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Mike Tod Ram Skull T-Shirt in White Discharge Ink on Black 100% Cotton Tee. Drawing by Kendel Makes.
Shirt is Gildan - Softsyle - 64000
4.5 oz (US) 7.5 oz (CA) 100% ring spun cotton, 30 singles
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Double-needle sleeve and bottom hems
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S Body Length 28, Chest Width (Laid Flat) 18
M Body Length 29, Chest Width (Laid Flat) 20
L Body Length 30, Chest Width (Laid Flat) 22
XL Body Length 31, Chest Width (Laid Flat) 24
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Written by Cree music icon Buffy Sainte-Marie, this song was first released in 1966 on Sainte-Marie’s third album of the same title, her only album to reach the Top 100 of the Billboard 200. Buffy is a self-taught musician, and her inventive guitar tunings create droning effects that draw the listener in. “Little Wheel Spin and Spin” is a fever dream with strong images from multiple epochs. It evokes images of Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times and reminds us to be wary of the cogs in our societal machines.
lyrics
Little wheel spin and spin, big wheel turn around and around
Little wheel spin and spin, big wheel turn around and around
Merry Christmas, “Jingle Bells”
Christ is born and the Devil’s in hell
The heart’s they shrink, pockets swell
Everyone knows but nobody tell
Little wheel spin and spin, big wheel turn around and around
Little wheel spin and spin, big wheel turn around and around
Oh the sins of Cesar’s men
Cry the pious citizens
Who petty thieve the five and tens
And the big wheel turns around and around
Little wheel spin and spin, big wheel turn around and around
Little wheel spin and spin, big wheel turn around and around
Blame the angels, blame the fates
Blame the Jews or your sister Kate
Teach your children who to hate
And the big wheel turns around and around
Little wheel spin and spin, big wheel turn around and around
Little wheel spin and spin, big wheel turn around and around
Turn your backs on weeds you’ve hoed
Silly sinful seeds you’ve sowed
Add your straw to the camel’s load
And pray like hell when the world explodes
Little wheel spin and spin, big wheel turn around and around
Little wheel spin and spin, big wheel turn around and around
“Swing your girl,” fiddler say
Later on the piper pay
Do-si-do and swing and sway
The dead will dance on judgment day
Little wheel spin and spin, big wheel turn around and around
Little wheel spin and spin, big wheel turn around and around
Little wheel spin and spin, big wheel turn around and around
Little wheel spin and spin, big wheel turn around and around
Mike Tod is a wry and raspy tenor that sings well-worn traditionals, researches their roots, and sets a precedent for a
sound that is both rooted in history and relevant to the present day. Told through a cinematic lens, he spins old songs into brooding epics that evoke the weathered landscapes of a western noir....more
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