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Eddie Mugavero: music

MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH

(Written by Eddie Mugavero & Bob Dellaposta-Sung by Ronnie Wallace)
One of the many me and Bob wrote in our office on Music Row. I remember thinking how "off the wall" it sounded, arrangement wise, at the time. As I hear it now, it sounds normal. Maybe it was ahead of it's time
MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH

MY SECRETARY CALLED IN SICK
AND MR COFFEE’S ON THE FRITZ
AND I JUST HAD A RUN IN WITH THE COPIER FROM HELL

PHONE CORD’S WRAPPED AROUND MY NECK
WRONG NUMBERS CALLING ME COLLECT
THE PAPER SHREADER ATE THE LETTER I FORGOT TO MAIL
IT’S DOG EAT DOG AND I’M THE BONE
THE RAT RACE IS ON..

BUT MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH
THERE’S A POT OF COFFEE BREWIN
A COUPLE OF BUCKEROOS
MY BETTER HALF TO MAKE ME LAUGH AND CHASE AWAY THE BLUES

MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH
THOUGH I STUMBLE THROUGH THE JUNGLE 8 HOURS A DAY
AND I GET CUTOFF AT THE PASS TRYING TO FIND MY WAY
I FIND THE LOVE I NEED YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN…
WHILE BACK AT THE RANCH

MR COFFEE FINALLY DIED
THE SECRETARY POOL WENT DRY
THE COPIER FROM HELL AND I ARE AT IT ONCE AGAIN

THE FAX MACHINE HAS GONE BESERK
DOESN’T ANYTHING AROUND HERE WORK
LORD HELP ME PLEASE I CAN’T BELIEVE
IT’S ONLY 10 AM..

MEANWHILE…BACK AT THE RANCH
THERE’S A POT OF COFFEE BREWIN
A COUPLE OF BUCKEROOS
MY BETTER HALF TO MAKE ME LAUGH AND CHASE AWAY THE BLUES

MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH
THOUGH I STUMBLE THROUGH THE JUNGLE 40 HOURS A WEEK
AND I GET CUTOFF AT THE PASS TRYIN TO MAKE ENDS MEET
I FIND THE LOVE I NEED YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
WHILE BACK AT THE RANCH..HOME SWEET HOME
I FIND THE LOVE I NEED YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
WHILE BACK AT THE RANCH