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One Time

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Francis Bowles was my mother's cousin, but to me, always "Uncle Frank." He was born in New Jersey to Scottish parents, and grew up in Paisley, Scotland before coming back to the US to join extended family in Michigan, where auto industry jobs awaited after a stint in the Air Force. He was a small man with an outsized appetite for the drink, which tended to make his mouth and his boxer's hands both more active than they otherwise were. He said he quit drinking one day when ulcers got to be too much, quit cold turkey. But that he was never able to quit the Lucky Strikes that he smoked until he died. He used the phrase "one time" in a unique way, for emphasis, the way most folks use "I mean it." He was also one of my biggest supporters while growing up, always encouraging me to do it while I was young, no matter what "it" was. This is another song that never really came to life until the band played it together.

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One Time
By Dan Gabel

Frank went a buck twenty-five, with gloves tied to his hands
Fought featherweight in the Air Force 'till he couldn't take commands
Went home and found a barstool, forgot about his size
Mouthed off to the biggest locals and kept getting out alive

One time, one time
Frank said do it one time

Frank once loved a Scottish lass, he was taken by her brogue
They say she grew tired of life with such a rogue
So he swore off love forever, stayed single all his days
Said he gave it all one time, but it didn't go his way

One time, one time
Frank said do it one time
Frank said to do it one time

Lucky Strike un-filtereds from the day he was fifteen
Left stains between his fingers that never quite came clean
When they took his breath, he never cried about his plight
Said he'd tried that one time, and it didn't quite feel right

CHORUS
One time, one time
Frank said do it one time
Get out there while you're young
Take chances while you can
He said do it all one time
'Cause regret... will haunt a man

I have a tattered black-and-white of Frank back in his day
That fedora on his head and a beer not far away
I think about him often, and how he helped me fly
So Frank, here's to you, I remember, one time

CHORUS
One time, one time
Frank said do it one time
Get out there while you're young
Take chances while you can
He said do it all one time
'Cause regret... will haunt a man

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from Minus Mary, released September 1, 2018
By Dan Gabel

Minus Mary is:
Dan Gabel - guitar, mandolin, vocals
Alexis Hyatt - fiddle, guitar, vocals
Jason Loeks - bass, vocals
Dave Tavel - drums, percussion, vocals

Recorded at Owl Box Studios, San Rafael, California
Engineered and Recorded by Damien Rasmussen and Jason Loeks
Mixed by Damien Rasmussen
Mastered by Steve Orlando
Artwork by Katie Kincade

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Minus Mary is a San Francisco Bay Area band that plays acoustic-based original roots music and versions of some of our favorite country, old-time, Irish, Americana, and rock songs. Alexis Hyatt on fiddle, Jason Loeks on acoustic bass, Dan Gabel on guitar and mandolin, and Dave Tavel on drums and percussion. ... more

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