He had a cassette recorder, he had songs in his head He placed them into the microphone. Playdough boy… Sitting in the Platte He felt the coolness steal the sand down stream Playdough boy… Nobody ever asked him, he would have told them He would have told them all. Playdough boy, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Playdough boy, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Playdough boy The factory—they had holes like stars They had holes like snakes and flowers Holes like spaghetti The factory—they had holes like stars And everybody likes stars Everybody likes stars… Push the plunger down, push the plunger down… Push the plunger down… 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Playdough boy, Playdough boy, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Playdough boy He could have been anything, He could have been anything Playdough boy, there’s all kinds of stars… There’s all kinds of stars… Playdough boy, Playdough boy 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Playdough boy, Playdough boy